this post was submitted on 28 Aug 2025
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[–] Illogicalbit@lemmy.world 44 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 34 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] three@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Assuming this is an outdoor cat (collar and bell), they'll get their fill of violence from decimating local bird populations 🙂

[–] toxoplasma0gondii@feddit.org 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

There are studies indicating that 1. The Urbanisation of previous bird habitat has a much bigger impact on certain populations and 2. Most of the birds killed are common and adapted to urban life. Which leads to the conclusion that cats are not the one and only big problem for sining bird population, which is mostly spoken of in this context.

[–] Fondots@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Regardless of if they're a major factor or not, or what species they're targeting, it's still a shitty thing to do to allow your pet to fuck with the local wildlife.

If you wouldn't go out killing birds, don't let your cat do it either.

So... if they would go out and kill birds, their pet can?

Lolol! (/s, in case my joke wasn't clear)

[–] douglasg14b@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

Not if they die from the non-detachable collar snagging on a branch first 😕

[–] HulkSmashBurgers@reddthat.com 1 points 4 days ago

Birds don't stand a chance with those murder mittens.

[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca -4 points 4 days ago

wth is an outdoor catm..that's called animal abuse, or a stray..which most likely happened because it was an abuse cat by people allowing their pets to roam outside freely.

[–] ScruffyDucky@lemmy.world 30 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 3 points 3 days ago

The paw says 👍, but the nose says 🖕.

[–] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago (2 children)

My God... they are evolving before our very eyes. Our thumbs are our only advantage over them. With this level of cute and thumbs too? We're doomed.

[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

They'll be making spears in no time

[–] notabot@piefed.social 8 points 4 days ago

Nevermind spears, they'll be able to operate tin openers!

Between thumbed cats and AI global warming, we're all doomed. But at least the thumbed cats are the cutest death. Pspspspspsps

[–] ileftreddit@piefed.social 11 points 4 days ago

Ok even for a cat, that’s especially cute

[–] douglasg14b@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Adorable thumbs.

I sure hope that collar is detachable though. Cats have a tendency to get their collars stuck on things and subsequently hang themselves if it's not.

It's not a pretty sight to find, and is why pmuch every cat collar sold automatically detaches with a little force.

[–] stoicmaverick@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

How does he type with boxing gloves on?

[–] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 8 points 4 days ago

Polydactyls always make me sad, because the first cat I wanted from the shelter was a polydactyl and my dad said no because, "you don't know what else is wrong with it." So I had to get a dog instead.

To this day, cats are my preferred pet, and we have 7. Dogs are cool to hang out with, but I don't want to have to be personally responsible every time a pet needs to use the bathroom.

[–] meekah@gehirneimer.de 8 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Alright, wrap it up. We're done. Cats are gonna take over.

Let me ask you a question. Out of all the pets we have around the world, which single pet is allowed to shove things off tables and get away with it? Only cats. They have already taken over. Some of us just haven't yet realized. Accept your fate, and open this Cesar's pack.

[–] KittenBiscuits@lemmy.today 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

🎶 We'll. Make. Great pets!
We'll make great pets!
🎶

Cats are evolving. Soon their legs will be long enough to reach the gas pedals and steal your car.

[–] stinky@redlemmy.com 2 points 3 days ago

extra beans

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago

Is this Mittens?

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

I wonder if you live near a coast. I've read that sailors considered them lucky and so they're more common in port cities.