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The UK is more resistant to change than even we Americans are (except for units of measurement). Just because something has been one way for a long time doesn’
by mattmaroon 3y ago
The UK is more resistant to change than even we Americans are (except for units of measurement).
Just because something has been one way for a long time doesn’t mean it’s good. Cats kill lots of native wild animals, and whether those animal populations would be similar without them is entirely beside the point. In the same way it is inhumane to have dogs rip foxes apart for sport, it is inhumane to allow pet cats to do so too.
That said, good luck stopping it. Feral breeding cat populations would be at best difficult to entirely eradicate.
- mytailorisrich 3y agoThere is barely any "wilderness" in the UK. The landscape has been transformed, species have been introduced, other killed off, especially predators. In suburban areas there are also many birdfeeders in gardens. Does that mean additional birds without natural predators? I am sure that cats can have a negative impact in countries where they have been introduced more recently and where there is still true wilderness but to raise the alarm in a country like the UK seems baseless.
- youngtaff 3y agoCats kill wildlife in the UK They also shit in people gardens and veg patches, and spread toxic parasites
- mattmaroon 3y agoIt’s not about wilderness, it doesn’t much matter to the squirrel being ripped apart by a cat whether or not it was endemic to Leeds. It’s about the fact that people have “pets” that they let kill several animals a day for sport, and for what? So you can see that cat once a week when it comes home? It’s inhumane, and I’d argue a society caring about that is simply further evolved, culturally, in that one particular area.