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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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Howmanycatsistoomany · 27/06/2025 15:51

TheCoralMoose · 27/06/2025 13:52

I adore cats.

I had to have my beautiful tortie point Kona pts in May she was 16

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She was a beauty ❤

Dominoeffecter · 27/06/2025 15:43

WutheringShites86 · 27/06/2025 15:18

People have answered you several times on all of those points and more, you're just not interested or capable of engaging with those points because it's easier to shout strawman, ludicrous and deluded and pretend you're the one who is being logical when actually you're being consumed by irrationality.

She certainly loves her strawmen 🤣

fussychica · 27/06/2025 15:30

Cats rule. End of.

WutheringShites86 · 27/06/2025 15:18

GoldfinchFeather · 27/06/2025 13:48

Deluded and bonkers are suitable descriptions for people who:
A. Can't tell the difference between a natural wild predator like a bird of prey and a domesticated pet cat.
B. Seemingly have very little concern for the effects their pets are having on nature/wildlife, yet regularly criticise dogs for attacking livestock. Double standards much?
C. Provide increasingly ludicrous 'what about' arguments that have absolutely no relevance to the discussion, such as humans eating meat.

People have answered you several times on all of those points and more, you're just not interested or capable of engaging with those points because it's easier to shout strawman, ludicrous and deluded and pretend you're the one who is being logical when actually you're being consumed by irrationality.

TheCoralMoose · 27/06/2025 13:52

I adore cats.

I had to have my beautiful tortie point Kona pts in May she was 16

Cats everywhere!
GoldfinchFeather · 27/06/2025 13:48

WutheringShites86 · 27/06/2025 09:26

You're an absolute nutter OP 😆

Throwing out deluded and bonkers at people that are calmly and rationally offering another view, sometimes backed by science. And it's made you more sure you're right!

Forget about the cats, seek help for your mental health then when you're stable you can work on your comprehension and critical thinking.

Deluded and bonkers are suitable descriptions for people who:
A. Can't tell the difference between a natural wild predator like a bird of prey and a domesticated pet cat.
B. Seemingly have very little concern for the effects their pets are having on nature/wildlife, yet regularly criticise dogs for attacking livestock. Double standards much?
C. Provide increasingly ludicrous 'what about' arguments that have absolutely no relevance to the discussion, such as humans eating meat.

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Everythingmustgo · 27/06/2025 13:39

The newest local cats seem to have completely controlled our streets rat problem - to be honest I might start bowing to the little furry legends in the street.

DrPrunesqualer · 27/06/2025 12:43

PersephoneSmith · 27/06/2025 00:50

We love cats.
We really don’t give a fuck what you think.

Great post
Nothing more needs to be said although I’m loving all your cat pics mumsnetters!

WutheringShites86 · 27/06/2025 09:26

GoldfinchFeather · 27/06/2025 07:34

Ah, so this is the crux of it.

Cat owners delude themselves into thinking that what they own is a miniature lion or tiger or whatever, therefore making it okay for them to wreak havoc on nature.

This thread has only helped reinforce my view that the majority of cat owners are bloody bonkers.

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You're an absolute nutter OP 😆

Throwing out deluded and bonkers at people that are calmly and rationally offering another view, sometimes backed by science. And it's made you more sure you're right!

Forget about the cats, seek help for your mental health then when you're stable you can work on your comprehension and critical thinking.

Dragonfly97 · 27/06/2025 09:15

IJWMM · 27/06/2025 08:36

@Dragonfly97 Just shows how intelligent cats are! Dogs will literally put anything in their mouth, cats are a little more discerning 😹

Sounds very odd for streets to be littered with cat poo.

As for the strays, blame shitty humans for that - no pets want to be abandoned.

I do blame the owners, but the fact is cats do soil everywhere and their owners aren't obliged to pick it up; it carries diseases and where i live it's around a children's play area, in gutters, anywhere there's silt/soil, in grassy areas where children play, other people's gardens, etc.
I can see why people get angry about it; we used to have a flat roof extension with gravel and on hot days I could smell something horrible; it turned out the cats from next door were using it as a toilet. The neighbour was leaving out cat food ( which rotted) and various strays were turning up then using our flat roof as a toilet. I complained to the council ( after speaking to the neighbour, with no result), then got a nasty letter from some busybody saying I was "persecuting people with companion animals" and if I didn't stop she would stop me herself. I soon put her straight. But yes, there should be rules about cats fouling everywhere, though I don't know how it could be enforced.

