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Why Some People Prefer Animals Over People
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- Published on Apr 17, 2026
- Why Some People Prefer Animals Over People
Why do so many people feel a deep connection with cats? In this video, we explore the psychology behind cat lovers - from the personality traits commonly found in cat people to the emotional and social reasons we bond with our feline companions. Whether it’s their independence, their calming presence, or their mysterious behavior, cats have a unique way of capturing human hearts. Discover what your love for cats might reveal about you, and why millions around the world find comfort, joy, and meaning in their furry friends.
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I have much experience with these demons thanks anyway
Cats are irreplaceable in our lives. They provide so much peace & comfort. Can NEVER be Catless!
I agree. I always have cats in my life.
Me either. I love all cats. ❤
They are very special creatures and I can not live without them
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when a cat lover loses their dear friend with whom they've strongly bonded the grief is intense and impossible to adequately express or share with others
so true
So true😢
I lost my beloved George over 2 years now. He was 19 and I still miss him so much. He was more to me than just a pet❤❤❤❤❤
Still miss my Roamer and he has been gone 5 years now
Miss my Bynx, he’s been gone 3 years.
I have loved cats all my life, and I'm 77.
Me too
I like em but they stink things up like ammonia . CAT piss is nasty
i've loved cats all my life too & i'm 67-yrs old - i can't imagine a life w/o cats in it
it won't smell or be like that as long as u keep their cat litter boxes scooped daily and/or picked up
@406MenaceRacecarYou have to toilet train them or teach them to go outside if you have an outside cat & always get your toms fixed, well all animals need fixing, you don't want strays.
I'm 57 and have loved cats my whole life.
I’m 57 too and have also loved cats my whole life!!!❤
I'm 80 and agree. Love cats unconditionally, not so much with people..,
Am 66 still adopting cats for obvious reasons
I'm 77 me too
Runs in families. My grandma inherited her love of them from her parents..passed itbon to my dad and me and now .my daughter
Ove had Cats all my life ..I'm 74 ..all my Cats have lived 23 years..❤
all of mine make it to 19.
I never tire of watching my cats
They're fascinating 😊
I'm just a loner who love cats.
Cats understand you, in ways that humans don't. 😊
@mefdunesadik8692 The culture is currently full of oafish men who love to scorn anyone who prefers cats to dogs as companions. Ignore them. Cats show us the wisdom of not tolerating fools.
Then u r not a loner❤❤❤❤❤❤
Me, too
My booboo kitty is having kittens, they're always magical. I'm in Florida and have a pride of highly socialized and usually specialized, I image 2 them when I talk, my partner says that at least. I can do it with most sensitive animals. It's a gift I've always had and my mother as well. Grew up Cajun, ran the bayou, brought home creatures all the time. Finally entered out to a jumping spider she's the bomb.❤❤❤
They are angels showing up when needed.
I have four cats. Two boys, two girls. They are everything to me.
I have 3, two🐈🐈⬛️ boys and 🐈one girl and they are everything to me too! My furry babies. The loves of my life. ❤❤❤❤
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I have three girls and one boy the boy chose me. The cat distribution system heard me say one day I wish I had a boy cat after grabbing three girls from the outside colony that I used to care for. So he came and he walked into my apartment and that was it I couldn't get him out and I was told that he picked me and I had to keep him. And he is my gentle boy no nails when he touches me tap tap tap very litely on my leg when he wants my attention and when I was at my lowest recently and I was at my blackest recently where I thought of giving up he walked in the room and looked at me and I knew I had a reason for living. I saved their life and they saved mine
@KCCAT5 Yes, I find that my boys are more loving, more caring. The girls are lovely, of course, but I think that they are a bit more aloof.
Two girls in my home, had two house rabbits as well but both have passed now last year and this year 5 and 11. My youngest cat misses my eldest bunny. My eldest cat is 15 she is so clever and adores full tummy rubs, throws herself over stretching her legs out to get a full rub.
I have 11 cats .. my oldest one just passed at 17 years old on 12/08/25 …
I live for my babies. A full paycheck a month goes to their care and they are worth every penny.
