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Keeping pet cats indoors would save millions of native animals and billions of dollars. So what's stopping us? (www.abc.net.au)
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Broader adoption of keeping cats safe at home would have large benefits for cat welfare, human health, local wildlife and even the economy. So, should cat owners be required to keep their pets contained to their property?

The answer to the question is obviously "yes".

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[–] naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

Benefits for cats: No FIV infections, no car injuries, safe temperatures, no fights, no parasites.

Benefits for wildlife: no murder, fewer vectors, no loss of habitat to cats

Benefits for community: no roaming cats triggering sensor lights/setting off other pets/damaging property with claws, no toxo transmission, no digging up poo while gardening/losing plants to cat piss

Cons to cats: Keepers must provide entertainment

Cons to keepers: Exercise the level of basic responsibility every other keeper of pets is expected to, or parent with children.

Issue: Controversial??????????

[–] nyctre@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Super controversial. I know plenty of people that are against pets indoors altogether.

Went to a vet specialised in behaviour to help with one of my cats. She insisted that I should let them out.

[–] naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I guess you're not able to care for cats then?

why is their mood worth more than all the wildlife they kill or terrorise?

[–] nyctre@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I never said I was one of those people. I keep my cats indoors. And their mood is fine. One of them won't leave even if I leave the door open. Takes a few steps outside and chills there.

[–] naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 5 months ago

well there you go, someone was wrong about what cats need to be happy.

You'd think a vet would be more worried about all the heal problems they pick up outside but I suppose it's more work for them if mr fluffypaws needs surgery or whatever.

[–] TheHolm@aussie.zone -1 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Try to keep non de-sexed cat indoor. I tried, no way it can work. In the end poor boy lost his balls.

[–] naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 months ago

Balls vs literally thousands of wildlife. What a hard decision?

Letting a desexed cat roam is literally hatred for this land. Do you want more feral cats? desex pets, it's again basic responsibility.

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 1 points 5 months ago

Try to keep non de-sexed cat

I'mma stop you right there. No, don't do that.