▲ 1174 ▼ Coyote feeder (media.kbin.social) submitted 3 years ago by PugJesus@kbin.social to c/memes@sopuli.xyz 126 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Kerb@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 3 years ago (4 children) then we should set out a bunch of coyotes, to keep the feral cat population in check. what could possibly go wrong? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] zephr_c@lemm.ee 15 points 3 years ago (2 children) Sure, we could try it in Australia first. They love that kind of thing. It always goes great for them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] lowleveldata@programming.dev 7 points 3 years ago Nah the coyotes would just all get eaten by the spiders permalink fedilink source parent [–] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) Australia already has dingos, which are like coyotes except they eat babies instead of cats. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] moody@lemmings.world 8 points 3 years ago You paint a whole house and nobody calls you a painter, but you eat one baby... permalink fedilink source parent [–] pagshile@lemm.ee 7 points 3 years ago (2 children) "So, we set coyotes loose to catch the cats. Then what? We get a wolf to eat the coyotes? Then we get a tiger to eat the wolf!? WHAT EATS THE TIGER, DAD - TELL ME THAT!" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Imgonnatrythis@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago I mean you are partially right. Bringing back wolves would help in NA. They are supposed to be a part of the ecosystem and might help keep coyotes in check to a degree at least and would certainly keep killer deer population is n check. They were eliminated more out of fear than legitimate threat and killer deer have now far exceeded human threat compared to wolves. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Imgonnatrythis@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago China permalink fedilink source parent [–] halvo317@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) In Minnesota, we let five months of inhospitable winter do the dirty work for us. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I've got bad news if you think cats don't survive winter... And I'm living in a more northern region too... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] halvo317@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) It definitely culls our local population. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] halvo317@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago* I don't understand your point. I'm saying the effects of an inhospitable winter environment does quite a bit of the dirty work for keeping feral cat populations in check. Were you agreeing with me? permalink fedilink source parent [–] PugJesus@kbin.social [S] 1 point 3 years ago I like the way you think permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zephr_c@lemm.ee 15 points 3 years ago (2 children) Sure, we could try it in Australia first. They love that kind of thing. It always goes great for them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] lowleveldata@programming.dev 7 points 3 years ago Nah the coyotes would just all get eaten by the spiders permalink fedilink source parent [–] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) Australia already has dingos, which are like coyotes except they eat babies instead of cats. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] moody@lemmings.world 8 points 3 years ago You paint a whole house and nobody calls you a painter, but you eat one baby... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lowleveldata@programming.dev 7 points 3 years ago Nah the coyotes would just all get eaten by the spiders permalink fedilink source parent
[–] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) Australia already has dingos, which are like coyotes except they eat babies instead of cats. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] moody@lemmings.world 8 points 3 years ago You paint a whole house and nobody calls you a painter, but you eat one baby... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] moody@lemmings.world 8 points 3 years ago You paint a whole house and nobody calls you a painter, but you eat one baby... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pagshile@lemm.ee 7 points 3 years ago (2 children) "So, we set coyotes loose to catch the cats. Then what? We get a wolf to eat the coyotes? Then we get a tiger to eat the wolf!? WHAT EATS THE TIGER, DAD - TELL ME THAT!" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Imgonnatrythis@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago I mean you are partially right. Bringing back wolves would help in NA. They are supposed to be a part of the ecosystem and might help keep coyotes in check to a degree at least and would certainly keep killer deer population is n check. They were eliminated more out of fear than legitimate threat and killer deer have now far exceeded human threat compared to wolves. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Imgonnatrythis@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago China permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Imgonnatrythis@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago I mean you are partially right. Bringing back wolves would help in NA. They are supposed to be a part of the ecosystem and might help keep coyotes in check to a degree at least and would certainly keep killer deer population is n check. They were eliminated more out of fear than legitimate threat and killer deer have now far exceeded human threat compared to wolves. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] halvo317@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) In Minnesota, we let five months of inhospitable winter do the dirty work for us. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I've got bad news if you think cats don't survive winter... And I'm living in a more northern region too... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] halvo317@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) It definitely culls our local population. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] halvo317@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago* I don't understand your point. I'm saying the effects of an inhospitable winter environment does quite a bit of the dirty work for keeping feral cat populations in check. Were you agreeing with me? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I've got bad news if you think cats don't survive winter... And I'm living in a more northern region too... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] halvo317@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) It definitely culls our local population. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] halvo317@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago* I don't understand your point. I'm saying the effects of an inhospitable winter environment does quite a bit of the dirty work for keeping feral cat populations in check. Were you agreeing with me? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] halvo317@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) It definitely culls our local population. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] halvo317@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago* I don't understand your point. I'm saying the effects of an inhospitable winter environment does quite a bit of the dirty work for keeping feral cat populations in check. Were you agreeing with me? permalink fedilink source parent
[+] jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] halvo317@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago* I don't understand your point. I'm saying the effects of an inhospitable winter environment does quite a bit of the dirty work for keeping feral cat populations in check. Were you agreeing with me? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] halvo317@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago* I don't understand your point. I'm saying the effects of an inhospitable winter environment does quite a bit of the dirty work for keeping feral cat populations in check. Were you agreeing with me? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PugJesus@kbin.social [S] 1 point 3 years ago I like the way you think permalink fedilink source parent
