I would remind you that cats are an invasive pest that cause global mass extinction and locally devastate entire ecosystems. I would remind you that HOUSE CATS ALONE make up a category that causes more deaths to birds and mammals in North America – a place where they do not belong at all – than any other cause. I would remind you that the Earth has fewer than half the birds it did when I was born. I would remind you that cats who are left outdoors live significantly shorter lives and suffer more diseases and major injuries than indoor cats.
I would go so far as to suggest you are romanticizing the situation and relying on your own “common sense” rather than actually educating yourself on the risks and supposed benefits.
I would remind you that cats are an invasive pest that cause global mass extinction and locally devastate entire ecosystems. I would remind you that HOUSE CATS ALONE make up a category that causes more deaths to birds and mammals in North America – a place where they do not belong at all – than any other cause. I would remind you that the Earth has fewer than half the birds it did when I was born. I would remind you that cats who are left outdoors live significantly shorter lives and suffer more diseases and major injuries than indoor cats.
I would go so far as to suggest you are romanticizing the situation and relying on your own “common sense” rather than actually educating yourself on the risks and supposed benefits.
On the other hand, I don’t actually get much of a choice anymore. Can’t just dump them, not home most of the day, minimum control of my own life.
I couls give them away for adoption I suppose, but my parents run my life.