• humorlessrepost@lemmy.world
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      13 hours ago

      I’d rather risk it in the world than never be allowed to leave my house, despite it being safer there.

      That said, the wildlife-murdering concern is a real one. My cats are porch cats who hang out with me when I’m working from the patio table or doing non-loud landscaping things, then follow me in after, and nobody dies.

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        7 hours ago

        It’s not even just wildlife. My sister was attacked by the neighbour’s cat while she was playing in our back garden as a toddler. She still has scars under her lips.

        People letting their pet cats loose is just as bad as dog owners doing the same.

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          9 hours ago

          You are literally doing that tho, thinking you know whats best for the cat

          • rockerface🇺🇦@lemmy.cafe
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            7 hours ago

            I basing my assumptions on actual studies on cats’ life expectancy and livelihood, not on pretending to be one