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[-] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

One of the big things is their robust appetite for murder. Domesticated cats destroy bird populations. At minimum they should have a collar with a bell.

[-] ganryuu@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

It's not as clear cut as this, a lot of the studies that suggest this don't stand up to scrutiny, with for example some having numbers of estimated birds killed by cats over the total estimated bird population. Also the fact that the majority of kills by cats are already weak or sick animals, animals that would die soon either way, and not really affect the total population. The only ones that seem legit and suggest an effect on the population are from small islands.

this post was submitted on 29 Sep 2025
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