“You don’t like kitties, eh? I know a great vacation spot in the Siberian wilderness you’ll love.”
Cats take on a similar status in Russia as they do in Japan and are greatly preferred to all other animals. Based on surveys, Russian are the biggest suckers for cute felines in the world. Their Slavic cousins in Ukraine a close second. Doggies? Not so much. Constant wolf attacks will do that. Russia’s distrust of Fido isn’t entirely unreasonable. It’s seeped into their consciousness, as depicted in this painting of a speeding sleigh crushing a pack of wolves:
Dogs and Russians are like oil and water. By one estimate, you are more likely to be attacked by a mutt than a criminal in Moscow. Based on ancient folklore, Slavs were constantly terrified of werewolves. Guinness World Records lists the 2010 Verkhoyansk “super pack” as the largest concentration of Canis lupus in reported history. A similar tale recounts a bridal party devoured by wolves in 1911. Legend has it that the wolves on the Eastern Front of WWI were so bloodthirsty that the two warring sides ceased hostilities to destroy a hungry wolfpack, as allegedly depicted in this totally-accurate periodical:
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