Well every region is different so you can't entirely generalize. What I meant though is that outdoor cats are defended in Europe by veterinarians, but the opposite can happen in areas of the US. It leads to people arguing back and forth while both are appealing to different authorities, yet referring to them as the same.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

You CAN generalize the behaviour of cats! The highest possible well-being of the cat is unfortunately not the most significant factor. House cats are by many metrics (eg extirpation of birds and mammals) the most destructive species on the planet. If the world cannot be protected from a cat because it can't be safely homed as an indoor animal, even if it has to accept some unhappiness in the process, then the cat needs to be destroyed.