this post was submitted on 11 Nov 2023
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[–] JohnBrownNote@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

lions, tigers, etc should also be kept indoors

[–] loaExMachina@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Indeed they should and are, except when they are in their natural habitat. It's better to not take them out of their habitat in the first place, but it's also better to not release a buch of them in an environment that can't handle them.

[–] JohnBrownNote@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago

except when they are in their natural habitat.

no exceptions

[–] boiledfrog@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What about cats in their natural habitat

[–] loaExMachina@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If you live in the natural habitat of the north african wildcat, it's a complicated question, because if cats outnumber their wild counterparts and interbreed with them, their descendants risk adopting unnatural behaviors like losing their fear of humans. The higher than normal number of predators could also be a risk for other local species (they may be used to being hunted by wild cats, but not that many...). So, yeah, depending on the cat population density in the area, they should probably stay indoors to.

[–] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm on team outdoor cat tbh

Just let them vibe

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[–] Yurt_Owl@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago

Insects get owned by my indoor cat as well.

[–] Civility@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago
[–] PaulSmackage@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago

Gonna stack a bunch of outdoor cats with problematic age gaps in order to sow chaos in the world.

[–] the_kid@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

as a bird enjoyer, I condemn outdoor cats

[–] hopelessbyanxiety@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

this is true, but both my outdoor cats share the absolute disgust for the only amphibian i know of in my garden. That toad is a legend.

[–] Dickey_Butts@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Fuck gastropods though. Slimy bastards stay off my onions. I don't want a brain eating amoeba. Go back to the sea where you belong.

[–] Annakah69@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Humans poison trillions of "pest animals" a year. Outdoor cats could be part of a solution.

Birds need to get good.

[–] Lochat@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

I'm just going to interpret this as being pro-poisoning outdoor cats.