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But I bought my cats specifically to do the job they were bred for, which is to catch vermin (rats and mice). They're cute pets as well, but that's not what we
by MarcScott 3y ago
But I bought my cats specifically to do the job they were bred for, which is to catch vermin (rats and mice). They're cute pets as well, but that's not what we selectively bred cats to be.
The problem is that humans are invasive; stockpiling rubbish, building grain silos, and creating environments where rats and mice can hide and not be caught by natural predators.
If you live in a country where wildcats, or other larger predators, are indigenous, then I don't see the problem in letting them outside.
- Lord-Jobo 3y agoHaving cats specifically for rodent control is an exception but it's also important to recognize that it makes you and your cat a 1/20,000 exception. The vast vast vast majority of people who own outdoor cats are not doing it for rodent control.
- rightbyte 3y ago> The vast vast vast majority of people who own outdoor cats are not doing it for rodent control. Where I live on the country side cats hunting mice and rat is like the first or second argument for having them when speaking to the owners. Of my 6 neighbors, three have cats, so I don't have to though. When I lived in the city, the cat owners were complaining the cats caught mice, not bragging. But city houses also take damage from mice, so I guess it might be a mindset thing.
- Snow_Falls 3y agoCats specifically are invasive species that decimate bird populations.