More scientific evidence has surfaced to show that while mittens may be your sweet angel, letting her roam outside is also a big threat to biodiversity.

    • stopthatgirl7@kbin.socialOP
      81·
      11 months ago

      Yeah, folks gets tetchy about being told they need to keep their cute little murder fluff inside for both its sake and the local wildlife.

      • mateomaui@reddthat.comEnglish
        315·
        11 months ago

        And being told we’re poor owners and don’t deserve to have a pet. You should really knock that shit off.

          • mateomaui@reddthat.comEnglish
            29·
            11 months ago

            I didn’t start a fight. I provided feedback about how my cat’s health exists outside your rules with my vet’s approval, and you insisted on being the way you are about it. You can still get over it.

          • mateomaui@reddthat.comEnglish
            0·
            11 months ago

            According to my vets, I am a fantastic owner, doing the best for my pet. So, again, you and everyone else who doesn’t like it can get over it.

            • Garbanzo@lemmy.worldEnglish
              0·
              11 months ago

              Let’s see what the vet says when fluffy gets pancaked by a car or torn to shreds by a coyote. You’d be responsible for that.

              • mateomaui@reddthat.comEnglish
                0·
                11 months ago

                oooh, fear-mongering, no one has tried that before.

                There are no coyotes on Maui, moron, or any other animals that would attack him except dogs, and all those he would encounter are cat friendly, and I am far from the road so that’s no issue.

                Try again, asshole.

                edit: seriously, dawg, this island has cat colonies everywhere because they have no predators here. There are volunteers just to feed all the feral cats.

                  • mateomaui@reddthat.comEnglish
                    01·
                    11 months ago

                    Sure, and until all the cat colonies are gone, bitching about my one cat means nothing. Meanwhile, the main threat to native birds remains to be the mosquitos. Threatened birds haven’t been caught and sent to be raised in captivity because of cats, it’s because of the virus laden mosquitos. Plenty of articles about that if you bother to look. My cat is still going outside. Get the fuck over it.

                    edit: also, I already commented on this reality regarding my own cat here

                    https://reddthat.com/comment/5606452

                    I just love how people who don’t live here think they’re going to educate us on something.

        • sartalon@lemmy.world
          45·
          11 months ago

          Holy shit, these people are fanatically stupid.

          How dare you imply they are over generalizing and exaggerating consequences! To hell with those people downvoting you.

          I definitely monitor my cat when he is outside, but that’s because he thinks he is safe and I know he’s going to make a feast for some coyote if I don’t.

          I wish he could catch that fat ass squirrel that won’t leave my garden alone, but he’s about as graceful on his feet as a newborn horse.

          That being said, people need to spay and neuter their pets. I live in Houston, and it is a plague here, because people are lazy/stupid.

          Anyway, over development has done more to destroy wildlife than any fucking cat, but these people want to blame cat owners.

          Must be nice to have so much free time to waste on bullshit.