▲ 410 ▼ Cats make everything better (thelemmy.club) submitted 1 week ago by Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de to c/memes@lemmy.world 99 comments fedilink hide all child comments …except the local bird population.
[–] bryophile@lemmy.zip -2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children) The point is keeping them inside doesn't prevent all damage to the environment, as a reply to what is said above. Is that not how this works? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (1 child) But it does prevent huge amounts of environmental damage which can be helped, while we cannot help that cats require food. The only thing we could do about that is farm chickens for them or something. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DrunkenDuckling@lemmus.org 0 points 1 week ago (1 child) We absolutely could help by not fucking spreading an invasive predator to every corner of this globe just because we find them cute. That's morally reprehensible considering how dangerous cats are to local fauna: https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.1602480113 "Introduced rodents and cats are major agents of extinction, collectively being listed as causal factors in 44% of modern bird, mammal, and reptile species extinctions." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago I don't have or like cats but what you're saying seems like a very different conversation and I'm not interested in it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) Well fed cats allowed to roam still stalk and kill prey, it's both instinct and play. Keeping them inside (or under control/on a leash) does prevent damage to the environment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bryophile@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) Yes it prevents some damage, but not all. The pet food industry is resource intensive. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 child) doesn’t prevent damage to the environment Yes it prevents some damage Ok permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bryophile@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 child) And you can easily prevent all the damage to the environment by just keeping your cat inside. What I was originally replying to. I'm just saying there is a difference between some and all permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago ❌ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (1 child) But it does prevent huge amounts of environmental damage which can be helped, while we cannot help that cats require food. The only thing we could do about that is farm chickens for them or something. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DrunkenDuckling@lemmus.org 0 points 1 week ago (1 child) We absolutely could help by not fucking spreading an invasive predator to every corner of this globe just because we find them cute. That's morally reprehensible considering how dangerous cats are to local fauna: https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.1602480113 "Introduced rodents and cats are major agents of extinction, collectively being listed as causal factors in 44% of modern bird, mammal, and reptile species extinctions." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago I don't have or like cats but what you're saying seems like a very different conversation and I'm not interested in it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DrunkenDuckling@lemmus.org 0 points 1 week ago (1 child) We absolutely could help by not fucking spreading an invasive predator to every corner of this globe just because we find them cute. That's morally reprehensible considering how dangerous cats are to local fauna: https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.1602480113 "Introduced rodents and cats are major agents of extinction, collectively being listed as causal factors in 44% of modern bird, mammal, and reptile species extinctions." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago I don't have or like cats but what you're saying seems like a very different conversation and I'm not interested in it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago I don't have or like cats but what you're saying seems like a very different conversation and I'm not interested in it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) Well fed cats allowed to roam still stalk and kill prey, it's both instinct and play. Keeping them inside (or under control/on a leash) does prevent damage to the environment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bryophile@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) Yes it prevents some damage, but not all. The pet food industry is resource intensive. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 child) doesn’t prevent damage to the environment Yes it prevents some damage Ok permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bryophile@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 child) And you can easily prevent all the damage to the environment by just keeping your cat inside. What I was originally replying to. I'm just saying there is a difference between some and all permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago ❌ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bryophile@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) Yes it prevents some damage, but not all. The pet food industry is resource intensive. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 child) doesn’t prevent damage to the environment Yes it prevents some damage Ok permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bryophile@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 child) And you can easily prevent all the damage to the environment by just keeping your cat inside. What I was originally replying to. I'm just saying there is a difference between some and all permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago ❌ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 child) doesn’t prevent damage to the environment Yes it prevents some damage Ok permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bryophile@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 child) And you can easily prevent all the damage to the environment by just keeping your cat inside. What I was originally replying to. I'm just saying there is a difference between some and all permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago ❌ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bryophile@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 child) And you can easily prevent all the damage to the environment by just keeping your cat inside. What I was originally replying to. I'm just saying there is a difference between some and all permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago ❌ permalink fedilink source parent
