Thursday, 8 June 2023

Cat-astrophe

quote [ Outdoor cats are considered one of the worst invasive species by ecologists. And humans are bitterly torn over how to respond. ]

That's because he's an outdoor cat
[SFW] [environment & nature] [+1 Informative]
[by ScoobySnacks@5:01amGMT]

Comments

slaytanik said @ 6:38am GMT on 8th Jun
This is like blaming cattle for CO2 emissions when humans are the root cause of the issue
Domestic cats exist because of humans, it's people that are the problem
slaytanik said @ 6:44am GMT on 8th Jun
WeiYang said[1] @ 1:05pm GMT on 8th Jun
We have 2 cats who we walk on leashes. It's not hard and they love it and it keeps them safe primarily. I have personally prevented the neighbor's cat from being stolen.
It's also easier on the wildlife, although the boy cas caught 2 birds, a chipmunk and a baby bunny, all while leashed.(he is a baaaad motherfucker) They were all fine. The girls gets voles and once got a chipmunk. Again, they all lived.
Dienes said @ 1:18pm GMT on 8th Jun
Same - we have a stroller, leashes, and an enclosed catio, on top of the enrichment we use in the home. None of it was difficult to teach the cats to do. They get exposure to all the fun, safe parts of being outside, without being able to produce harm or be harmed.

Its insane that we have no problem with putting these basic, simple restrictions on dogs but not cats.
TimmoW said @ 5:21pm GMT on 9th Jun
Honestly we're probably only clocking 80% with dogs anyway. The amount of terrible dog owners I see who flaunt all the rules and who will say "oh he never does that!" when their dog straight up attacks a dog or a child is insane.

Post a comment
[note: if you are replying to a specific comment, then click the reply link on that comment instead]

You must be logged in to comment on posts.



Posts of Import
Karma
SE v2 Closed BETA
First Post
Subscriptions and Things

Karma Rankings
ScoobySnacks
HoZay
Paracetamol
lilmookieesquire
Ankylosaur