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Cats everywhere!

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GoldfinchFeather · 25/06/2025 14:39

Since we have plenty of threads to moan about dogs and dog owners, how about a bit of balance and a thread for the same about cats?

I, for one, am not a fan of the things and think there are too many around. And sure, while the problems they cause may be less obvious than dogs/dog ownership, I personally think they're worse in many ways. Particularly for the terrible effect they have on local wildlife and birds in particular.

On numerous occasions I've had the misfortune to come across birds and animals that have clearly been attacked by cats. One distressing incident occurred just a few weeks ago - on an evening walk I came across a domestic cat that had just attacked a tiny baby wild rabbit. Despite shooing the cat off and it still being alive when I got to it, it didn't survive.

Seeing that made me just want to go and give the bloody thing a boot up the backside.

Yet many cat owners seem to find this behaviour either a mildly amusing part of their cat ownership ("you'll never guess what my Tiddles caught the other day!"), or have no qualms about letting their cats roam freely and slowly kill all wildlife within a several mile radius. When really, they should just be kept indoors.

And if they were, there'd be far less of them that were always going bloody missing or being stupid enough to get themselves run over on the road.

Surely I can't be alone in my hatred of cats?!

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Absentmindedsmile · 25/06/2025 14:53

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Cats everywhere!
Morgenrot25 · 25/06/2025 14:51

HelenaWaiting · 25/06/2025 14:42

Zacky does not approve

Zacky looks very cool.

Morgenrot25 · 25/06/2025 14:50

I like cats.
They're mostly not in shops/cafes/pubs/everywhere with their owners.
They don't yap.
They tend not to poop on pavements.
I like it when they purr.

SoScarletItWas · 25/06/2025 14:50

Me and my house panther are looking forward to the ‘Squirrels everywhere!’ threads.

5foot5 · 25/06/2025 14:48

Well I think it is unreasonable to hate cats for behaving like cats.

Adult DD has a cat that is strictly a house cat. Never been outside in his short life. He often comes to stay with us (well he brings DD with him 😄) and he will spend ages looking out of the window watching the birds in the garden. Watching them very, very intently. He will chase spiders and flies and any small object he identifies as prey. Without a shadow of doubt if he could go outside he would be up for killing whatever small wildlife he could catch. It is just natural for a cat.

However, in his case, he doesn't get the opportunity.

theyoungishman · 25/06/2025 14:45

Cats are the best

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Chocolateorange22 · 25/06/2025 14:45

I wouldn't take my cat to a pub or cafe and expect everyone to pet it or put up with its meowing

Aside from the sarcasm (couldn't resist sorry) yes they aren't great for wildlife I agree. Mine is now 12 and hasn't caught anything for about 5 years. Not sure she actually knows what a bird is nowadays as she is developing dementia. Even before that it was a couple of times tops. However I've always tried to be responsible in not keeping her out at night and getting her once spayed.

Toottooot · 25/06/2025 14:44

Cats are far superior to people and dugs.

HelenaWaiting · 25/06/2025 14:42

Zacky does not approve

Cats everywhere!