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As if we need another reason to switch to GNU/Linux (lemmy.ca)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/linuxmemes

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[–] A_Random_Idiot 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

You don't let your cats out for the same reason zoos don't let their bears out into your fucking neighborhood ya goddamn dingus. They don't belong there and can do serious damage to the local fauna.

also outdoor cats live an average of 3-5 years.

Indoor cats live can for 15-20+.

So sure, if you are pro-premature cat death. Let your pet cat outside.

[+] [email protected] -6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

They don't belong there

They don't cause serious ecological harm. Even the fucking bird preservation or whatever body says cats don't have a serious impact on local bird populations.

Oh and they do belong outside, actually. They come in and go out as they please.

Outdoor cats live an average of 3-5 years

Most cats are outdoor here, and live a damn sight longer than that. My own cat is 7 and counting. I have a relative who had an 18 year old cat.

Maybe lifespan is different here because we don't have 10-lane motorways every 10 meters in every direction.

And for the record, if possible it is better for bears to be, well, outdoors in their natural habitat rather than a zoo.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Hey guys we also killed most other predators, but it's okay because my cat can live longer and kill more birds

[–] [email protected] -3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Hey, since you don't believe me about cats not causing massive ecological harm to local bird populations:

http://web.archive.org/web/20200206053916/www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/advice/gardening-for-wildlife/animal-deterrents/cats-and-garden-birds/are-cats-causing-bird-declines/

It's also funny you attribute cat's longevity to the death of predators, and not the fact that there are native cats here and so cats very much, well, adapted to local predators.