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[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 42 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Meme or whatever, but fuckwits that keep cats outdoors (and cat hoarders) are the main reason why my charitable donations to animal groups focus on spay/neuter programs rather than shelters. I know the animals in shelters need help too, but reducing the inflow of animals into the shelters helps them as well.

And reduces hazards to wildlife from cats, whether they be outdoor pets, strays, abandoned, or feral.

And reduces demand for meat-based cat foods.

It's the most efficient way to help that I can think of.

[–] presoak@lazysoci.al 3 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Speaking of efficiency. The most efficient way to maintain our software developer population would be quad-amputated, in work-coffins, fed with a corpse-derived slurry.

[–] ozymandias@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (12 children)

my environmental science teacher spent an hour talking about what apex predators cats are and how terrible outdoor cats are….
they pretty much kill for fun, all day….
if you declaw your cat (which is evil) and put a bell on it, then the last thing the bird will hear is a bell ringing while being batted to death.
they just decimate the local wildlife.

[–] 14th_cylon@lemmy.zip 16 points 1 day ago (3 children)

if you declaw your cat

declawing your cat is like cutting last segment of humans finger. please don't do that, it is a straight up torture, far worse than cutting ears, and should be illegal.

[–] presoak@lazysoci.al 5 points 22 hours ago

Yeah, it's pretty fucked up

[–] _g_be@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Didn't seem like they were advocating for that, just using it as an example

[–] ozymandias@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 day ago

it should be illegal, that’s just an example of what people say as an excuse for why it’s okay for their cat to be outside

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[–] Bonus@sh.itjust.works 81 points 2 days ago (16 children)

Anyone who keeps outdoor cats in coyote territory is just an asshole. Can confirm. Do live in coyote territory.

[–] rbos@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

Raccoons will also rip apart a slow or unwary cat.

[–] favoredponcho@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

I live in a mid-sized city and we have coyotes. I’ve seen them run down the street. A woman in my neighborhood lost her dog to coyotes. She is not in a rural spot either as her house is on the corner of an intersection.

[–] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip 51 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

People who have outdoor cats are facilitating the extinction of birds. I'm completely serious. Domestic cats kill billions of birds annually.

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[–] alsimoneau@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Anyone who keeps outdoor cats is just an asshole.

FTFY

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[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 48 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Shit like this is why it's so hard for you to adopt an animal btw. Shelters have no idea if you're a coyote feeder

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[–] licheas@sh.itjust.works 63 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (34 children)

saying so in front of the daughter is low key savage.

But it always boggles my mind when adults are shocked and horrified that predators ...predate. Especially non-vegans.

Like Bro. Hommie needs to eat, and they can't live off beans. (well, maybe coyotes can.)

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[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Parents be like: "Oops, my child just died, good thing I made a few backups"

[–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 35 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Go back far enough and yes, this is exactly how people thought.

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[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 79 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (81 children)

"Out~~si~~door cats" shouldn't be a thing, imo.

Edit: didn't realize I totally messed up the word, "outdoor".

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