In the Defense of Cats

This morning Moolicious came to me in extreme distress, "My human, you must do something for me. I have been on the internet and am deeply concerned. It is being perpetrated that cats hate Christmas, and this must be remedied." After I served her breakfast under the tree, I followed her commands and resurrected my defunct blog account. From her position she dictated:

We are being grossly misinterpreted. This year is particularly worse and this is largely due to comedians like Grumpy Cat. The public is incapable of understanding the irony of "13 Reasons All Cats Hate Christmas."  These are, in fact, reasons we LOVE Christmas. We enjoy all holidays involving lights, shiny things, food, balls, plants, ribbons, boxes, or bells. Christmas happens to include ALL of these things and more. 

Do not presume to judge us for sitting in a tree. I will conceed that at times some of us lose control and perhaps become over excited, or have indulged in too much nip. Humans are no better at handling Christmas trees much less exhibiting self-control when it comes to spirits - and it doesn't even need to be a holiday. I would think the clumsy humans at least could be sympathetic.

We should not have to endure this ridicule. You are to blame for any of our "failings" as it is your responsibility to care for us - that is why we have you.

Moolicious continued on for an hour and a half, but pretty much she was just repeating herself. We were also playing with a laser pointer so I am partially guilty for her distraction. While the links above are from her own internet explorations, I asked her permission to include this: How to Cat Proof Your Christmas Tree. I should note her objections to the phrase "cat proof;" however, we both feel humans can benefit from the basic points, with the underlying importance being:  If you belong to an animal, you must work to understand its nature and fulfill its needs.

It is not about you, human.