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[-] RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 2 days ago

Cat owners generally don't care.

[-] starlinguk@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

Fun fact: many shelters in Germany won't allow you to adopt a cat if it can't go outside freely.

So I don't have a cat. Do I worry about extinct birds or anything like that? No. Cats are native in Europe and I have shit tons of birds of prey (and storks) around here that catch way more birbs than the local cats do.

But I've had cats for years, and they've been poisoned (rat and antifreeze), hit by cars, hit by trains, and even shot by farmers. I kept my last cat inside.

My apartment and balcony are big enough. I'm looking at rescuing a couple of cats in Bulgaria because those rescue organisations insist you keep the cats inside. Sorry, German kitties.

[-] rockerface@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago

Yeah, cats going outside is a risk to the cat itself, not just local wildlife.

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