I have always found it odd that a lot of guys don't like cats? Too independent I guess, but they are really a true hunter, I can't imagine going after a lion or leopard!
My wife is a licensed Vet Tech, so we have lots of animals, which has always been fine with me, <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> We have 4 cats (2 is a good number, but what do you do?) and 3 dogs, one uglier than RK's the other two fairly nice looking.
And my wife used to work in the exotics ward, working on raptors, eagles etc., that had been shot, hit by cars, etc., it is a federal crime to hurt or kill a raptor (eagle, hawks, etc)
Ed