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@kaia good husband
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@kaia im surrounded by anti cat people lately. i dont dislike cats. but u always think of: we have 500 000 000 cats on earth, and they consume as much meat as the everage human. also they are an invasive species in many areas of the world.
cats are more or less pure meat eating animals. dogs on the other hand can digest plant protein. (there is some discourse in the vegan community if it is ok to feed your dog vegan only. im not convinced yet but it might be a matter of time and perfecting the diet. but even a mixed diet is quite fine and natural for doggos)
green people like to hate on people driving cars, flying a plane or whatever. but pets have a big impact aswell.
my personal stance is: feel free to get any pet. even rare exotic ones. make sure you get your pet out of a shelter. dont support any breeding (or worse wildlife catching) industry. and maybe dont let your cats breed (though tbh this kinda hurts me bc i believe in autonomy for animals)
cats are more or less pure meat eating animals. dogs on the other hand can digest plant protein. (there is some discourse in the vegan community if it is ok to feed your dog vegan only. im not convinced yet but it might be a matter of time and perfecting the diet. but even a mixed diet is quite fine and natural for doggos)
green people like to hate on people driving cars, flying a plane or whatever. but pets have a big impact aswell.
my personal stance is: feel free to get any pet. even rare exotic ones. make sure you get your pet out of a shelter. dont support any breeding (or worse wildlife catching) industry. and maybe dont let your cats breed (though tbh this kinda hurts me bc i believe in autonomy for animals)
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@grillchen @kaia you really need to start thinking less
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@lain @grillchen @kaia feral cats are an insane ecological disaster but they’re nice just punish people that let them go we don’t need to ban shit
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@sun @grillchen @lain @kaia predation and invasiveness only matters for ecosystems that lack that predator class (i.e. islands which have no small predatory mammals)
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@rees @grillchen @lain @kaia they are if you just consider American songbird decimation let alone Australia
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@sun @grillchen @lain @kaia bird decline is due to agriculture
https://news.osu.edu/hotspots-of-accelerated-bird-decline-linked-to-agricultural-activity/
https://news.osu.edu/hotspots-of-accelerated-bird-decline-linked-to-agricultural-activity/
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@rees @grillchen @lain @kaia @sun Arguably bird decline is also due, in large part, to cats. APPARENTLY, cats slaughter over a billion birds yearly...
Cutest little murder machines lol
Cutest little murder machines lol
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@Tony @grillchen @lain @kaia @sun I like how we criticize cats for killing "1 billion yearly (worldwide?)" but we kill 350 million animals each year just in the U.S. with cars lol
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@rees @grillchen @Tony @lain @kaia nobody saying ban cats
Don’t dump your motor oil in the environment either
Don’t dump your motor oil in the environment either
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@rees @grillchen @lain @kaia @sun I’m a cat person, we all know this.
But even I can agree - them little murder mittens are a problem. I got Bonny from a shelter where she had already been spayed. At the very least you have to stop them from reproducing - but they’re everywhere lol
But even I can agree - them little murder mittens are a problem. I got Bonny from a shelter where she had already been spayed. At the very least you have to stop them from reproducing - but they’re everywhere lol
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@rees @grillchen @lain @kaia @sun the squirrels have it comings. This little bastards are always sprinting in front of me when I’m driving
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@rees @grillchen @kaia @sun i trust the government and scientists to correctly kill the right animals at all times to achieve whatever goal is currently seen as right
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@sun @lain @grillchen @kaia @rees
I just want to go camping without being eaten by a random apex predator.
I just want to go camping without being eaten by a random apex predator.
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@rees @grillchen @lain @kaia @sun
>birds eat insect
>insect are killed by pesticides
>birds die of starvation
>birds eat insect
>insect are killed by pesticides
>birds die of starvation
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@sun @rees @grillchen @kaia @lain I'm surprised Australia would have a problem. I thought their entire ecosystem was murderous monsters
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@rees @lain @kaia @sun for australian they are, for birds they are.
australia is going full kill mode on outside cats lately. the use a poison named "eradicat" https://www.dbca.wa.gov.au/management/threat-management/invasive-animals/feral-cats/using-eradicat-feral-cat-management
australia is going full kill mode on outside cats lately. the use a poison named "eradicat" https://www.dbca.wa.gov.au/management/threat-management/invasive-animals/feral-cats/using-eradicat-feral-cat-management