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[-] freijon@lemmings.world -5 points 1 year ago

Unpopular opinion: There are already way too many domestic cats and they are responsible for the extinction of various species, mostly birds. They are amongst the most problematic invasive species in the world. Its probably not a good idea to increase their lifespan...

[-] danc4498@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Popular opinion: I love cats

[-] Serinus@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

You can get them fixed.

[-] Seleni@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

The reason birds are going extinct is humans. Hunting, habitat loss, and climate change are far, far more impactful than cats. As much as they kill, cats shouldn’t even be making a dent in bird populations in most of the world (yes, there are islands and a few microbiomes where they have an outsized impact, and that is an issue that needs to be addressed).

Cats only have such a big impact because we drove those species of birds to the edge of extinction already.

this post was submitted on 29 Apr 2024
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