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Originally posted by juju
[b]Perhaps the female cat situation could be analagous to the human practice of rape?[b]
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I don't think so. All the cats I've been around, especially the barn cats, the females were pretty formidable. Considering were up to out butts in cats, in this country at least, it's hard to believe they're that opposed to it.
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I don't think lack of knowledge really reinforces a hypothesis. But perhaps I misunderstand you. In any case I have to attend to Kathy. I'll be back later. 
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OK. my bad. What I tried too say was it takes away the basis for the competing hypothesis that they do it for pleasure and reproduction is accidental. The other case against that is so many animals time their births to seasons and other outside influences.