Cats of War

[calmloki]

Cats of War

"The U.S. military has long used cats in special operations under the top-secret Covert Anti-Terrorism Stealth (CATS) program. Smarter and stealthier than dogs, cats are also more agile: They can climb trees and leap across buildings to gather intelligence. Studies show they can survive nine times as long as human soldiers".



'Bout time cats got some love.

 

[samclem]

Is Slate now moving into the Onion's territory?

 

[Amethyst]

"Survive nine times as long as humans..." yeah, definitely a clue that this is a satirical article :wink:

There was a "Mission Impossible" episode around 1970, where a trained cat (actually about 20 of them, all orange) was sent into a heavily guarded room to steal a jewel or sacred object - the cat's small size allowed it to evade weight sensors, motion detectors, etc. that a human would have set off.

Amethyst

 

[M Paquette]

Cats of War

"The U.S. military has long used cats in special operations under the top-secret Covert Anti-Terrorism Stealth (CATS) program. Smarter and stealthier than dogs, cats are also more agile: They can climb trees and leap across buildings to gather intelligence. Studies show they can survive nine times as long as human soldiers".

Excellent! Special Ops cats...

 

[Khan]

"Survive nine times as long as humans..." yeah, definitely a clue that this is a satirical article :wink:

There was a "Mission Impossible" episode around 1970, where a trained cat (actually about 20 of them, all orange) was sent into a heavily guarded room to steal a jewel or sacred object - the cat's small size allowed it to evade weight sensors, motion detectors, etc. that a human would have set off.

Amethyst

I recall that. There was also some anxiety when it seemed the cat was considering going 'off script'.

 

[braumeister]

I recall that. There was also some anxiety when it seemed the cat was considering going 'off script'.

I've told my cat to never think outside of the box.

 

[JOHNNIE36]

Possible but not probable! I can just see "SEAL team 6" giving their cat a coammand. And I can see that cat saying "go pi** up a rope". That's just the way cats are.

 

[calmloki]

Possible but not probable! I can just see "SEAL team 6" giving their cat a coammand. And I can see that cat saying "go pi** up a rope". That's just the way cats are.

"Adapt and overcome. or take a nap. You feel lucky?" CATS motto.

 

[powerplay]

That was so funny! Band of Whiskers

 

[clifp]

I always knew that CATS were superior to SEALs for covert operations. SEALs make a loud bark and the splash a lot. Cats are more ninja like, especially mine when she stalks birds. Two birds in two days

 

[cj]

Hilarious!! >^..^<

 

[2soon2tell]

These special ops soldiers shall be called SPATS.

 

[Sarah in SC]

This reminded me of an onion article as well. Oh, and for those of you with iPads, the Onion app is MARVELOUS!
I also loved the Ikea Cats commercial with all the cats roaming around the Ikea store. Such a cool one!
Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide

 

[calmloki]

Them dang Rooskies are doing copycat training - video of one of their training exercises which starts with really young feline recruits.

YouTube - kitten vs a scary thing (

 

[Ally]

I love the cats falling out of the plane with the paratroopers.

Of course, if it was real, not so much.

 

[Tigger]

"The U.S. military has long used cats in special operations under the top-secret Covert Anti-Terrorism Stealth (CATS) program.".

Nah, I don't see cats going to war. Mine always seemed more of the "naps, not war" philosophy