Jim Kata

I was just in the humor forum and read a pretty good joke. At the end of it people were saying how much they hate cats (a cat being buried was in the punchline). And with this serial cat killer in Colorado and people being happy about it. I don't understand why.
Now I had 3 cats at my parents house and 2 cats at my house. And I LOVE(D) THEM!
-They don't require me to go take them out for walks.
-They don't bark anytime someone rings my doorbell or if they see someone outside.
-They don't drool everywhere.
-They don't stink 90% of the time.
-They don't eat their own feces.
-They are very affectionate if you treat them well.
-They obey me (commands such as "come here", "get down", "no", etc.)
-They have very strong personalities
-They don't beg for food while I'm eating it.

so on and so forth.

I just don't understand why so many people hate cats. I know it might sound like I am not a big fan of dogs cause of my list up above, which isn't true. I love dogs...I just couldn't live with one in my townhouse. Maybe if I had a bigger house it would be cool.
Anyways, I am just trying to figure why people hate cats so much. My girlfriend was never a cat person. Until she met my cat when we started dating (who went to kitty heaven last friday). He would sit her lap, and go to sleep on her while she was watching tv and so forth and so on. I wouldn't say she is a cat person but she definetly loves cats now. She is the reason I have 2 cats at my own house now. So lets hear it. Why do you hate cats if you do?