That seems pretty disingenuous, considering how common it is for cats to be trained for all sorts of things and how easy it is to find evidence that cats can be trained:

https://youtu.be/Uu-hRtkaVLc

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=can+cats+be+trained

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=train+cats+to+stay+off+counter