Originally posted by Coasterkidmwm
Or I just passionately hate cats for the above reasons.
When I read your post, I assumed you were trolling because I doubted that anything so stupid could actually be real. However, I stand corrected, and shall now address your post in full.
1. Stupidest animal for their size? Umm... there is a lot of debate (read: flame wars) over whether cats are smarter than dogs, but it is definitely not under debate that they are very intelligent. At least some cats are able to invent and use tools without human intervention. However, one of my family's dogs has independently come up with a systematic method of removing treats from a toy.
2. This is an old wives tale, debunked by
http://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/catsuck.asp Note that parents also kill babies by rolling over on them.
3. All the good sources, such as Snopes, that I have found say that both dogs and cats will eat dead owners in the event of starvation. Also note that cats are obligate carnivores, and cannot survive as long without meat as dogs can.
4. From cdc.gov, the Center for Disease Control: the articles on cats and dogs contain lists of diseases carried by each. Here are the disease carried by cats, but not dogs: Cat scratch disease, Plague, and Toxoplasma. Here are the diseases carried by dogs, but not cats: brucellosis, giardiasis, leishmaniasis, lyme disease, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Note that at the very least, they are about equal.