Current Events > It is WRONG to not let a cat outside

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My cat used to do many things cats are known to do... start sprinting randomly, jump around, knock things over, etc.

But as soon as we let her go outside, all that stopped. Cats are outdoor animals and are meant to be outdoors. It is in their nature.
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Birds.
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Well cats aren't really domesticated so much as they can cohabitate with us
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Now that she's been outside, it would be impossible to keep her in. She would stand by the door all day meowing and as soon as someone went out or in, she would rush out

Not that I would want to keep her in anyway. She clearly is happy being able to go outside
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I live in a rather good area for my cats to go outside and they all have different reactions to it. Some of them thrive and love it while others prefer to spend the majority of the time inside.
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I let my cats outside almost all the time, just not much in the Winter and I had an after 8 pm no outside rule for when it was too cold.
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Asherlee10 posted...

Build/buy a cat enclosure. I built one for my cats and they love it. It also gives them the security they like. I open my back door and they sprint right to it and go inside.

Saw one of those at a local shelter and they are so cool, like if I was a cat I would chill in one of those all day.
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leverageblargh posted...

Cats are disgusting creatures so I agree with you.

Release them all in the wild and let them fend for themselves. If they can't handle a truck to the face then it's simply natural selection at play.

smh
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My cats are afraid of outside. No walls. They find it overwhelming.

Fuck everyone that lets their cats run around neighborhoods unchecked

leverageblargh posted...

Cats are disgusting creatures so I agree with you.

Release them all in the wild and let them fend for themselves. If they can't handle a truck to the face then it's simply natural selection at play.

Amen brother
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Asherlee10 posted...

Don't let your cat outside.

1. You can't contain them unless you have an enclosure for them
2. They will hunt birds
3. Many mostly-indoor cats do not have the skills to be outside (stay away from traffic, defend themselves, etc.)

If your cat chilled out after you let her outside, it means you aren't exercising her. Play with her, get her things to do inside, etc.

This. Some of them also fight other cats and animals such as stray dogs.

Asherlee10 posted...

2. They will hunt birds

So?
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Axiom posted...

Fuck everyone that lets their cats run around neighborhoods unchecked

This would be my biggest concern. If you were to allow a dog to do this people would have a huge problem, but for some reason it's ok to allow a cat to roam the neighborhood. The neighborhood cats are always coming into my yard and making tons of noise pissing my dog off.

Drpooplol posted...

Asherlee10 posted...

2. They will hunt birds

So?

So cats are actually killing so much birds that some populations are running dangerously low.
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Natural selection at work then

when I had a cat, I let him out and his presence kept all the squirrels and birds away

now I can't garden anything cause they eat everything since my cat died
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Tryhaptaward posted...

Natural selection at work then

Not very natural when we're artificially adding a bunch of extra cats to the ecosystem.
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Whole lot of cat haters itt.
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scar the 1 posted...

Tryhaptaward posted...

Natural selection at work then

Not very natural when we're artificially adding a bunch of extra cats to the ecosystem.

Sounds like they need to either migrate or learn to not fall prey to Cats

Tryhaptaward posted...

scar the 1 posted...

Tryhaptaward posted...

Natural selection at work then

Not very natural when we're artificially adding a bunch of extra cats to the ecosystem.

Sounds like they need to either migrate or learn to not fall prey to Cats

top 10 dumbest post of all time imo

They are but you're going to trigger a lot of people. People want pets and don't have properties with large open spaces or live in the city.

I think it's cruel to keep a cat inside an apartment all its life but it's none of my business.
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Tryhaptaward posted...

scar the 1 posted...

Tryhaptaward posted...

Natural selection at work then

Not very natural when we're artificially adding a bunch of extra cats to the ecosystem.

Sounds like they need to either migrate or learn to not fall prey to Cats

Yeah it wouldn't be problematic at all if a couple of bird and mouse species went extinct, would it? It's not like they're parts of some big ecosystem or anything.
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Asherlee10 posted...

2. They will hunt birds

In Alaska birds hunt cats

BalisticWarri0r posted...

Axiom posted...

Fuck everyone that lets their cats run around neighborhoods unchecked

This would be my biggest concern. If you were to allow a dog to do this people would have a huge problem, but for some reason it's ok to allow a cat to roam the neighborhood. The neighborhood cats are always coming into my yard and making tons of noise pissing my dog off.

I can understand being annoyed by cats pissing off your dog but there's a pretty big difference what a dog and cat might do to strangers. Cats generally won't maul children out of some odd territorial beavior. You think packs of dogs wouldn't get into garbage and stuff? Packs of dogs would be far more annoying than cats.
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scar the 1 posted...

Drpooplol posted...

Asherlee10 posted...

2. They will hunt birds

So?

So cats are actually killing so much birds that some populations are running dangerously low.

Oh I didn't know that. Is this mostly occurring in urban areas?
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BalisticWarri0r posted...

Axiom posted...

Fuck everyone that lets their cats run around neighborhoods unchecked

This would be my biggest concern. If you were to allow a dog to do this people would have a huge problem, but for some reason it's ok to allow a cat to roam the neighborhood. The neighborhood cats are always coming into my yard and making tons of noise pissing my dog off.

It's because cats don't attack random people and cause problems for civilians...they just hunt other animals, become road kill or otherwise get themselves injured, or do whatever then return home
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Drpooplol posted...

scar the 1 posted...

Drpooplol posted...

Asherlee10 posted...

2. They will hunt birds

So?

So cats are actually killing so much birds that some populations are running dangerously low.

Oh I didn't know that. Is this mostly occurring in urban areas?

Yeah. House cats will kill more for sport than necessity, so this leads to them killing more birds than a feral cat.
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Anteaterking posted...

Drpooplol posted...

scar the 1 posted...

Drpooplol posted...

Asherlee10 posted...

2. They will hunt birds

So?

So cats are actually killing so much birds that some populations are running dangerously low.

Oh I didn't know that. Is this mostly occurring in urban areas?

Yeah. House cats will kill more for sport than necessity, so this leads to them killing more birds than a feral cat.

That's what I figured (though I still don't know if it's true). So I don't have to feel bad about letting my cats outside in a suburban area :)
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Drpooplol posted...

That's what I figured (though I still don't know if it's true). So I don't have to feel bad about letting my cats outside in a suburban area :)

No, you still do in suburban areas.
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Drpooplol posted...

scar the 1 posted...

Drpooplol posted...

Asherlee10 posted...

2. They will hunt birds

So?

So cats are actually killing so much birds that some populations are running dangerously low.

Oh I didn't know that. Is this mostly occurring in urban areas?

It's mostly occurring in areas where cats get to go outside.
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Asherlee10 posted...

Damn_Underscore posted...

Now that she's been outside, it would be impossible to keep her in. She would stand by the door all day meowing and as soon as someone went out or in, she would rush out

Not that I would want to keep her in anyway. She clearly is happy being able to go outside

Build/buy a cat enclosure. I built one for my cats and they love it. It also gives them the security they like. I open my back door and they sprint right to it and go inside.

Just make sure it has a top. I had a neighbor whose cat almost got swiped by a raptor.
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