Broader adoption of keeping cats safe at home would have large benefits for cat welfare, human health, local wildlife and even the economy. So, should cat owners be required to keep their pets contained to their property?
The answer to the question is obviously “yes”.
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Ah I’m just here for the drama, so it suits me just fine
Jokes aside, it did surprise me a bit. Considering Lemmy tends to be quite left leaning and big into climate activism and stuff of that nature, I really didn’t expect there to be this many people who disagree with the OP. I’ve never really seen more than 1 comment per thread that goes against the common opinion
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give me a decent explanation for letting your animals decimate the wildlife and I’ll consider it. Otherwise…
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Plane travel i think is Australian’s biggest problem on this. I once had a friend spitting daggers at me for suggesting the amount of waste caused by travelling to a place like Europe every year needs to be stopped (read: trips spaced out further) until we access a different less carbon intensive transport.
I thought the point i’s making was really, really moderate considering the impacts, but my friend turned on me like i’d just insulted their mothers favourite budgie.
It was a surreal moment.
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Haha, i might have been embellished that a bit.
there’s nothing logically controversial, it’s cat owners who can’t be bothered to care properly for their responsibilities. If you take a pet, it’s your responsibility. If you let that outside to murder the wildlife, it’s incompetence and malice. Cat owners just don’t want to take responsibility.