Rutty@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agoIs it ethical to place a birdbath next to my berry patch with the intent of letting my cats get there predatory instincts out?sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down133
arrow-up1-28arrow-down1imageIs it ethical to place a birdbath next to my berry patch with the intent of letting my cats get there predatory instincts out?sh.itjust.worksRutty@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squareMoobythegoldensock@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down6·2 months agoIt’s not ethical to let your cats outside at all.
minus-squareRutty@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down13·edit-22 months agoNo. Just no. Even prisoners are allowed outdoor privileges. They’re interested, it’s a contained area, they are supervised. No.
minus-squarerickyrigatoni@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down2·2 months agoNo. Just no. Cats are overpopulated killing machines responsible for multiple extinctions. No.
minus-squareRutty@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down11·2 months agoHumans are overpopulated killing machines responsible for multiple extinctions….
minus-squareMoobythegoldensock@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoContained? Sure. Letting them run wild in areas where they’re not native makes them have the same effect as an invasive species.
It’s not ethical to let your cats outside at all.
No. Just no. Even prisoners are allowed outdoor privileges.
They’re interested, it’s a contained area, they are supervised. No.
No. Just no. Cats are overpopulated killing machines responsible for multiple extinctions.
No.
Humans are overpopulated killing machines responsible for multiple extinctions….
Got it. Don’t let humans outside.
Contained? Sure. Letting them run wild in areas where they’re not native makes them have the same effect as an invasive species.