I used to run past this house with a tiny little terrier sitting in the yard, unleashed. He would start yapping when he saw me and running after me. One time he actually bit my calf, drawing a tiny bit of blood. I stopped and yelled “HEY, YOUR SHIT LITTLE DOG JUST BIT ME!” The owner came out and scooped up his dog and I explained again that it had bitten me. The owner said “no, my little {whatever the fuck his shit dog’s name was} wouldn’t do that.” I showed him the tiny fresh bite and he said there was no proof his dog had done that. I glowered at him and ran on.
A couple of weeks later I ran past the dog walking through a different yard about a quarter mile away. Apparently this little shit liked to just wander free and the owner probably had no clue. I was so ready to just stomp the shit out of it if it attacked me again, but it acted like it didn’t even see me. Apparently there’s no need to get yappy if it’s not your home turf.
Don’t let your cats wander freely, it’s terrible for local wildlife. And if they’re anything like the cats in my neighborhood, they’re terrorizing other cats that are responsibly kept inside.
For all you know a neighbor is about to put out a trap to capture your cat and take it to a shelter. I know because I’m about to do that for the two cats that keep trying to attack my cats through our windows.
My cat goes out, under supervision, to a limited area of the yard/driveway/garden. She was raised indoors for almost 10 years and she’s somewhat timid, less these days, but definitely running for the house if spooked. You should see the joy on her chubby kitty face laying on the hot pavement in the sun. I think cats deserve some outside time, but they shouldn’t be let to just roam free. It’s also kind of just feeding cats to the coyotes…
You know why, you HAVE to see my beautiful happy kitty in the sun
What a princess!
100% agreed, my kitties love their outside time. They go out into our fenced yard in harnesses with pretty long leads to explore around. ♥️
They’ve been going out for thousands of years and suddenly now it’s a bad thing?
Cats existed long before we domesticated them.
If you live in North Africa or the Middle East where domestic cats originated I’m open to this argument. Though I’d want to look at ecological research for those areas in particular because cats kept by humans still aren’t going to go through natural predator-prey cycles so my guess is they’re still an ecological threat.
If you don’t live there, cats are not native to your area and this line of argument has no founding because they are an invasive species to your area.
Yeah, but not in the numbers and concentrations that we now have them.
Your “I don’t believe things I’m told because I am resistant” is showing.
Are you really going to argue with the well established fact that house cats are an extremely destructive force to local ecology if left outside?
Weird hill to die on, but OK.
They are a problem.outside their native range, such as the americas
My cat doesn’t give a fuck. I’ve met her outside the grocery store, and she tries to follow me inside.
“It’s ok, I’m here with neidu4”
Hmm, is this salmon wild caught, or farm raised?
I had a cat that would run out the door to jump in my arms, like a less violent hobbes. She was very cute
I happened upon my cat hanging out with another cat once.
Imagine the level of embarrassment from the perspective of your cat.
No joke, I was out for a walk one day and I found my cat’s disembodied head laying by the pedestrian trail. Apparently the coyotes nabbed him, ate his body, and placed his head on the pedestrian trail as a trophy
That is horrifying and I am sorry for both of you.
Did you learn anything?
That’s an awful thing to say to someone. Would you say that to somebody’s face in person?
Was it a weird, grotesque, out of place comment? Yea, totally.
Is it okay to talk down to someone like you did for that? Not in my opinion.
Your cat is not judging you chill.
This person obviously doesn’t own a cat. These are judgemental beings.
I interpreted it as “You cat is judging you, and has determined that you are not chil.”
Maybe because I own a cat
Same
