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[–] [email protected] 47 points 4 months ago (12 children)

Maybe don't let them outside then? Outdoor cats are absolutely horrid for native ecosystems. The amount of destruction they can cause is insane.

[–] Melonpoly 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Would you mind giving me the source you used? Based on the articles I've found so far it seems that no one is really sure about the impact of cats on wildlife in urban areas. Unless it's an island.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago

We estimate that free-ranging domestic cats kill 1.3–4.0 billion birds and 6.3–22.3 billion mammals annually. Un-owned cats, as opposed to owned pets, cause the majority of this mortality

https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms2380

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