"Authority has always attracted the lowest elements in the human race. All through history mankind has been bullied by scum. Those who lord it over their fellows and toss commands in every direction and would boss the grass in the meadow about which way to bend in the wind are the most depraved kind of prostitutes." – P.J. O'Rourke, "A Parliament of Whores"
Dogs do have a useful function as an attack machine:
“The best and first guarantor of our neutrality and our independent existence is the defensive will of the people…and the proverbial marksmanship of the Swiss shooter. Each soldier a good marksman! Each shot a hit!” -Schweizerische Schuetzenzeitung (Swiss Shooting Federation) April, 1941
It is vital to understand that there is no truth without discernment and no wisdom without the truth. What then is “faith” but an effort to confound truth and wisdom?
We had a cat that whipped the crap out of a beagle that was getting aggressive with my little sister. The same cat, all seven pounds of her, took umbrage one time when the Dalmatian got a little too close. She jumped on his back and rode him down the street, smacking him on the head. When they got to the corner, she jumped off and made the poor dumb brute turn around and give her a ride back. The Dalmatian pissed himself every time she was near after that.
"I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it." - William S Burroughs
We had a cat that whipped the crap out of a beagle that was getting aggressive with my little sister.
I have no doubt your feline reacted that way in defense of a family member. I once had the sweetest little tomcat who arched his back and rushed at a male friend who raised his voice at me, though there was no danger whatsoever. There's no "better" between the species; they are different, and different human personalities prefer one or the other for whatever personal reasons. Not to mention that cats are easier in the maintenance department.
