Originally Posted by Witterings

What ... these totally disloyal and self serving creatures who will only ever come to you on their terms and have absolutely no interest in you or your welfare / state of mind what-so-ever.

They aren't on leashes so they can dart out from under a bush with no warning and run out under bicycle wheels without any restraint or supervision at all.
Is that why you're a cat person or ..... do you like them because of the awful screech / screaming noise they'd emit if you run them over and as their bones are thinner they break more easily .... I'd swear you'd hear them popping if you hit one.