This House would offer a free kitten to all newly-married couples

http://www.youtube.com... Counter I: Cats are not much of a commitment, you can leave them outside only feeding them two or three times a day and they do fine. An indoor cat however will damage furniture, and is quite a financial burden. Counter II: Marriage is an outdated institution being forced down peoples throats, and should be down away with. Counter III: Cats are the animals that are least like children, as they are independent, clean and mind-less killing machines. A dog on the other hand, is dependent, dirty, and very loving. If you've ever been gone for a while and come back, a dog will jump on you and lick you and be happy to see you, a cat on the other hand will stand in the corner licking himself like that kid who your pretty sure is going to shoot up the school in a couple weeks. Counter IV: Although it is true that having a cat will stabilize heart rate, so is having any other animal. However animals are tremendous time drains and are rather stressful to own due to health concerns. With that time, one could partake in many other activities such as regular sex, communicating with one's partner, or regular exercise are much better and proven to extend one's life as much as 10 years. Argument I: Kittens are Evil http://www.cracked.com... Having been raised Catholics, I can tell you one thing about cats, they don't have souls. Since they don't have souls they automatically worship Satan, "Cats are particularly damaging in island ecosystems that are home to species found nowhere else on earth. A lot of island birds and mammals evolved in the absence of cat-size predators. They nest on the ground and have no defenses against an invasive species that plays with and then decapitates its victims. Cats have endangered or caused the extinction of bird species in Hawaii, Australia, the Chatham Islands, and New Zealand, among others. Morgan points out that 40 percent of New Zealand"s land birds are extinct, and 37 percent of the survivors are endangered." http://www.slate.com... Argument II: Allergies and infection http://health.howstuffworks.com... http://voices.yahoo.com... Cat's assault us with their allergens, hurting our eyes, mouths, lungs, and skin. "Bartonella henselae is the bacterium that causes cat scratch fever. The first symptom of this infection is swelling of the lymph nodes near the area of a cat scratch; pain in the joint may follow. Antibiotics are usually prescribed to treat this infection. The cat-borne bacteria Bacillary angiomatosis and Rochalimaea henselae are transmitted either by eating contaminated food or through blood (penetrating through untreated cuts or wounds). The former causes skin and bone lesions, while the latter can serve as the inciting cause of chills and fever. Cats are also known to carry salmonella. These bacteria can cause nausea, gastrointestinal inflammation, cramps, typhoid fever, and septicemia (blood poisoning). Salmonella is risky, at times even fatal, for three specific groups of people: young children, the elderly, and those who are immunodeficient. Extra caution should be taken, especially since, aside from cats, salmonella can also be carried by other pet animals like dogs and birds."