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[–] CybranM@feddit.nu 45 points 5 hours ago (5 children)

That cats should remain indoors. Pet cats kill approximately 2.4 billion birds in the US alone, not to mention all the other animals that they also kill. I love cats as much as the next guy but keep them indoors for the love of nature

[–] marzhall@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

I have a take on this that I think no one will have fun with:

In my opinion there is no moral way to keep a cat as a pet.

Allowing cats to roam as they desire results in the aforementioned ecological damage. The opposite - keeping cats locked in a few thousand feet at best for twenty-odd years of life - is cruel.

As someone who was raised in the woods with outdoor cats and couldn't imagine keeping them inside - even though we lost two as I grew up - it's a circle I just can't square. So I figure that if and when I get cats, I'll dodge the question and adopt some older cats who were already raised inside and couldn't be trusted to go outside safely anyway.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

That cats should remain indoors.

In my experience, humans do tend to prefer this policy but cats do not. Consequently, outdoor cats tend to be cats that are particularly good at getting outside in defiance of their owners' interests - either by physical escape or social manipulation.

[–] ZeffSyde@lemmy.world 11 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Plus, they are %99 less likely to get hit by a car or eaten by a coyote.

[–] CybranM@feddit.nu 2 points 4 hours ago
[–] LordGimp@lemm.ee 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Counterpoint: leash laws for cats on non-private property. You can and should be able to take your cat for a walk, but you definitely shouldn't let those little murder machines out on their own.

[–] CybranM@feddit.nu 3 points 3 hours ago

I wouldnt say its a counter point. A cat on a leash is definitely fine. Its letting the cats roam freely that is the problem

[–] tyler@programming.dev 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

depends on your country. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7909512/

edit: sorry was talking with someone and realized that this isn't as clear as it should be. this isn't a 'moral that most don't agree with' in all countries. like the US.