if that is the case, please look at the original discussion that arouse from your suggestion that dogs did not have means to get to higher storeys but cats had.
if this is fact, that you are not saying that cats are indeed able to fly or climb walls vertically, and given the agreement earlier that DOGS AND CATS can jump through windows equally.....
then what's the difference between a dog and a cat, when it comes to HDB, and the decision to ban cats?
please do not try to shirk away from earlier statements made, and then present it in an absolutely different context from which it was originally presented in. :thumbsup: thank you.
Eh... maybe it's the kind of HDB with a lot of external ledges? I witnessed a cat "flying" (okay lah, more of jumping ledge to ledge) up two storeys from the ground before. Not sure if it is actually capable of doing that up to seven/ten storeys, but two storeys already very mind-blowing. :bsmilie:
fine, let's just pretend that you didn't suggest that, despite evidence to the contrary. copping out is part and parcel of everyday life in clubsnap anyways.
i don't see the difference between dog jumping in through ground floor window versus dog jumping in through window along corridor on the 20th storey. do you?
First of all, cropping away part of the quote to to bring attention to and focus on key points, not to mask away unfavorable statement or whatsoever. Hope this is common understanding.
ok, back to the main point.
I say that cats have the ability to access high floor HDB units via entry from windows. You're the one to assume that the only way to do it is to "Fly or climb vertical walls", which of coz is not true.
I say this based on personal observations. And there are other witness of a cats ability to jump across window ledge and how nimble they are. And in other posts, there's others who mentioned that there are indeed complains of cats entering their house and create a mess. So far, there have been no reports or complaints of dogs entering high rise HDB units and create a mess. That, is how cats are more pesky than dogs, as suggested in my original post.
How the cats gain access to the HDB flats? I didn't mentioned earlier, but I'll discuss it now. Basically, they can climb stairs or take the lift, which naturally to this point, dogs can too. Then, they'll jump over the railings/metallic structure and land on the window ledge, which is like maybe 20cm wide to 1m wide, depending on which floor. Then, they make their way to the windows and jump right over and enter the house (if the window is not fully closed).
Now, comparing to dogs.
1. Dogs can jump too, even if it is at 6~7 stories height corridors.. Maybe..? But, so far there is no reports or complains of dogs doing that.. yet. And I seriously doubt a dog would do that under normal circumstances. And to expect a dog to walk along a ledge 20cm wide at 6 storey height.. is unlikely. The dog would probably freak out.
2. A big dog that can jump to window height is unlikely to squeeze thru railings at high floors/corridors (and gain access to window ledge via lift landing area). A small dog that can squeeze thru railings is unlikely to jump over window height. A cat that can squeeze their way thru 10cm gap can easily jump over window height. Hence, it is no surprise to find cats roaming around window ledges on high floor. But it's very very rare to find such a dog.
3. Cats are more nimble than dogs. That's a know fact, I guess. If dogs climb trees, notice how clumsy they do so. Compare to how a cat does it. Hence, a cats can easily and effortlessly jump over railings, window ledge, and enter into HDB units. And, it's not uncommon to find cats on window ledge at 6 and above floors. But I never saw a dog on window ledge at that height. If someone got a picture, maybe they can post on stomp already.. as it's a rare sighting.
4. Cats can survive a fall from extreme heights. Say, from 8th storey to 6th storey. So, they're more likely to venture around high rise areas (common sightings) and have less height phobia. Dogs are unlikely to survive such a fall, so it's unlikely for them to venture into such heights. I mentioned 6~8 storey becasue there maybe 1m wide landings at certain floors like 2, 6, 10 floors etc.
Finally, if all these reasonings, sightings, observation doesn't cut, that's fine.
For whether Cats are more pesky than dogs. Just look at 1 thing statistics. Number of complaints of cats entering into houses (high or low rise) and creates a mess vs complaints of dogs entering into houses.
With that, I rest my case.
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