The Oatmeal: How much do cats actually kill?

[WilliamPitt]

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/cats_actually_kill

[HopeHoops]

1. On the plus side, our house cats take care of any mice that might find their way in.

They also take care of toes and fingers in bed, specific male body parts that need to be heavily guarded, and steal soda straws out of our water glasses and turn them into vipers to attack. Then there are coins in the bathtub (loud), the obvious toilet paper to shred, newspapers to spread about, and clothes to pull off of shelves. And that's just the first half hour after bed time.

[pokerfan]

2. adorable little serial killers

[Moondog]

3. Who cares?

Their charms more than outweigh their little, well, kinks.

[HeiressofBickworth]

4. Our 4 aren't allowed outside

so their "kill" is limited to whatever spiders and ghosts they think they see. They still pounce like killers, but they have nothing to show for their efforts. So, do I feel sorry for the cats or happy for the birds and other wild things that aren't harmed?

[zen_bohemian]

5. Our 3 are not allowed outside either

They attack the occasional spider, fly, box elder bug and any loose bread ties, piece of ice that falls out of the freezer and slides across the floor, etc
edit: oh yeah, also my kid's retainers, hair ties, qtips...they have never attacked the toilet paper roll tho