15 Reasons Why You Should Own A Cat

Cats are fun, and definitely less demanding than a dog. Still, they are living beings, and should not be adopted willy nilly. If you want one, great, but if you're not going to breed with it, neuter/castrate it. That will reduce aggressive behaviour and unwanted behaviour like marking in the house. (in theory, they definitely get calmer, the males anyway)

Never let a breed cat out of the house or garden. Those cats are usually dumber than alley cats, more likely to end up under a car or taken by other people. Seriously, most breeds are dumb as bricks. Definitely the British shorthair, those are suicidally stupid. My sister's cat sat on a hot stove, almost set himself on fire, without blinking. He jumped out of an open windown on the third floor, without being able to see what was beyond it, he just jumped. Sure, he survived by landing on the kitchen ceiling, but that was just plain luck. Our family has had many British shorthairs, all of them were dumb. Even the vet agreed, it's a dumb breed. But so lovely, beautiful and weird.