I have just one furbaby. But I worked an extra 6 hrs at work because I needed to earn money to buy my precious little one medicine because she has developed health issues. I was bone tired. But when I finally got home, Miss Whiskerson met me at the door and we ate dinner together, I baked fresh chicken for us BOTH. I would do anything for my angel. Her pain is my pain. She curls up beside me when I am sad or sick. She and I have weathered many a storm. During the Pandemic when stores closed, no jobs and everybody closed up- I ventured out and gathered unused supermarket newspaper from recycle piles; I took them home and shredded the paper to refill Whiskey Baby's litterbox. We shared cans of tuna and drank fresh chicken broth. I only ate food that I knew we could both eat. She shadowed me where ever I went even if it was just to the laundry room. Its just me and my cat. And I am so happy with this blessed lifestyle of Peace, Independence and Solitude.
same here! Greetings from Germany
Cats are my family. I even cook fish for the homeless kitties I feed around town.
@gallomphrattlebone329hallo ! Wieviele hast Du denn?
@QueenofDenial10775 momentan 10
Cats know things. Cats show you how to find your inner way back home.
Beautifully said.
@specialk2514 Meow!
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If I didn't have the most amazing older catm I'd never have understood this! She is fkn amazing.
Indeed❤
Quiet souls love quiet companions.
And then together we get loud and crazy. Nothing is better than the play-chaos cats bring into your life
I will always remember my cat that when I was ill, and laying down only my couch, it came up and fell asleep next to me on it's own choice. It made me feel better instantly.
Ok. But why do you call your pet an "it"? People who deeply love their animal companions call them by their names and know their sex is either male or female. 🤔
Same here. Cats are the best companions, they feel when you are not well.
I once had a cold and asked my friend at school if I could go to her house to lie down because it was close by. I layed down at her couch and her black cat came to me and curled up on my chest. I usually get really bad throat infections when I get sick. And this cat layed down on my chest around my neck and started to purr... I fell asleep and after two hours I woke up and the pain was gone.
That little cat healed me with their warm body, their purring and a bit of magic.
I heard that the vibrations of their purr is how they heal when they are wounded and it does the same thing for hoomans, cats physically help hoomans heal, no other animal does this. I relate because my cat helped me recover from stage 4 cancer and a major stroke. Much love and respect ✌🏼❤
My dearie sits on my chest every day when I am sad.
Spot on. Every cat hater I've ever met had control issues and possessiveness
Dog owners want to have control - Cat owners can't control - the cat does.............
@fran8718 It's NOT that cat people can't control cats (or people & other animals), it's that most of them have NO desire to do so &/or need to bc they are usually secure & content w/ themselves & don't need to validate themselves by controlling others. 💓✌️
@fran8718And cat owners want to be controlled by their cat.
@MelindaMae138Exactly! 💯
@justanotherguy469 I have never been a cat owner, but HAVE been a cat servant 31 years.
Cats are Sacred. ❤
I have one cat. He is always near me.
I can’t picture my life without cats❤
My cat is emotionally perceptive.
When I'm sad and cry my cat comes to comfort me.
Biscuit died suddenly yesterday. The house feels so empty. Like a soul has gone.
So sorry...😢
So sorry for your loss 💔😢
So sorry. My son and I just lost our sweet Jason.He had liver failure. Went out and hid to spare us.He was a rescue.Black siamese mix. He will be missed and never forgotten. ❤❤❤
So sorry, they add so much to our lives.
So deeply sorry 😢😮❤
I have always loved being around animals. But my connection to cats has been something I've been aware of since a very young age. They are unique in so many ways.
I am a cat person ^_^
Me too ❤
Me too!
I join you - ‘me too’…🍀🐈⬛🎹
Same with me. We've 5 altogether and we're very happy as a family. We takie great care of them ❤️
@roselinekomu5663love cats soo much ❤😊
Six rescue cats that are cherished members of the family. One of our boys was so badly abused (repeatedly kicked and hit) it took nearly 2 years before he would let me go near him without flinching in fear. Another year and I can pick him up for cuddles. A few months after that he seeks me out to sleep next to but remains very wary of other people.
Over 3 years to win his trust but every day was worth the wait to eventually have a lovely, friendly purr machine. He’s now safe and loved forever.
It took five years for my last rescue to submit to tummy rubs. It was done purely on her terms.
That's so lovely and heartwarming to hear
A person who loves cats is patient, You are proof of that.
My son says he’s a dog person but he fits this description perfectly. He just recently adopted a ferrel cat and shows it lots of affection.🌹
That's a non-feral or Semi-feral cat, then. Feral cats avoid humans.
I have visited people who have told me that their cats don’t like anyone, but are shocked when their cats come to me on their own
When a cat chooses you it's an honor
My Cat's adopted me ,they were strays,we got over 40 fixed because they just kept showing up, so we take care of Them. Some are wild ,some are Friendly .I Love them all ❤
Bless you❤
You are caring and loving human beings.... Thank you for taking care of all these lucky felines!!!
