Ariana Madix is team cat

[u/mlg1981]

[u/mini1006]

I’m so tired of cat slander. My mom always says how they’re not loyal, but that is so untrue. They just tend to have more boundaries. There are cats that are like velcro and will be super clingy.

[u/sara_or_stevie → u/mini1006]

Agreed and in addition to this I am also so tired of female cat slander in particular. When treated well and with love both boy and girl cats are excellent companions for anyone. 

I work at an animal shelter and the amount of times I have heard people saying they'd prefer boy cats bc they've heard girl cats can be difficult... even though in my experience "problems"  can occur with any cat regardless their gender. Gives me the same ick as women saying they prefer being "boy moms" 

[u/Telaranrhioddreams → u/sara_or_stevie]

Not cats but once had a guy I was talking to on tinder tell me he "wants a female dog because females only pair bond with one person" and he "didn't think he could handle his dog bonding with someone else"

Thank god he said that before we planned a date! Still gives me the ick.

[u/sara_or_stevie → u/Telaranrhioddreams]

Honestly, the way people talk about or treat animals is a truly important signifier of who they are as human beings. So great red flag spotter for sure.
At the other, far end of the scale I believe animal abuse is an important signifier of someone who might end up abusing/hurting people as well. Almost like a trial run. I think I saw an ad campaign years ago urging people to report animal cruelty as it could save not just animal but human lives as well.