verticality of violence
Cat's can only apply few zoonotic diseases and claw out iris or retinas, they are tepid compared to what dogs can do to women, children and elderly.
I love dogs and i think all cats in NA are invasive parasites who need to be culled but nobody cares but dogs have the ability to kill
You can't weigh something 1/10th of the size attack wise, a cat scratch isn't the same as a dog bite