The eagerness shown by some commenters to emphasize the damage done by cats, and preferably have it codified immediately in law that they are to stay inside, is

The eagerness shown by some commenters to emphasize the damage done by cats, and preferably have it codified immediately in law that they are to stay inside, is typical. It's not that cats don't do that damage, it's the hypocrisy. Cats don't wreck the planet, we do. We destroy natural habitats at planetary scale, and not just to have a place to live. We cut forests for cheap palm oil. We spill our garbage everywhere. We always go for the short term thoughtless approach. And in those places that we do live, we ensure it's as hostile to life as possible. Lifeless lawns with useless exotic plants, useless lights that for some reason have to be on all night. We've know this for decades and rather than to try and find a more balanced way, we doubled down. More cars and bigger cars. Bigger houses. A house stuffed with electronics. Eating more meat. AC. Cheap air travel. Throw away consumer goods. Excessive packaging. The cat thing is performative, like most of our "morals". An easy win to show that we care, but we don't. Not at all.