Cat’s shouldn’t be left outside in the first place, because of situations like this.
*“Cat’s shouldn’t be left outside because they’ll be crushed by a vehicle, eaten by coyotes, catch a deadly disease or purposely killed by shitty humans.”
I can never understand why this is so often a hot take other than “it’s natural”, which is dubious at best. Leaving a cat outside by itself, without supervision and a harness is irresponsible and stupid. If you or your family do that, in a city, then make sure to have some “missing cat” posters pre-printed and always keep the picture up to date because that cat will likely not live a full life. Kindly keep any anecdotal evidence to the contrary to yourself, it stands for nothing.
Maybe if you lived on a farm and you wanted it to keep the mice population down, but then there’s the environmental factor of how cats kill a lot of birds which stresses an already stressed population (and is maybe detrimental to crop health re. insects).
They ARE basically toddlers. They are dumb animals that need supervision in an urban environment, if you don’t want to do that you don’t deserve to be a pet owner. Full stop.
An urban environment is far removed from anything natural, well I’m not even sure what point you’re trying to make.
*I should say I full-heartedly agree with being reckless and out of touch. Our cities can be so, so much better then what they are now; although, that doesn’t change the fact that they are exceptionally dangerous places for pedestrians, let alone a tiny cat.
Cat’s shouldn’t be left outside in the first place, because of situations like this.
*“Cat’s shouldn’t be left outside because they’ll be crushed by a vehicle, eaten by coyotes, catch a deadly disease or purposely killed by shitty humans.”
I can never understand why this is so often a hot take other than “it’s natural”, which is dubious at best. Leaving a cat outside by itself, without supervision and a harness is irresponsible and stupid. If you or your family do that, in a city, then make sure to have some “missing cat” posters pre-printed and always keep the picture up to date because that cat will likely not live a full life. Kindly keep any anecdotal evidence to the contrary to yourself, it stands for nothing.
Maybe if you lived on a farm and you wanted it to keep the mice population down, but then there’s the environmental factor of how cats kill a lot of birds which stresses an already stressed population (and is maybe detrimental to crop health re. insects).
/rant
i also approve of bodega cats
Fully agree, this not only highlights the dangers of driverless vehicles but also highlights the fact cats shouldn’t be allowed outside.
When you infantilize an entire species and see them as unworthy of having basic freedom. Hopefully one day you have your “am I the baddy” moment.
They ARE basically toddlers. They are dumb animals that need supervision in an urban environment, if you don’t want to do that you don’t deserve to be a pet owner. Full stop.
I don’t desire to be a pet owner, but I am friends with lots of cats.
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An urban environment is far removed from anything natural, well I’m not even sure what point you’re trying to make.
*I should say I full-heartedly agree with being reckless and out of touch. Our cities can be so, so much better then what they are now; although, that doesn’t change the fact that they are exceptionally dangerous places for pedestrians, let alone a tiny cat.
disagree. we are part of nature.