Cannot imagine life without cats ❤.I've always had a cat in my life ❤.
I love cats more than human. Most of your description of cat lovers are true. I am an introvert and I always feel more connected and calm with cats even they're not saying a word than humans.
I just loss my cat Maui and I have missed her so much, I thought that I was a dog person until this cat showed up at the door . My Maui has been a great love in my life, she got congestive heart failure , I loved her so much, and hopefully I will see her again on the other side❤
So sorry for your loss.😢
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I'm so sorry for your loss 😔
(((hugs)))🙏🏻💔❤️🩹
so sorry for your loss😿
Cat lover here
Cats are so much more intuitive than other animals, and I enjoy their independence rather than codependency
I love my cat so much. She sees me in a way a person never could.
You are ill.
I was adopted by my first cat when I was a toddler. I needed help to reach the faucet for his water, or to reach the counter to put food in his bowl. A life without cats is no life at all.
Time spent with a cat 🐈 is time well spent ❤😊
@mefdunesadik8692 the only thing better than a cat on your lap is two cats on your lap.
@katesvensen2261
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@katesvensen2261 One gets on my lap, & one lays on my chest! 🥰
I have 5 indoor cats and taking care of 2 outside cats that just showed up.
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Thank you for helping the 2 new ones❤
I have 1 indoor cat .I feed a few callers I big tom calls every few weeks He must use my place as a rest and feed house while out gallavanting .He isnt local.If I had my health and money id try neuter alot of stays Its sad theres so many.
We have ours as indoor , our eldest she’s 25 in June 2026 xx
I have 3 cats and they are so critical to my life. I would not want to live in a world where I can’t have my cats ❤
We love. We care. We have empathy. We protect.
I'm so sorry about Biscuit😢😢
I am both a dog and cat person. When I was younger and single I had 5 cats. Cats are a lot less maintenance than dogs. But once I moved in with my spouse we have had dogs for 40 years but always have one or two cats.
People who think dogs and cats can’t get along it’s not true. As long as they are young when introduced they actually can become the best of friends.
Cats to me are very intelligent. They are stoic, they love you but in their terms. A dog shows you all their emotions. I love cats and I love dogs. I just love fur babies. They both have enriched my life in so many ways.
.... Cats never forget those who hurt them.... & Neither do I.
I wanted my first cat at four years old. I have been a lifelong cat person.
Life without them...id rather be dead !
Mine is the reason im still here..
Same with me. My cats keep me pushing forward. They're my furry angels.
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yep exactly
I have had many cats I love ..I love them for their independence...
loyalty....their nonjudgmental acceptance..their gentleness...I would sooner have a cat for a friend than a human..
Agree 100%❤
Me too
I'm in the same club 😺 🐈 🐾
I agree 1000%
Amen 🙌✨
My cats bring me such joy.
Their playfulness makes me smile.
Its true, i dont always have to "be on". I love dogs too but they demand more energy.
No house of mine is a HOME without at least two Cats😻
I have always loved cats. And I have shed many tears during my 72 years at cats I have loved who have died.
the most painful experience in my life has been the inevitable loss of my beloved cats. no exaggeration.
Me too. 😢
After all my animals passed, I swore off any more. I wanted freedom. Then I felt lost b/c I had no one to take care of. I acquired a dog who became my emotional support animal. Then I acquired a cat from a friend who was moving away. Then I acquired a cat AND dog from a friend who was passing. After that I took all the animals and moved across country to start anew. Then a very pregnant cat mewed to come in on a cold winter night, but was too scared.I was leaving food and water out for her. Then one day she brought all her babies to the porch and put them in a dog kennel I had out there. While all this was going on 2 stray cats started showing up for dinner that turned out to be baby daddies before I could get the females fixed. 17 cats later, I found homes for all of them but 2 I kept. Now I just have 4 cats in the house and still feeding the strays. My neighbors have commented the rodent population is down. Guess they'll stay so they can earn their keep.
Quite the story.
That's wonderful that you helped all those cats and dogs.
WOW!
I appreciate this so much! My cat 🐈⬛ and I have a bond like no other. I adore him. He is always taking care of me. I am a proud cat lover ❤❤❤❤❤
I've had cats in the past and after being alone for a while, I intended getting just one. I have four now. Two kittens I found were abandoned. I can't imagine my life without them God knows❤
I pray I'm physically able to get a job soon so me and my babies can keep our home.
