On 22 Feb 2022, Lee Lofaso said the following...

I mean, they are animals (as are we). Ironically, the question of ski a
cat has provided me with some food for thought. ;) I don't know exact what
makes it different.

In some countries, such as Belgium, eating pets is legal. As long as
those pets are your own. I do take those who eat their pets do skin
them first.

I'm not sure what the law is here. I imagine it's a little more vague on some animals than others. Eating dogs, cats, and horses is generally frowned upon
as a cultural matter, but rabbits, snakes, ducks, and even pigs are valid
pets.

However, as far as the saying goes... I wonder if the challenge of skinning
a
cat without getting skinned *by* the cat has anything to do with it. bathed cats and most are not amused.

Tarzan was lord of the jungle, and got along with most animals just
fine. But when it came to cats, such as lions, not so much.

It's usually best not to mess with them when they don't want to be messed
with.

We did have one, though, that would go "catatonic" when soaked with w I
was bathing him and he seemed very, very relaxed, so I let go of him see
what he would do. He just sank under the water, with a stream of litt bubbles coming out of his nose. (I didn't let my pet cat drown.)

Some domestic cats do love water. Most don't, as their fur coats
absorb water rather than deflect water. Imagine having to carry all
that water around after taking a bath or a shower. It is very hard
to groom yourself in that state. And you know how much cats love to
groom themselves. PETA would really get on you about that. Trying
to drown your cat ...

There are some, yes. And definitely some of the big cats.

Tigers love water. Not so much panthers and lions. But tigers
definitely love water. The LSU mascot, Mike VII, is a siberian
bengal tiger. Has a huge pool as part of his habitat. And he
absolutely loves it. In fact, he loves it so much he refuses to
let us take him to watch the football team in Tiger Stadium.

Does he know there's a concession stand in the stadium?

Jeff.

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