• doctordevice@lemmy.ca
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    14 hours ago

    Don’t let your cats wander freely, it’s terrible for local wildlife. And if they’re anything like the cats in my neighborhood, they’re terrorizing other cats that are responsibly kept inside.

    For all you know a neighbor is about to put out a trap to capture your cat and take it to a shelter. I know because I’m about to do that for the two cats that keep trying to attack my cats through our windows.

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      14 minutes ago

      They’ve been going out for thousands of years and suddenly now it’s a bad thing?

      Cats existed long before we domesticated them.

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        42 seconds ago

        Yeah, but not in the numbers and concentrations that we now have them.

        Your “I don’t believe things I’m told because I am resistant” is showing.

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      10 hours ago

      My cat goes out, under supervision, to a limited area of the yard/driveway/garden. She was raised indoors for almost 10 years and she’s somewhat timid, less these days, but definitely running for the house if spooked. You should see the joy on her chubby kitty face laying on the hot pavement in the sun. I think cats deserve some outside time, but they shouldn’t be let to just roam free. It’s also kind of just feeding cats to the coyotes…

      You know why, you HAVE to see my beautiful happy kitty in the sun

      What a princess!

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        7 hours ago

        100% agreed, my kitties love their outside time. They go out into our fenced yard in harnesses with pretty long leads to explore around. ♥️