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[–] 14 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (5 children)

Cat's shouldn't be left outside in the first place, because of situations like this.

*"Cat's shouldn't be left outside because they'll be crushed by a vehicle, eaten by coyotes, catch a deadly disease or purposely killed by shitty humans."

I can never understand why this is so often a hot take other than "it's natural", which is dubious at best. Leaving a cat outside by itself, without supervision and a harness is irresponsible and stupid. If you or your family do that, in a city, then make sure to have some "missing cat" posters pre-printed and always keep the picture up to date because that cat will likely not live a full life. Kindly keep any anecdotal evidence to the contrary to yourself, it stands for nothing.

Maybe if you lived on a farm and you wanted it to keep the mice population down, but then there's the environmental factor of how cats kill a lot of birds which stresses an already stressed population (and is maybe detrimental to crop health re. insects).

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  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 child)

    An urban environment is far removed from anything natural, well I'm not even sure what point you're trying to make.

    *I should say I full-heartedly agree with being reckless and out of touch. Our cities can be so, so much better then what they are now; although, that doesn't change the fact that they are exceptionally dangerous places for pedestrians, let alone a tiny cat.

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  • [+] -7 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    When you infantilize an entire species and see them as unworthy of having basic freedom. Hopefully one day you have your "am I the baddy" moment.

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