Finekensdall

To my mind, cat toys come under two basic headings; those that tease with or without ultimate "capture" gratification. There are tons of toys out there that trigger a cat's hunting instinct, but most cat owners don't recognize the difference in the two basic types. That's what I'm here to help you with. You can buy an under $10 laser pointer and bounce the red dot around your living room floor and your cat will more than likely chase it until it drops from either boredom or exhaustion. My point is with this kind of "toy" your cat will never, ever in a million years catch that little laser dot. So, it comes under the heading of "teasing", which in my mind is borderline cruel. Sorry, but as a kid I was taught to never tease animals and for good reasons. Truth is my parents weren't thinking entirely about the animals welfare, either. Believe it or not, they were thinking about their children and our psychological and emotional development. A kid who doesn't recognize that teasing their pet cat or dog is cruel won't recognize that teasing the fat kid in class is also cruel or that the color of a person's skin makes a difference in how they should be treated. The lessons learned in early childhood set a pattern of behavior that molds a person into what they become as adults.