Re:Chickens 'gang up' to kill intruder fox on French farm
by bredren on Thursday March 14, 2019 @11:51AM
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This reminds me of the cat that saved the boy from the dog. https://youtu.be/ftIRIPcsqxo
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Re:Chickens 'gang up' to kill intruder fox on French farm
by magduf on Thursday March 14, 2019 @12:17PM
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I love that video. The comments are great too, and they're right: cats are much better pets than dogs. When was the last time you heard of a cat attacking and killing someone (especially a child)? It happens with dogs all the time. Dog apologists will always spout some BS about "those dogs weren't raised right", but it just doesn't happen with cats.
Re:Chickens 'gang up' to kill intruder fox on French farm
by icebraining on Thursday March 14, 2019 @12:46PM
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I'm a cats-over-dogs person, but cats can definitively attack people. Killing is probably quite rare, but then again they don't have the size and strength of a pit bull or rottweiler. Yorkshire terriers probably haven't killed many persons either.
Re:Chickens 'gang up' to kill intruder fox on French farm
by magduf on Thursday March 14, 2019 @01:13PM
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I can't say I've ever heard of a cat attacking a person without some kind of reason. Cats, even the most ill-mannered ones, just aren't known to be aggressive towards humans the way dogs are. The only times I've heard of cats attacking people is when they've been tormented, such as by children.
Re:Chickens 'gang up' to kill intruder fox on French farm
by bredren on Thursday March 14, 2019 @01:39PM
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I'm so cat positive, I'm like a cat lady. But sometimes cats get aggressive and attack people for sure. Even non-tormented ones. It does matter how you treat them and how much you play with them but make no mistake cats will attack, sometimes viscously.
Re:Chickens 'gang up' to kill intruder fox on French farm
by icebraining on Thursday March 14, 2019 @01:58PM
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I've had it happen to myself and a family member. If the cat was frightened, there was no obvious reason why. We didn't live there, but it wasn't the first time we visited the house. We didn't harm her, but had to close her in a room.
Re:Chickens 'gang up' to kill intruder fox on French farm
by mberning on Thursday March 14, 2019 @12:46PM
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Domestic cats don't have the physical capacity to kill a human due to their size. Were they larger on average, say 50lb, it would be possible.
Re:Chickens 'gang up' to kill intruder fox on French farm
by magduf on Thursday March 14, 2019 @01:12PM
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Yes, but even so, they can cause a lot of damage with their claws and teeth. But they just aren't known for being aggressive towards humans, the way some dogs are.
Re:Chickens 'gang up' to kill intruder fox on French farm
by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Thursday March 14, 2019 @02:22PM
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That's only because they're incredibly lazy. They just wait for people to die and then eat them.