How to avoid type safety warnings with Hibernate HQL results?

Query q = sess.createQuery("from Cat cat");
List cats = q.list();

List<Cat> cats = q.list();

List<Cat> cats = Collections.checkedList(Cat.class, q.list());

List<Cat> cats = MyHibernateUtils.listAndCast(q);

...

public static <T> List<T> listAndCast(Query q) {
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    List list = q.list();
    return list;
}

public List<Cat> findAll() {
    Query q = sess.createQuery("from Cat cat");
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    List<Cat> cats = q.list();
    return cats;
}

List<Empleado> _tmpRetorno Collections.checkedList(query1.getResultList(),Empleado.class);

Query q = sess.createQuery("from Cat cat");
   List<?> results =(List<?>) q.list();
   List<Cat> cats = new ArrayList<Cat>();
   for(Object result:results) {
       Cat cat = (Cat) result;
       cats.add(cat);
    }