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> If something is killing birds, even a lot of birds [..] then there generally isn't a lot of concern over it. ...from cat owners. There's plenty of concern f
by logifail 3y ago
> If something is killing birds, even a lot of birds [..] then there generally isn't a lot of concern over it.
...from cat owners.
There's plenty of concern from wildlife-lovers:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/14/cats-kill-birds-wildlife-keep-indoors https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/14/cats-kil...
I watched our neighbour's cat take a bird from a feeder in our garden earlier this month, I was pretty unimpressed :(
Cats are cute, I get that ... I'm just not sure that's enough of an excuse.
- throwaway290 3y agoAnd I heard a cat being slowly murdered by a bird on the roof, this stuff you can't unhear... Remember that this goes both ways. Birds are probably the deadliest predator for outdoor cats. This is why cats tend to have instinctive acute reaction to big flying objects. I'm not a cat owner, I like both cats and birds