Being who I am and doing what I do I of course must post this article in defence of the humble cat. The article is a little to large to be contained in a list post so here is the url, http://members.aol.com/jshartwell/catbloodsport.htm CATS OR BLOODSPORTS - WHICH IS MORE CRUEL? 1999, S Hartwell Purrs Marion & Moggies http://freepages.pets.rootsweb.com/~capstick/cru.htm