I just don't understand why it's always cats who are the butt of these tasteless jokes. You never see stupid bumper stickers or commercials talking about dogs, cat, rabbits, rodents, or any other pets, but cat-bashing apparently is just OK. Where I work, the book department had a calendar for sale last Xmas called "101 Ways To Kill A Cat", with idiotic cartoon drawings of various methods, like a giant slingshot aimed off a cliff. I was FURIOUS and fired off an e-mail to the buying department, insisting that they pull it from the shelves immediately because it was OFFENSIVE, not in keeping with our family-friendly philosophy, and really tasteless considering the season. They responded that since no one else had complained, they wouldn't be pulling it. Oh, and I also had to endure being ridiculed by co-workers as being "overly sensitive" and "having no sense of humor".

I think cats should be protected under the "hate crime" laws just like other persecuted minorities.............