Cats are better than dogs

Thank you for that, Sir. Now I am going to go through all our arguments and points and sort of summarize the arguments and logical facts as well. Furthermore, I will explain everything in more detail and finally prove that cats are better than dogs. The first argument in this debate was that "Cats are better than dogs because it is much more likely to be killed by an average dog than by an average cat". Yes, I insist on saying that the ability to kill represents a lack of benefit. My opponent ignores the fact, that not only the owner but OTHER people as well can be attacked and killed by the dogs. Imagine that your dog runs away from your garden. (That is possible. No fence is 100% "dog-proof". ) If a dog run away from your garden (or your house etc. ), there is a possibility that it will meet people. Kids, for example. Imagine that those kids would be like "Oh, what a lovely dog! " and they will try to touch it. Since they are complete strangers to the dog, it won't like what they are doing. Therefore, there is a possibility that the dog will attack the kids. There is a chance that it will bite their necks and therefore the lives of the kids will be endangered. And you as the owner are responsible for that. Not only that their parents may want some financial compensation from you, but if your dog really kills someone - then you will be regretting it all your life. ("Could I had done anything to prevent that accident to happen? ") Therefore, if you own a pet that can never kill, there is no chance of you regretting something like the situation I stated therein before. Waking up every day with a thought "Because I wasn't careful enough, my dog killed an innocent person," clearly isn't good for your psychical health. Therefore, owning a cat is more beneficial. My opponent insists on saying that cats can hurt you as well. However, he ignores the fact that dogs can hurt you more seriously. That should be also taken into account when deciding which pet is better for you. My opponent claims, that cats dig up plants (yes, cats do things like that - when they are bored or frustrated (! )). That cats defecated almost everywhere. That's funny. It's usually the dogs who defecate almost anywhere (and if their owner don't clean up after them, then the city looks like a big mess). That cats leave their hair balls everywhere. If your cats leave hair balls in your flat/garden etc. , that means that they have some problems with their hair and that you need to comb them. (Meaning - if cats leave hair balls, then YOU as their owner made a mistake somewhere. ) My opponent also claims that cats need to be washed. I can think of one breed - sphinx - where bathing may be needed. Other cats don't need washing. They lick themselves pretty well. My opponent also says that dogs can do dozens of things that cats can't do. (Fetching the newspaper, for example. ) Right. But cats can also do some things that dogs can't. E. g. - mouse. The argument that cats can't be trained does not necessarily make them worse. Cats are individuals - which is something that some people should definitely learn from them. To sum this whole big argument up - I think that cats are more beneficial for their owner because they can't kill neither the owner nor any other citizens. They may be doing some annoying things, but many more dogs do them as well. Since usually more dogs do those annoying things, cats can be regarded as "more beneficial". Let's move to the second point that "Cats are better than dogs because owning an average cat doesn't cost as much as owning an average dog". My opponent compares cats to bicycles and dogs to cars. He says that although bike have some benefits, car is still better. However, since we have global warming, one day we all may "return to the bikes". Who knows. Still, what I am saying is that the basic amount of money you simply NEED to spend on a cat is lower than the basic amount NEEDED for a dog. (Of course that poor people don't feed their pets - both dogs AND cats, but that is quite a different case. ) Therefore, cats are better than dogs. Let's continue with the third argument that "Cats are better than dogs because cats don't need that much care" My opponent ignores my point that "time is money". Since he hasn't posted anything 'con', I presume that he agrees with me on this very point. Therefore, this arguments stands. Therefore, cats are more beneficial for their owners. Now I am going to look at the arguments that my opponent brought: 1. Dogs can be trained (therefore cats are not better) Firstly, my opponent says that cats are not intelligent because they refuse to be trained. Wonderful. Would anyone of you, ladies and gentlemen, be willing to obey some (maybe stupid) commands of your owner? "Sit down, bring me the newspaper, fetch the ball I've just thrown away. " Obeying commands doesn't really measure the IQ of these animals. Secondly, my opponent says that dogs save lives, serve in military etc. Yes, why not? But: Some states in the WWII. trained the dogs to run with explosives on their backs under tanks of their opponents. .. then the dogs were killing. They may have saved some people, but blew up some tanks with people as well! As we already stated - cats can't be trained to do this, therefore, they can't kill. Therefore, I still think that cats are more beneficial. 2. Detecting drugs etc. I agree that cats can't detect drugs, explosives etc. They can't be trained to predict earthquakes. Since you can't train your cats, you don't ever try it. That means that you don't spend money on it and can use it differently. That is good, isn't it? You don't need to wait whether the animal can make money or not (and don't forget the situation of an accident when your pet dies before it can make you some money after the expensive training). When you are a pet trainer, then of course you have to make a living somehow. There are plenty animals you can actually train. The thing that you can't train cats may make them less beneficial for you - but we are debating globally, aren't we? No money spent on training means more money for you - which is beneficial. Therefore, cats are better than dogs. 3. Saving lives There can be a situation when a cat saves your life. Imagine that you are sleeping and your house is on fire. Your cat jumps on your stomach/head/. .. That wakes you up. You can escape. It is as simple as that. Still, there can't be a situation when a cat kills you. Therefore, talking globally about all breeds altogether - cats are better than dogs. 4. Animals in hospitals Still, it is much more common that cats help people to recover in hospitals. Why? Right - because they CAN'T kill. Therefore, when they are more commonly used, they help more people. Therefore, they are more beneficial. I totally agree with my opponent saying that it is a personal choice which type of pet you will own. Both cats and dogs have positives and negatives. It's just our choice. Thank you for this debate, I really enjoyed it, you were a wonderful opponent.