Pets

Why do you refer to the cat as "it"? Cats have genders and this one is a male, therefore he should be referred to as "he" or "him" in my opinion.

I'm not trying to chastise or correct you, but I've always wondered why people do that. It seems cold, like the cat is an inanimate object, just a thing, and not a living, breathing being.

Just my two cents, although nobody asked for it.