To say the use of the word rape wasn’t appropriate here?

I really dislike rescues over dramatising stuff..

That said some species, other than humans, do indeed rape - if by that we mean forcibly have penetrative sex with someone trying to get away/avoid it.

Various apes and monkeys
Dolphins

Other species that I think you can include under that definition:

Horses (I have seen videos of stallions forcing themselves on young, immature mares, and mares who have dropped their foal only hours earlier. Chasing them to the point of exhaustion and groups of young stallions harrassing a mare, killing her foal to get to her (despite this offering no reproductive advantage, it doesn't speed up her producing his foal in any way, she'll come into season within a week or so of foaling anyway!). I've seen footage of mares killing stallions in the attempt to get away from them..

Cats - mm, hormones may make the female cat willing at least initially, however they're a species that experienceds induced ovulation, and that is induced by the male cats barbed penis, locking in and then being ripped out when he eventually withdraws.
The tomcat also grips the female by the back of the neck, which can often result in injuries, particularly if this is not the first mating and she's less enthusiastic about it.

Ducks - I'd argue the case there too, male ducks will harrass and chase a female, pile on her and not infrequently, drown her in the process. Again she is trying to get away, because intercourse is not particularly pleasant - the male has a corkscrew penis (some species also have barbs) that is very long... and her vaginal canal is also corkscrew shaped... but the other way to the males penis. The evolution of this convoluted vaginal canal is thought to be a way the female duck can retain some selectivity over her mate, given the forced nature of mating - she can clamp down and reduce the chances of the unwanted males sperm reaching her ovary (and dump it out in the water) or relax and let him deposit it nearer the ovaries.

The primates - in some cases the intent is the same as in humans, to control, to dominate, getting a kick out of it, unrelated to reproduction.

In dolphins the same applies, particularly when its groups of young males raping a lone young dolphin (male or female, they don't really care).

For horses, ducks and cats, it doesn't, whilst the female may well not want to, the male only wants to because his hormones drive him to do this, in order to reproduce. There is no hidden agenda there as far as we can possibly tell.

It amazes me with the poll, YABU you snowflake

You absolutely are a snowflake, The cat doesn't even need to be Feral or Stray to rape another cat. Nasty feral cats often do not care if the cat is neutered or not and will attempt to mate with the innocent cat desperately trying to avoid this. Some of you live in Disney land on here.

How this dumb post hasn't been taken down amazes me.

Is it ? Uou cat workshipers love to say "make sure u get consent from the cat before petting or picking it up" but they don't have to have consent , yeah no you gmfu

Wait till you find our humans are a species of mammals...

Not true. My male cat targeted my female from 3 months old. 3 months. Before she even had her first period. He would bully her, pin her down and try to mate with her before her first fucking period. Tom cats are selfish creatures who only care about their own nut.

This is kind of the point of the post

YABU to put such a triggering word in a post title.

Cats don't consent or commit non consensual sex in the same way humans do. How does a cat consent in s way that a human would understand?

Look at the physiology and behaviour compared to humans. Feline sex is painful and noisy due to the spined penis which helps bring about ovulation and also stops the female from running off. Humans have evolved to lose these spines because the species is (in theory) monogamous now therefore we don't see sex as painful or competitive. To infer rape on cats (and other animals) just following their natural behaviours is very anthropocentric and ill informed.

I’m not denying that the choice of word is problematic. It is hard to know if the cat consented or not and making assumptions without evidence is unwise.

I do have to say that if you have ever had the misfortune to stumble upon a female cat who did not consent to mating, the sound and site is horrifying. I don’t know the appropriate word to use, but I don’t think it is fair to dismiss the potential anguish of an animal, just because it is an animal.

Literally STOP.
Besides the fact that it's an immature response,to even compare it to the actual thing is disgusting.

That poster should be removed from the group and reported.

I feel for you OP - I think I would be distressed by that.

It’s a cat - they cannot consent

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I second the person who said to raise with the board. That is a disgusting comment to make and minimises the seriousness of rape. To call you a snowflake is just another example of how we are going backward as a society.

YANBU, I completely agree with you, OP.

Of course she didn't consent - she's a cat.

It is tantamount to deriding victims of rape to use the word in the given context, OP YANBU

No, animals like cats literally cannot rape.

For the same reason they are not evil when they rip another animal apart for food, and do not get arrested for murder. They lack the faculties to understand that consent, and right, and wrong, exist at all. Being innocent and without higher thought, they lack the capacity for evil .

I saw that post too and thought the same as you, I was surprised that no one had commented on the wording. It's a shame, as I held them in high regard until now.

It's cracked (and obviously very inaccurate) and judging by the response the person responsible is a nutter. I would email the person in overall charge or the board if you CBA/there is such a person because it makes them sound like idiots which can't do the charity any good.

This isn't true. They do, sometimes across species. However this still doesn't mean that the cat charity should have used it like that.

YANBU, in this context.

(Mallard drakes otoh...)

It was probably inappropriate but I it brings home the message to neuter your cats it might help stop the massive problems of unwanted kittens that suffer untold misery and overwhelm the cat rescues which are mostly volunteers