Cats are INNOCENT???? You haven't met mine. I bought a nice new top-of-the-line scratching post for them to protect the new berber carpet. My "good" cat took to it right away and hasn't touched the carpet for scratching purposes. The evil one (who disguises her evilness by being fluffy and adorable and annoyingly affectionate) has completely IGNORED the scratching post (even when I was flicking a long string over it), and prefers to work on the stairs.
Cute pics!