Cat lovers: stunning trained athletic cats on America's Got Talent.

[Grasswire2]

[secondwind]

1. Am a huge cat lover, and I am not impressed.

Who knows what these cats may have gone through to perform like this. Just my 2 cents.

[Rorey]

2. Something to think about

However, my favorite husband (he died) used to have a way with cats. He taught several of ours some pretty nifty tricks, never harming any of them.

[UpInArms]

4. Have a friend who taught her cats to

Jump on milk crates and stand up and spin around … all done with much patience and lots o treats

[qazplm135]

6. Or

They just are breeds of cat, which exist, that are more doglike and easily trainable.

Pretty cynical to accuse them of abuse.

[Grasswire2]

11. Have you ever known a cat that responded to punishment or something it didn't want to do?

I have not.

Do you think that dogs who do tricks have also been abused?

[abqtommy]

3. I've long been entertained by seeing trained animals like elephants, horses and dogs perform.

Trained cats is a new one for me but I strongly suspect that any successful animal act requires a
great deal of care and affection between trainer and trainee. We do know that there have been and
are abuses but I hope that's not the case here.

[mopinko]

5. it's pretty rare these days, i think.

there's only so far you can go w cruelty and manipulation.
you get faaarrrrr better results w good operant conditioning, and rewards based training.

[qazplm135]

7. Not all cat breeds or even cats

Are untrainable.

My last two cats play fetch, chase and were/are very good and touch motivated, as well as my current cat is extremely affectionate and needy.

She's basically a dog.

Cats are a lot more varied than folks think.

[wryter2000]

9. I had a feral once who would run to greet me when I came home from work

Not every time, but I never tried to train him to do anything. He was a talker. I was gone for several days once, with the hubby home to feed the cat, and when I got home the cat gave me a piece of his mind for being gone so long. He meowed and meowed when he first saw me. Nicest cat I've ever met. I have two now who are friendly. One loves my lap. Both neutered.

[qazplm135]

10. Had my prior cat for 11 years before she passed from heart cancer

she would greet me at the door every single day and rub my boots a little bit and then present for butt rubs.

It's how I knew she was sick when she didn't immediately say hello.

If you treat them like dogs as kittens, they will grow up like dogs as adults for the most part. Playful, affectionate, and wanting to be near you.

[wryter2000]

12. Even shy ferals want to be nearby

I’ve found ferals who won’t let me touch them will hang out nearby when I sit outside.

[Trueblue1968]

8. I LOVE CATS !!! We have 5 cats. Hubby rescued them. They were feral kittens.

ANNIE & TAFFY (they are sisters).

INKY, SADIE & our boy SALLY were all rescued from hubby's Feral cat colony.

[Rhiannon12866]

13. I still remember when Stephen Colbert had a group of performing cats on his show

And when the cats weren't cooperating, Stephen did the tricks himself!

A Performance By The Amazing Acro-Cats

The Acro-Cats stopped by to perform some of their amazing tricks and educate everyone on the importance of rescuing animals. Support the Acro-Cats by donating to their Kickstarter at http://kck.st/1PwPQCK.