• Tiger666@lemmy.ca
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      19 hours ago

      They think that cats kill every single bird and don’t think about what massive harm humans have done.

      They are delusional and don’t understand nature and reality.

      These people probably think meat comes from the grocery store.

      I can’t fathom how out of touch you have to be to blame cats for everything humans have done. Sure, cats hunt, but to say they are destroyers of entire species is beyond delusion and into severe mental health territory.

      Showing a graphic about how buildings kill fewer birds than cats is asinine and disingenuous, to say the least.

      Maybe compare cats to urban sprawl to see what that says about who kills and displaced wild animals. Hypocrites the lot of them.

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        9 hours ago

        Let me get this clear. You think humans are responsible for the damage they cause to the environment and we should be aware and take responsibility for it, correct?

        I don’t think anyone disagrees with that evaluation. However, our impact is not only limited to what we build. It also includes our actions. We have hunted species into extinction, which is bad, right?

        If that’s bad, things we choose to bring with us we’re also responsible for, and hunting things out of extinction that don’t just go extinct from normal environmental changes is bad, then bringing cats with us that hunt things to extinction is bad, correct?

        This isn’t saying they’re the only bad things were responsible for. That would be a ridiculous thing to believe. It’s just saying we are responsible for them, and they do cause damage to the ecosystem, including full on extinction events on occasion. (See: the other comment here that includes a list of species that no longer exist because of cats.) You agree, right?

      • rockerface 🇺🇦@lemm.ee
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        18 hours ago

        My brother in Christ, cats have made species go extinct because humans bring them everywhere. It’s our responsibility.

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            17 hours ago

            So, to your ridiculous rambling, the damage domestic cats do to the local ecosystem is damage that humans are causing. Which is why the entire discussion is about telling people not to let their cats outside.

            But, one thing you need to realize is that just because the discussion is about damage caused by non-humans doesn’t mean that people are ignoring the damage that humans cause.

            It’s like getting pissed off at BLM because the discussion is about black people and not all people.

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        17 hours ago

        So I live in an apartment which by virtue of going up uses far less space, I keep my cats indoors and take them on walks outside, and I didn’t create a bunch of kids and instead chose to raise one that already existed. You can always do more.

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          14 hours ago

          Im glad for you and your cats. They are probably very happy living with you.

          What I’m arguing against is the hypocrisy that is being said in regards to cats and them being the destroyer of birds, as some have said.

          They argue that cats kill all birds, and the poor birds are all dead because of it; without recognizing the fact that humans are the biggest displacers and destructors of fauna.