neuter your fucking cats
especially neuter your fucking outdoor cats
Cats shouldn't be outdoors period.
Exactly. One of the most environmentally destructive forces of the modern era (and that’s saying something!). Caused dozens of extinctions.
kay...
Lions: "I'm not locked in here with you, you are locked in here with me"
Are outdoor cats even pets at that point
Very cute, but cats should be neutered, particularly those outdoors and especially the males. Males can roam a fair distance and often only have a short lifespan in suburbia. This just creates an ongoing problem with strays and ferals.
Absolutely. And even if you don't care that your cat is out there making kittens, it's important to know that un-neutered males are much more likely to get into fights with other cats. A lot of the nastiest feline diseases spread through fighting, and fights result in injuries that can easily become infected. It's not unheard of for males to lose eyes (or even whole limbs) to completely avoidable infections.
So neuter your damn cats. It has the potential to extend their lives significantly, and promotes a healthier cat population in general.
and if that's still not enough of a reason, if they're neutered before they start to spray they won't develop that instinct but even if they already spray it won't smell any more after they've been neutered
So the new one's name is Robin?
Damian. :)
House cats shouldn't even be outside
Batboye
People who let cats roam are first class assholes. People who let unfixed cats roam are a threat.
What do you mean by roam ?
Somehow I get downvoted for asking a clarification. Not everybody is a native speaker, I'm not sure what roam means in this context, so I ask. Look at what OP did, they answered my question very clearly and without judgement.
It's an American thing. Culturally there it's expected that cats are kept indoors, and that any other view is unacceptable.
Whether they are neutered is another conversation
Cats are an invasive species in North America, they destroy avian wildlife.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyall%27s_wren
Cats belong on leashed walks outside, not cooped up inside all day. Treat them like dogs.
Walk around the neighborhood. Cats are an invasive species. When I was growing up my neighbor had a paintball gun to shoot any cats that wandered into his yard cause they killed the birds at his bird feeder.
They are normally fine around farms and breweries but that's because they are hunting things like mice that get into grain and such.
Cats should be kept indoors, but moreover your neighbor is a piece of shit and I hope he gets what he deserves. Get a super soaker you fucking monster, shooting someone's pet with something that travels around 200 mph is a bad look. After he baited them at that, I understand that wasn't his intention but the cats are just living by their basic instincts, it's not their fault. If he really was interested in stopping them rather than being cruel humane traps are cheap, just do what normal fucking people do, catch it, drive it 5-10mi, and release it somewhere it's no longer your problem, or drive it to the nearest no kill shelter. But no, can't be a decent human, it's more fun to break their ribs and possibly let them slowly internally bleed to death because they committed the crime of wanting to eat.
I'd rat him out for animal cruelty right now if I knew his name and location.
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