Walk around the neighborhood. Cats are an invasive species. When I was growing up my neighbor had a paintball gun to shoot any cats that wandered into his yard cause they killed the birds at his bird feeder.
They are normally fine around farms and breweries but that’s because they are hunting things like mice that get into grain and such.
Everyone keeps saying they’re invasive, but like… They’ve been around for thousands of years and were around before we started domesticating them (or they started domesticating us, I guess).
And yes, they kill birds, but then other wild animals also kill other animals.
And yes I realize you’re on .ca so probably Canadian, but my point is, everyone seems to assume everyone on the Internet is North American. Plenty of us live in Europe, where cats are sort of a naturally occurring phenomenon.
Yeah but like most invasive species we brought them to places they dont live naturally. Other than a loose dog not much will even bother a cat in North American cities.
Nothing lives in cities naturally. Cities themselves just aren’t natural.
Where I come from, outdoors cats really don’t have a particularly long shelf life in cities and towns. Either they get hit by a car, or they wander to the forest and find something stronger than them
Cats should be kept indoors, but moreover your neighbor is a piece of shit and I hope he gets what he deserves. Get a super soaker you fucking monster, shooting someone’s pet with something that travels around 200 mph is a bad look. After he baited them at that, I understand that wasn’t his intention but the cats are just living by their basic instincts, it’s not their fault. If he really was interested in stopping them rather than being cruel humane traps are cheap, just do what normal fucking people do, catch it, drive it 5-10mi, and release it somewhere it’s no longer your problem, or drive it to the nearest no kill shelter. But no, can’t be a decent human, it’s more fun to break their ribs and possibly let them slowly internally bleed to death because they committed the crime of wanting to eat.
I’d rat him out for animal cruelty right now if I knew his name and location.
Sorry, I was being cheeky. I was saying that your story is anecdotal, and doesnt apply to everyone else. It also depends heavily whether the cat is male or female, but thats sort of getting in the weeds. Its okay to both have indoor cats and outdoor cats, there are advantages and disadvantages to both.
I’d imagine if someone were in an area that had a problem with cats killing other species, then they would prohibit outdoor cats to some degree? My area doesnt have this problem from what I can research so I’m not sure on that.
Walk around the neighborhood. Cats are an invasive species. When I was growing up my neighbor had a paintball gun to shoot any cats that wandered into his yard cause they killed the birds at his bird feeder.
They are normally fine around farms and breweries but that’s because they are hunting things like mice that get into grain and such.
Invasive where?
Everyone keeps saying they’re invasive, but like… They’ve been around for thousands of years and were around before we started domesticating them (or they started domesticating us, I guess).
And yes, they kill birds, but then other wild animals also kill other animals.
And yes I realize you’re on .ca so probably Canadian, but my point is, everyone seems to assume everyone on the Internet is North American. Plenty of us live in Europe, where cats are sort of a naturally occurring phenomenon.
Yeah but like most invasive species we brought them to places they dont live naturally. Other than a loose dog not much will even bother a cat in North American cities.
Nothing lives in cities naturally. Cities themselves just aren’t natural.
Where I come from, outdoors cats really don’t have a particularly long shelf life in cities and towns. Either they get hit by a car, or they wander to the forest and find something stronger than them
Cats should be kept indoors, but moreover your neighbor is a piece of shit and I hope he gets what he deserves. Get a super soaker you fucking monster, shooting someone’s pet with something that travels around 200 mph is a bad look. After he baited them at that, I understand that wasn’t his intention but the cats are just living by their basic instincts, it’s not their fault. If he really was interested in stopping them rather than being cruel humane traps are cheap, just do what normal fucking people do, catch it, drive it 5-10mi, and release it somewhere it’s no longer your problem, or drive it to the nearest no kill shelter. But no, can’t be a decent human, it’s more fun to break their ribs and possibly let them slowly internally bleed to death because they committed the crime of wanting to eat.
I’d rat him out for animal cruelty right now if I knew his name and location.
Found the serial killer in training.
Only a serial killer would protect birds?
Most monsters actually think they are the good guy BTW we know its you
heh whooosh.
So how do we know this one is the bad kind or the ok kind?
It’s not the kind of cat, it’s the location
Cool story.
Wait, which part are you questioning? The paintball gun? Or that cats pose a threat to local wildlife? Because one of those has been extensively investigated.
The paintball gun is just wrong.
Both the paintball gun and letting cats roam freely are wrong. Everybody’s an asshole (except the cat, can’t blame them) in this story
Thanks for the link, very enlightening
Sorry, I was being cheeky. I was saying that your story is anecdotal, and doesnt apply to everyone else. It also depends heavily whether the cat is male or female, but thats sort of getting in the weeds. Its okay to both have indoor cats and outdoor cats, there are advantages and disadvantages to both.
I’d imagine if someone were in an area that had a problem with cats killing other species, then they would prohibit outdoor cats to some degree? My area doesnt have this problem from what I can research so I’m not sure on that.
yes
lol this outburst contextualizes your other comments
Outburst seems like a strong word for this.