Okay, maybe 'hate' is too strong a word--the word the AP-Petside.com article actually used was 'dislike'. Still, it catches the attention. Here's the original article:
"In the War of Dogs Vs. Cats, Clear Winner: dogs
Two notable quotes from the article:
"Cats win the dislike vote handily, according to the Associated Press-Petside.com poll. Fifteen percent of the adults questioned said they disliked cats a lot while the number who said they disliked dogs a lot was just 2 percent."
--and--
"Those most likely to dislike cats were Blacks, Hispanics and married men.
Men were a bit more likely than women to say they disliked cats."
Wow! Now, if the numbers are the numbers, and the survey was conducted using fair methods and in good faith, then what can you say?
However, methinks that they must have caught some flack for this one because subsequent Google entries popped up the survey's 'Methodology', which is unusual, because ususally the methodology is one of those 'boring' pieces of info in these surveys that tends to get buried.
I urge everyone to read this important information every time you see a 'survey', animal-related or otherwise. The way a question is asked, and to whom it is asked, and who is asking it, often does make a big difference! Example: Say you read an article that said "Most Americans Think the World Is Flat." Okay...let's look at who conducted the survey...hmm...The Flat Earth Society? (and, yes, there really is one, albeit a bit tongue-in-cheek.) You know how crazy those Brits can be.
"In the War of Dogs Vs. Cats, Clear Winner: dogs
Two notable quotes from the article:
"Cats win the dislike vote handily, according to the Associated Press-Petside.com poll. Fifteen percent of the adults questioned said they disliked cats a lot while the number who said they disliked dogs a lot was just 2 percent."
--and--
"Those most likely to dislike cats were Blacks, Hispanics and married men.
Men were a bit more likely than women to say they disliked cats."
Wow! Now, if the numbers are the numbers, and the survey was conducted using fair methods and in good faith, then what can you say?
However, methinks that they must have caught some flack for this one because subsequent Google entries popped up the survey's 'Methodology', which is unusual, because ususally the methodology is one of those 'boring' pieces of info in these surveys that tends to get buried.
I urge everyone to read this important information every time you see a 'survey', animal-related or otherwise. The way a question is asked, and to whom it is asked, and who is asking it, often does make a big difference! Example: Say you read an article that said "Most Americans Think the World Is Flat." Okay...let's look at who conducted the survey...hmm...The Flat Earth Society? (and, yes, there really is one, albeit a bit tongue-in-cheek.) You know how crazy those Brits can be.
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