Thank you for giving them all a loving home.
Cats are good people😁
Cats and dogs are the best people.
I have 13 all stray, some rescued as kittens some as adults, just love them!
I have 4 rescues.
@BettyHamlett-eo5koNice, I have been around cats and dogs all my life, about 15 years ago I started rescuing them
Don't know how many times over i'd be dead if it wasn't for cats. It's just one of those weird things about this life of mine... My first memory is crawling behind a cat..and been one with them ever since, Thank you cats, for my life.
I have loved cats my whole life. I have 2 cats now, that’s all I am allowed in public housing. Benji is more sensitive than Jax. Jax is my cuddle buddy. Both my boys are unique and they are both even more precious as I navigate a divorce in my sixties. They are my comfort, my friends, my hearts. ❤
If it makes you laugh, I also got divorced after 30+ years of marriage. I got cancer and my husband divorced me to go live with a girl who is the same age as our son.
I should have just stuck with cats all along!
@anniethemese1215Annie, he sounds like scum. Are you still in treatment for the cancer? I don’t know how old my exes girlfriend is. He is 75 years old and she will have to put up with him, not me. I’m happy on my own. I’m not sure when or if I will date again. I love how peaceful and quiet my home is now. I put a cover over my couch to keep hair off and later I noticed a lump. Yep, Benji was under the cover waiting to spring out and ambush Jax. ❤ I pray your cancer is cured. I’m praying for you and I am here if you want to talk. ❤
Cats. Cats are the superior pets. Little fuzzbuckets, I love them.
I am also a cat person. I love cats especially male ones.
😥 I know your pain, we lost our beloved kitty three weeks ago, she was only five years old, we feel empty miss her so much😥
I’ve loved many cats over many lifetimes. I am grateful. 😊❤️☯️
Me too…
Me too.
I love all animals. But cats stole my heart.
I hope this is true. I love to be home with my cats.
I have 3 orange tabbies and they're always around. One got really sick earlier this year and I was crying so much, just praying for him to recover. He had lost so much weight, just skin and bones 😢 Just when I was calling to find a way to euthanize him, he started eating again, slowly recovering.... It was truly a miracle
1-4 yo orange tom, 1 4 yo Tuxedo tom, 1 4 yo albino female, 1 15 yo Tuxedo female. All rescues spayed & neutered & yearly vet care.
"Cats are the epitome of beauty, grace and symmetry". F. Millan
I still miss my darling cat who died at 15yrs old nearly 2 years ago ..my best companion 💖😢
Introvert, EMPATH! CATS get me!!! 🤗🥰🤗🐱🐱🐱
Yes
I adore cats 🐈 and miss my little baba Nala every day 🐈😢❤️🙏🏾
This is all about me. So very accurate about cat lovers.
I’ve lost relatives and grieved but I have never in my life mourned the way Ive mourned my precious cats. I am still grieving them and some have passed years ago.
I have two adorable cats that I love so much, they are both 14 years old stepping into their 15th and I started to dread "that" day, hopefully we have atleast 5+ more years together in this realm ❤
I hope you do too. my bestfriend, Ash-ti was with me for 20 years. I'm still missing her after 2. (I have near a dozen still)
I have had Cats all my life .I'm 67 Years Old.... Excellent Content & Absolutely Correct. 👏👏😔😔🙏. I'm truly honoured to Share my life with Such a Extraordinary 😾🙀😽😼 Beautiful Animal 😻.
I truly love my kitties so trusting andloyal
What kind do you have?
The only one reason - animal will never betray you ……humans will .
I live with a 9 year old tortie female named Molly. I love her. And she likes having me on her household staff. 🙂
Awwww yes we are their cat servants lol x
Tortitude! We had a tortie when my son was born. She adopted him, would only let me and his father near, slept in his crib and put up with boisterous toddler love. Oh how she adored him.
I am glad to have raised a cat person.
Do you ever notice that Cat Dads have no problem getting a girlfriend? It is because they understand boundaries, consent and trust.
Life is not worth living without a cat!😻❤️😻
Cats have always been around me, they love me and I love them. ❤😊
I love my cats and I can’t imagine my life without them.
I said goodbye to ny sweet Sox 10 years ago this month and I still feel diminished. I have loved many a cat in my life but I think he loved me more than any other kitty. He craved a low-drama home and never got that until I took him in.❤
get another kitty
Feel that was about my beloved Starbuck, a Himalayan. He died quite a few years ago and I still miss him so much.....
