I'm not saying cats can't have rabies, but it's pretty clear that rabiesity is more common in dogs - or at least more noticeable.

Of course my prejudice about dogs has been coloured by my experiences. We have had two dogs, and both were stupid as boots. On the other hand, our cats (many cats) are very nice, never claw or bite anyone, and I suspect, as any cat owner does, that I'm being used as a giant Pez-dispenser á la Felix.

I don't know much about rats, don't see them. Most of the rodents we see on our porch are mise. Oh, and there was a snake-skin there today.

BUT PIGS. Oh lord, pigs. Pigs are BIG (NO, you DON'T know how huge they are), they are smelly, they are intelligent, and their recent ancestors could gore through you like curry through Grannie. And I don't know about you, but if I were a pig, and I had a chance to gore a human or two, I'd take it. I'd take my pig companions and start a rebellion, and I would sterilise my warders, keep them in pens, and clip the teeth of their young with clippers.