Based on Clarke and Pacins study (as cited in Schimidt, Lopez and Collier, 2007)

the number of cats in the United States exceed 100 million. The relationship between human
and cat started a long time ago. Even researcher could not establish the exact time this
relationship begins. When a cats jawbone was found, they thought that cat had become a
domestic animal since 8 000 years ago. Surprisingly, they had to add on about 1 500 years
more to their calculation when they found that cats were buried with humans on the deeper
site of Cyprus. It is logical to think that people at that time use cats as pest control to guard
their crops from pest such as mice. Now days, cats are mainly use as pets that keep people
company and content.
Although it is hard to hate this cute furry animal, there are still people out there who
loathe cats. Pressler (2013) wrote that those who dislike them see them as sneaky, moody,
manipulative, even off-puttingly feminine. Their hatred towards cats sometimes intensifies
when they see cats keep scratching things and being annoyingly noisy. There are even people
who fear cats and the phobia is called Ailurophobia. Although there are some sensible
reasons to despise cats, there are also many valid reasons to like them. For a starter, cats have
healing effect, they are elegant and beautiful and lastly, they help to improve our morale.
Many animals have the ability to do animal therapy. Cats are one of those animals. It
is not the meow sounds that often came out of the cat's mouth, but it the purring sound they
make when they are content. This purring sound has the frequency of 25 to 50 Hz that are
believed can heal bones. The veterinarians even develop a saying specifically for this special
ability, saying that "If you put a cat and a bunch of broken bones in the same room, the bones
will heal.". Another special ability the cats have is the healing by association (Fedyniak,
2011). They help their owner to be cured from illness just by being with them. Studies show
that those with pets can live a healthier and longer life than those without pets.
There might be cute animals out there, but none can compare to cats beauty and
elegance. Cats were introduced into Spain, France, England and American by the traders of
Persia, Turkey and Armenia (Locke, 1901). At that time, cats are only owned by private
families and shop. This action clearly show how exotic the beauty of a cat is. In this era, cat
lover would hold cat exhibitions to flaunt their cat's beauty. There are even specialist whose
jobs requires them to breed cats. They mix cats genes to create a more beautiful and exotic
cat that would then be sold with a high price.

The final point is a cat can improve a person's morale. Research shows that having a
pet can help validate us and encourages us to take care of ourselves, but if you ask for a
personal opinion, I would say that the person's choice of pet is equally important. If you
choose dogs as a pet, you can be as brute as your dog as they allowed you to be rough with
them. For cats, if you are rough with them, they will straight away bolt out of the room and
will refuse to interact with the owner ever again. These traits can teach children to be gentle
and compassionate with cats (Becker, 2010).
In a nutshell, old people will be happy by having a personal therapist that does not
nag and only heal with silence. Besides that, a cats beauty and elegance could not compare to
other animals. Lastly, a cat can improve a person's morale by teaching us to be gentle and
compassionate. Based on the above reasons, I strongly agree that cats are the best pet a
human can have.

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