My partner likes to adorn their backpacks and jackets with them. I haven’t found a good use for them. Finally figured out what to do with all my misc stickers once i got a water bottle. lol

read the study yourself. The most commonly preyed-upon species by cats is birds. It’s a global problem. I will grant you that perhaps cats fit slightly better into the urban ecosystems of Europe, but this is a minor point. They still have an outsized population due to human influence, so they will always be massively disruptive to local ecology. And none of this is considering the danger posed to the cats themselves, whom we all love.

even if they are native animals, the SIZE of their population is caused by humans, and so they are disruptive to their local ecology. and bell or no bell, letting your cat outside unsupervised is leaving them to get hit by a car, or tortured by mean kids, or scooped up by a predator, or stealth-adopted by someone who cares about the well-being of cats more than you do. I’m assuming you wouldn’t be happy with any of those things happening to your cat.

i guess, but it would be weird to call all of Congress a “conspiracy” because they all conspire together in front of the public eye to debate on and pass legislation.

but that wasn’t hard evidence with multiple data points. It was one, single data point, blown out into a full conspiracy. EDIT: If I am misrepresenting that conspiracy, please let me know. I didn’t really pay that much attention to it, for obvious reasons.

But animals tend to enjoy the outside

Maybe yours do. If that is the case, take them for a walk on a leash or in a covered stroller. Build a covered patio. You could even play with them in your yard and bring them inside once you can no longer supervise them. There are many, many, many ways to provide this enrichment without leaving them to get hit by a car or scooped up by a predator.

Nobody thrives in an exclusively indoor environment. They go crazy. Sterilization can help a bit, but they still need to go out sniffing stuff and at least play at hunting daily.

Skill issue. My cats haven’t been outside since they were adopted, and they live happy, fulfilling lives full of enrichment. That’s what cat toys and puzzle feeders are for.

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yep all those thousands of people that walk their cats on harnesses are just imagining it.

You are also obviously very highly prejudiced

That’s a funny way to spell “educated”. Nothing I am putting out here is my opinion - these are objective facts. All cats can get enough enrichment without being let outdoors, and there are plenty of ways to give a cat outdoors enrichment without just leaving them unsupervised to go and get run over by a car. If you disagree with me, you’re gonna have to provide hard evidence to change my mind. Like actual scientific studies or the medical opinion of at least a few vets. Because that is what my stance is rooted in.

sure, that is fair. it’s not my favorite cartoon ever, i will admit. but it makes a point that i don’t think needs a lot of subtlety.

i forgot, political cartoons are only valuable if they are highly clever and subtle.

i don’t think it’s a conspiracy if the connections and donations are documented? it isn’t just “we think this is happening”. There are receipts.

you’re fooling yourself if you think that cat is only catching mice. if you let your cat roam outdoors, put a camera on them and marvel at all the creatures they kill while they are “exploring”

ahhh gotcha, i mixed up your babies (i was also tryna make a little joke, I don’t know if that came through). well now I’m extra excited for echo to get to go fast!

while pointing out the contradiction in the statement, with the various scenes surrounding the shithead.

if you consider endangered songbirds to be pests, then sure i guess.

#notallcats

i thought echo was a speed gremlin? can’t she just run alongside u? lol

i guess, if you enjoy being a menace to your local ecology. Then go off, king.