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[–] mah@hexbear.net 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

cat outside like it has always been: voice of reason

[–] Adkml@hexbear.net 35 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Hey why are we in a mass extinction event where'd that come from.

[–] Rod_Blagojevic@hexbear.net 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[–] Egon@hexbear.net 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You're stating a unfactual fantasy.
Cats are domesticated pets that have lived with humans for thousands of years. At this point they aren't really native to any specific region anymore, and most certainly not in the population numbers they have now. They are natural predators with prey that has few defenses against them. Pretending there's anything "natural" about cats is silly.

[–] bagend@hexbear.net 14 points 1 year ago

We haven't always owned and protected millions of them, to be fair. Wild cats have a natural place in ecosystems, but their relationship with us doesn't.