Howmanycatsistoomany · 27/06/2025 09:10

GoldfinchFeather · 27/06/2025 07:34

Ah, so this is the crux of it.

Cat owners delude themselves into thinking that what they own is a miniature lion or tiger or whatever, therefore making it okay for them to wreak havoc on nature.

This thread has only helped reinforce my view that the majority of cat owners are bloody bonkers.

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OK, OP I live on a farm, surrounded by farmland on 3 sides and woodland on the other. My house, barns, and other outbuildings would be overrun with rodents were it not for my cats. Would you rather I use traps or poison to keep the rodent population in check?

Holluschickie · 27/06/2025 08:58

I don't even have a cat actually, and OP sounds totally deranged.

Dominoeffecter · 27/06/2025 08:56

GoldfinchFeather · 27/06/2025 07:34

Ah, so this is the crux of it.

Cat owners delude themselves into thinking that what they own is a miniature lion or tiger or whatever, therefore making it okay for them to wreak havoc on nature.

This thread has only helped reinforce my view that the majority of cat owners are bloody bonkers.

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The only one coming across as angry and unhinged here is you I’m afraid. I don’t have a dog but when I see them do dog things I don’t want to kick them, maybe their owners but not an innocent animal.

IJWMM · 27/06/2025 08:36

@Dragonfly97 Just shows how intelligent cats are! Dogs will literally put anything in their mouth, cats are a little more discerning 😹

Sounds very odd for streets to be littered with cat poo.

As for the strays, blame shitty humans for that - no pets want to be abandoned.

Dragonfly97 · 27/06/2025 08:26

Where I live, people get cats/kittens then abandon them when they move, a cat in my street goes to several different houses after being left when it's owners moved. Plus the amount of cat sht in the streets is awful, I don't see any owners picking that up! And it's definitely cat sht as my dog tries to eat it 🤮

IJWMM · 27/06/2025 08:08

Cats really are like mini lions or tigers - have a little read about it. You may then sound a little less bonkers yourself.

ObtuseMoose · 27/06/2025 08:01

Look at this face and use the word hate...I dare you!!

Cats everywhere!
TulipCat · 27/06/2025 07:45

Orlando says "I am far too lazy to do any of that wildlife chasing" 🐱

Cats everywhere!
GoldfinchFeather · 27/06/2025 07:34

SammyScrounge · 27/06/2025 00:44

There's no use blaming cats for killing. Nature designed them to be predators. They are good at keeping rats and mice in check, a big plus for keeping cats. No one says lions should die because they kill cute baby deer cats are just little lions in their habits.

Ah, so this is the crux of it.

Cat owners delude themselves into thinking that what they own is a miniature lion or tiger or whatever, therefore making it okay for them to wreak havoc on nature.

This thread has only helped reinforce my view that the majority of cat owners are bloody bonkers.

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HelenaWaiting · 27/06/2025 01:49

BooneyBeautiful · 27/06/2025 00:57

Ah, but cats 'think' they are superior! Their owners have to do their bidding, whereas dogs know their owner is the boss.

It's a question of hierarchy. Here is Zacky, explaining to Maisie that upstairs belongs to him.

Cats everywhere!
IJWMM · 27/06/2025 01:02

Threads like this always make me laugh - full of indignant hyperbole and tired old “facts”.

My boy says you need to learn to be more “cat” - relax, chill out and untwist your underwear.

PS - dogs are great too, (plus, they’re usually sensible and know that cats rule the roost at home).

Cats everywhere!
BooneyBeautiful · 27/06/2025 00:57

susanandlucypevensie · 25/06/2025 15:09

How can cats possibly be superior to dogs? Do you get guide cats? hearing cats? cats that sniff out cancer? police cats? cats that rescue people from burning buildings?
Obviously dogs are better

Ah, but cats 'think' they are superior! Their owners have to do their bidding, whereas dogs know their owner is the boss.

HeyWiggle · 27/06/2025 00:52

Humans are much worse than cats. Bloody war crimes, rapes, environmentally dangerous,

PersephoneSmith · 27/06/2025 00:50

We love cats.
We really don’t give a fuck what you think.

Cats everywhere!
Cats everywhere!
Cats everywhere!
SammyScrounge · 27/06/2025 00:49

justkeepswimingswiming · 25/06/2025 15:04

Rodger disaproves of your statement.

What a sheen on your cat's coat, @justkeepswimingswiming A beautiful animal!