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[–] BigBrownDog@lemmy.world 6 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Explain.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 18 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

A recent study by the Smithsonian Institution and the US Fish and Wildlife Service estimated that domestic cats kill about 2.4 billion birds and 12.3 billion small mammals each year in the lower forty-eight states. This is far higher—and probably more accurate–than previous figures, and likely exceeds all other sources of human-related losses of these animals.

[–] BigBrownDog@lemmy.world 12 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I'm not sure we are in the same conversation, brother. I said that cats benefited from befriending humanity. You seem to be posting statistics that argue in my favor.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 9 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I said that cats benefited from befriending humanity

Absolutely. And I added that they're a primary agent by which humans propagate the Holocene Extinction.

Like, we wouldn't be nearly as successful at killing so many small mammals and insects if we weren't bringing domesticated cats with us all over the world.

[–] BigBrownDog@lemmy.world 3 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I see what you're saying.

We didn't bring cats anywhere though, they came on their on volition. They do what they want. Dogs are just happy to be anywhere.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

We didn’t bring cats anywhere though

:-/

A House Cat Was Brought To A Remote Island In 1894—A Year Later A Species Was Extinct

[–] BigBrownDog@lemmy.world 0 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

It came on it's own accord. Whether we wanted it there or not, it would have gone there.

[–] W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 17 hours ago

Wait, the cat drove a Honda? I must have missed that in the article.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 5 points 17 hours ago

It came on it’s own accord.

It literally had to be dragged along hissing and scratching

[–] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 0 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Ok but I mean, how many of those birds are pigeons and rats? That's a service...

[–] EvilHankVenture@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago

I would guess that none of the birds were rats. Unless you mean they talked to the cops, in which case I agree they had it coming.