My cat is awesome so I can't imagine why anyone would be rude to him and I wouldn't appreciate it but some people are just not animal lovers, that doesn't mean they are bad people either. I'm a bit particular about dogs, I've no time for those small yappy ones that seem to soak up a level of assholery from their owners. If I don't feel comfortable around somebody else's dog I usually don't feel comfortable around them. But I've also liked other people's dogs and at the same time wanted to strangle their owner. There's no blanket rules here.
from what I can see the cat does, who keeps blankets as pets apart from charlie brown