I'm at a friend's place and the cat keeps bringing in dead (or half-dead) animals into the house. It's my understanding that cats think we are big, helpless kittens that don't know how to hunt. Hence, they think they are doing us a favour.

It seems like a few mice actually escaped and found refuge in some walls in the house, so these "presents" are actually more than just annoying (and smelly if the dead animal ends up behind the couch).

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[–] 88 points 2 months ago (25 children)

It's not so much that they think you're incapable of hunting. It's moreso that they just like you and bring gifts. However, like others have said in here, cats absolutely should not be let outside and there is a ton of research that backs that up. The best solution is to educate your friend on how damaging their behavior is to the environment as well as how it puts their cat in danger as well. I know many people in the veterinary field and they all agree that cats should not be let outside unless they are on a harness.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago

    It's also their way of contributing. You keep getting them food, and contributing to the colony, so they're also getting food and contributing to the colony, to make sure you don't go hungry, and the colony is fed.

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    [–] 54 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Cats are anarcho-communist and just share food with their colony. Proving you don't need it will not stop the cat from letting you have some. They bring home extra not just for the young, but also for pregnant mothers, the sick, the elderly, and whoever might have had a bad hunt that day. They typically eat their fill in the field first before taking one to go, too.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago

    Also there's the prestige of it. If your cat is a prolific hunter it will bring you back the freshest game as a way of putting on airs. Do you not see what a successful hunter this cat is?

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  • [–] 54 points 2 months ago (22 children)

    Play with it more often and don’t let it outside, that’s really the only way.

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    [–] 19 points 2 months ago

    stop letting them out to eat the wildlife.

    it'll be healthier for the animal and ecosystem.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 months ago

    The cat's a member of the household and believes they're contributing. They aren't, but cats are cats and are gonna do what they want anyways.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    The cat may actually belong to the Mafia, but he's not strong enough to bring a horses head to you.

    You should watch your back regardless.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    I'll give him an offer he can't meow at....

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    You come to me in my house on the day that my daughter is to puke in the clean laundry, and ask me not to do murder?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Well there are worse bodily ececrements she could do on the clean laundry...

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (1 child)

    I was gonna say "spray" but figured people would be like "why isn't your cat fixed??"

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (10 children)

    Two girls. Both missing their ovaries and uterus. And a boy with a suspiciously empty sac. I'm no detective, but it seems weird.

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    [–] 9 points 2 months ago

    Catch mice yourself, basically just turn the tables

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Actually, afaik thst had been disproven. They just bring food to snack it in safety.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago

    Turnabout is fair play. Start dropping dead animals in the cat’s bed and see how long the behavior lasts.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago

    Sumbuddy loves you!

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