Science Memes

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[–] Ashyr@sh.itjust.works 52 points 2 years ago (1 child)

That killed my childhood cat. Would be awesome for future kids to not experience what I did.

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[+] Socsa@sh.itjust.works -38 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Kind of seems like losing a pet is an important part of growing up tbh.

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[–] Nythos@sh.itjust.works 23 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Kind of doesn’t.

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[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

I dunno accepting death as an inevitability seems important since since we otherwise struggle hard to ignore it in western culture and by extension can create a lot of suffering.

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[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 years ago

A pet doesn't need to die for that. If you look around... Death is everywhere!

[Starts singing and dancing a musical number down the street]

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[–] Rozauhtuno@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 2 years ago

What a heartless thing to say.

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[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Accepting death is an important part of growing up, but no animal deserves to die just to be a goddamn teachable moment

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[–] Drusas@kbin.run 30 points 2 years ago

That would be amazing. They can already live so long. To think, you might be able to have a cat with you for most of your adult life.

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[–] ickplant@lemmy.world [S] 11 points 2 years ago

This makes me very happy, thank you for sharing!

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[–] DeviantOvary@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

One of my family cats is currently at the end of her life due to kidney disease. It really sucks, glad they're doing something about it. Now if only they could do the same for dogs.

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[–] nintendiator@feddit.cl 4 points 2 years ago

If successful it could

Wanna bet what capitalism is going to say about that?

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[–] nicky7@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

I'm literally having my 19 year old cat put down tomorrow due to kidney disease and I very much wish for him to feel young and healthy again. It sucks.

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[–] Apollo42@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Sorry for your loss mate

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[–] freijon@lemmings.world -5 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Unpopular opinion: There are already way too many domestic cats and they are responsible for the extinction of various species, mostly birds. They are amongst the most problematic invasive species in the world. Its probably not a good idea to increase their lifespan...

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[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

Popular opinion: I love cats

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[+] FozzyOsbourne@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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[–] freijon@lemmings.world 7 points 2 years ago

I'm not only talking about my country, but you're right: The location matters. It's a fact that cats have a noticeable impact on global biodiversity. There is an interesting article on the matter here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-42766-6

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[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone -1 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Forgive me if I don't treat Britain as an expert on biodiversity, given their history of hunting most of their wildlife to extinction.

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[+] FozzyOsbourne@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

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[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

You can get them fixed.

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[–] Seleni@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago

The reason birds are going extinct is humans. Hunting, habitat loss, and climate change are far, far more impactful than cats. As much as they kill, cats shouldn’t even be making a dent in bird populations in most of the world (yes, there are islands and a few microbiomes where they have an outsized impact, and that is an issue that needs to be addressed).

Cats only have such a big impact because we drove those species of birds to the edge of extinction already.