On Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:08:24 -0400, "jmcquown" >
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>> On Mar 26, 6:03 pm, (ms. tonya) wrote:
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>>> I never would let pets in my kitchen period, my 2 late cats of 17 years
>>> were trained from day one kitchen was off limits even the stool I had in
>>> corner now training new cat same rules.
>>>
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>> Our cats and dogs are welcome in any room in the house. There really
>> isn't a safety issue, and hair isn't that big a deal. There will
>> always be hair around since it can float from one room to the next and
>> ride on our clothes anyway. The dogs get fed in the kitchen. It
>> doesn't take much work to teach the cats that they are not allowed on
>> kitchen or dining room counters or tables. They know they can be on
>> tables in other rooms, dressers, bathroom counters, etc. It has been
>> years since I have seen any cat on the kitchen counter.
>>
>> We also wash the counters before fixing food, and we don't prepare
>> food directly on the counter anyway. We put down a cutting board,
>> plate, or some type of dish.
>>
>Wow! Thank you for a sensible answer!

That's what normal people do, even those who have no pets. cats are
actually cleaner than people. It's very difficult for me to believe
that those people who worry about cats on contertops ever raised
children, they certainly never changed a diaper.