Cats are terrible
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20231217
¶Decimating wildlife, especially birds, especially on islands
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/12/cats-diet-2000-species-conservation-study-aoe
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/12/cats-diet-2000-species-conservation-study-aoe
¶Consuming resources
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328716866_Environmental_footprint_of_meat_consumption_of_cats_and_dogs
https://www.treehugger.com/pets/cats-dogs-meat-environmental-impact-in-US.html
"Cats, dogs responsible for up to 30% of meat environmental impact in US"
"If American's cats and dogs were their own country, they'd rank 5th in global meat consumption, says new study."
"meat consumption by dogs and cats creates the equivalent of about 64 million tons of carbon dioxide a year; around the same climate impact as a year's worth of driving from 13.6 million cars."
(not that much)
https://theecologist.org/2019/feb/27/killing-elephants-pet-food-condemned
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328716866_Environmental_footprint_of_meat_consumption_of_cats_and_dogs
https://www.treehugger.com/pets/cats-dogs-meat-environmental-impact-in-US.html
"Cats, dogs responsible for up to 30% of meat environmental impact in US"
"If American's cats and dogs were their own country, they'd rank 5th in global meat consumption, says new study."
"meat consumption by dogs and cats creates the equivalent of about 64 million tons of carbon dioxide a year; around the same climate impact as a year's worth of driving from 13.6 million cars."
(not that much)
https://theecologist.org/2019/feb/27/killing-elephants-pet-food-condemned
¶Their fleas will eat you if you get rid of them
(I've heard this used as a collateral against getting rid of cats. Bizarre extortion!)
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The commonest reason for someone being eaten alive in their own home is the death of a cat. Fleas live in carpets, hopping on to the resident pet when in need of food. As long as Tiddles remains hale and hearty, human beings are bitten only sporadically. But a few weeks after a feline departure, the now-starving fleas start to feast on the grieving owner.
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(I've heard this used as a collateral against getting rid of cats. Bizarre extortion!)
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The commonest reason for someone being eaten alive in their own home is the death of a cat. Fleas live in carpets, hopping on to the resident pet when in need of food. As long as Tiddles remains hale and hearty, human beings are bitten only sporadically. But a few weeks after a feline departure, the now-starving fleas start to feast on the grieving owner.
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¶You thought wind energy was bad for birds?
(I've heard this argument by a "bird-lover" who was also a cat-lover, biggest self-own ever).
https://abcbirds.org/blog21/wind-turbine-mortality
"Taking this change into account, it can be projected that approximately 681,000 birds are currently killed by wind turbines in the U.S. each year."
https://abcbirds.org/program/cats-indoors/cats-and-birds/
"In the United States alone, outdoor cats kill approximately 2.4 billion birds every year"
(I've heard this argument by a "bird-lover" who was also a cat-lover, biggest self-own ever).
https://abcbirds.org/blog21/wind-turbine-mortality
"Taking this change into account, it can be projected that approximately 681,000 birds are currently killed by wind turbines in the U.S. each year."
https://abcbirds.org/program/cats-indoors/cats-and-birds/
"In the United States alone, outdoor cats kill approximately 2.4 billion birds every year"
¶Feral cats in La Graciosa (Canary islands)
https://www.ipna.csic.es/en/news/2019/06/census-feral-cats-island-la-graciosa
https://www.ipna.csic.es/en/news/2019/06/census-feral-cats-island-la-graciosa
¶Solution: Keep cats inside
(Case of a German town)
https://www.newyorker.com/science/elements/the-cat-lockdown-that-divided-a-german-town
(Case of a German town)
https://www.newyorker.com/science/elements/the-cat-lockdown-that-divided-a-german-town
¶[!!**] SOLUTION— Cull feral cats
What's the legislation about this?
Are feral cats "legal"?
Who's responsible for their care?
[!!**] Check for Slovenia, Spain, etc
What's the legislation about this?
Are feral cats "legal"?
Who's responsible for their care?
[!!**] Check for Slovenia, Spain, etc
¶101— Hahaha amazing anticats manifesto <boyboy
Getting Stray Cats High To Stop Them Eating My Pets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5EiqzfiCS8
* murder count
* "sexy cat woman" ?!
* toxoplasmosis
Getting Stray Cats High To Stop Them Eating My Pets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5EiqzfiCS8
* murder count
* "sexy cat woman" ?!
* toxoplasmosis