Ownership

I was having an argument with Hay last night about cat ownership. I contended that you can't actually own a cat - it chooses to stay with you or to leave you. Her contention was that if you paid for it, it's yours. I called that a false transaction, as no-one owns a cat and called it animal slavery.

It was all kicked off by one of the neighbour's cats, Spooky, who seems to prefer lodging in our house to that of his 'owner'. We're obviously doing something that Spooky likes - probably the fact we have underfloor heating and an abundance of cat food for Kitty. His 'owners' have conventional wall radiators which are switched off while they're at work and feed him dried cat food. He's highly selective and knows what he wants.