Please consider that cat you may hit may have been cared about by someone as much as a dog... 
Like I said, I won't hurt it on purpose but my honest feelings on the matter are what they are. Live and let live and keep your cat out of my property. If I accidentally hurt your animal I'll try to make monetary amends but I just won't feel bad about the animal itself. I understand the owner would need my sympathy and I would apologize profusely for the harm I've done to the person and do my best to comfort the owner as best as I can but I still don't like cats. Guess I'm a monster.