Mate, cats are not a native species. They hunt for sport and wind up absolutely destroying the local ecosystem. Outdoor cats should be killed onsight like literally any other invasive species.

"These are non-native predators that, even using conservative estimates, kill 1.3–4 billion birds and 6.3–22.3 billion mammals each year in the U.S. alone (Loss et al. 2013, Nature Communications)"

I personally care more about my local ecosystem than some cat that someone is too lazy to play with and keep entertained.

[–] ZC3rr0r@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 hour ago

While I agree with your main point (which to me sounds like "don't let your cats outside as they're an invasive species and will do serious damage to the local ecosystem"), suggesting to kill them on sight is a bit harsh and won't make you many allies.

We have much more humane options to capture, return, and if needed rehouse cats. Remember that these objectively invasive animals are also people's companions, and that some folks simply don't know better than the old belief that "cats should roam".

[–] Sidhean@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

If my cat escapes one day and you shoot it, we have problems :)

Other than that bit of insanity, I think I fully agree with you.

[–] happytimeharry@lemmy.world 10 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I’ll take things that never happened for 200$

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 5 points 5 hours ago

Yes, no 10 year-old ever threw water at a cat.

[–] RedditIsDeddit@lemmy.world 22 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

If my neighbor did ANYTHING to my pets, they'd be lucky to only get sprayed with water.

[–] InputZero@lemmy.world 0 points 2 hours ago

Yeah but with a ten year old, talk to their parents first. You want to drench a child without their consent? Okay but they had better be in an environment that can explain to them that this is a tit for tat type thing. A ten year old doesn't understand a lot of things and it's not up to the child to perform what we expect them to. Do they need to be corrected, yes. Does doing it so callously benefit anyone? Only a bully. There's a huge difference between constructive discipline and just straight up punishment. It takes an adult to know the difference.

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[–] rainerloeten@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

Speciesism

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 90 points 14 hours ago

My neighbors daughter had one of those water guns. I told her if she shoots at me, I'll get the hose and retaliate. She grinned, shot at me, and ran away laughing.

I talked to her dad, he nodded, and when she came back for more mischief, she got wet.

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