I also understood the article to be about cat-haters - not about people who prefer dogs over cats, etc. I only can think of two rabid cat haters that I know personally and YES they are both control freaks. One is my dad and the other is an abusive pastor who assaulted *me* and several other victims while the congregation was too afraid to do anything about it. Someone who actually HATES cats has got to have something very wrong. I also agree that cats are often cpmpared to women and that a true cat-hater probably detests women in some way because he cannot dominate them except through power.
Good article and comparison, Kirsten.