@rockygreat4606
I feel the same way about my Amber and Ana Lucia. My girls felt like they are a part of me. They have both earned their wings, but it's still not the same. I'm now owned by Maddie and Orion, but I'll always love and miss my girls.
Thank you so much for being right I am like a cat .💙💙💙💔💔
I fell in love with cats after a cat fell in love with me out of the blue. Tofu you are not forgotten. And now I give back to Domino. I love all pets/animals. For the love of God if you don't like cats/pets. Don't get one/hurt them. Cheers.
I love cats all my life and I am 81years. Unselfish people love cats 🐈 ❤
I cried a little 🥹🥲
Me too, this is beautiful.
A remarkable farm cat adopted me when I was a toddler. Having an attachment to a cat at such a young age was a privilege and formed part of my character. She was very patient allowing me to carry her, put her into my toy pram and otherwise torment her. When she had kittens I was allowed to come and play with them. I do not ever remember her hissing or scratching although he she did flick her tail - a warning I was oblivious of (!) That cat taught me a lot - it is only in recent years watching videos such as these I realise that not everyone is so lucky and what I take for granted is something others have to figure out as adults.
CATS ARE WONDERFUL
Our cats are our kids ❤❤❤❤❤ x
I am more like a cat personality than dog. I grew up dog at 20 years old I discovered cats and for 28 yrs I rescue rehome feed vet spay neuter and plain old love relate and have patience with cats. I cry/sob every time I lose a feral or a inside fur child I am so depressed and devastated,destroyed… and yet I continue to do it. I am a sensitive Empath and cats just get me better but all animals including wild life seem to enjoy me and my aura
You sound very special. Thanks for helping them.
I think if you love any animal and they love you in return it’s magical. It is a bond that cannot be broken and as people I think we are super lucky to be able to have that bond.❤🖖
I’m 64 and have been a cat lover my entire life. Been married 46 yrs and we have always had cats. We had 14 lost 5 and they were all over 20. Down to 9 and a possum. Indoor babies. They have a 509 ft by 109 ft outdoor habitat , I don’t let my cats roam.
Nice illustrations .i liked the : " you just have to be present with cats ........ in a world where so much of our identity is performed..."
Obozavam ih❤Imam 4 spašene sa ulice i brinem o mnogima koje su na ulici i nicije..Macke su posebna i divna stvorenja.❤️
I looooove cats
I have always loved cats for their gentleness & peacefulness. Love is not hurried. Love takes time. Dogs can be nice but they are noisy. Cats are pleasant to be around.
This resonates SO COMPLETELY!!!🖤
I have not had cats since the last millenium but those intimate souls are never forgotten. I've known dogs too but their energies are different. A love shared never dies.💕
I love cats so much they metaphorically running through my veins. I lovecats more than people on a deep level and not ashamed to tell others that. 😻🫂🎶🎁🐈🐈⬛💯🎊💐✌️😸
I don't have any cat now, but had 4 at different times in my lifetime. They were
truly loved.
A small, furry animal with a brain the size of a pea who is sometimes distant and hard to ‘read’ can take over your life totally and cause utter devastation when they pass. This is my experience and I’ve never recovered from those I have lost. Sadly only one human in my life has ever had this effect.
A cat's brain is the size of a walnut. Much larger than a pea.
I miss the cats I had. It still pains me to look at their pictures. Each was special. I still have cats and I dread that day...
@kathymc234 My 3 cats are smarter with that walnut than a lot of people I’ve worked with.
My ex' s " brain" is smaller than a pea! 😂
Cats have Always been my Friends😻
My tribe!!!
Or, should I say; My, PRIDE?!! 😁🤗🐈❤️🔥
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. . . or should I say they allow me into their PRIDE 🦋. . .
. . . or should I "feel" they allow me into their PRIDE
🦋. . .
@RVirginiaThomas Most assuredly Yeap!!! 🤗
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I’m 46 I have 13 cats n I love them more than most people. Cats are the best companions ❤❤
Thank you for this post. I lost my 11 yr old male and 6 yr old female cats within a year (2023-2024)and this post bought back the memories of the special individual bond I shared with them. It also helps me understand why we loved and understood each other the way we did. Thank you I needed this.
So sorry for your losses. I hope your next cat finds you when you are ready.
I would need to sit with you and a cat in a room for several hours to tell you all the things I love about them. From my first encounter with a neighbor's two tuxedo cats at age 4, it was instant love for me. It just keeps on growing.
i am cat lover and this is so accurate ❤
61 and never had a pet. But I do like cats and found that deeply insightful.