That person and their neighbor should have had the cats fixed
And also keep them indoors.
Outdoor "house" cats are slowly becoming my greatest peeve.
When we had cats, I made sure that they were spayed and neutered. But they're not good for the bird population. They should be kept indoors, not to mention how easily they catch fleas. It had gotten to the point that none of the over the counter solutions worked, and you need to take out a small loan to afford to properly treat them.
They're not good for the birds, but perhaps even more importantly, the outdoors isn't good for them. The life expectancy of an indoor cat versus an outdoor cat can be 10+ years longer.
Growing up, (I'm in my 50s) we had an orange tabby that went indoors and outdoors as much as he wanted. The cat supplemented his kibble by killing and eating (confirmed by observation) birds and rodents in the area. He lived to be 23. Most cats like him that I've known all had lifespans into the high teens.
I think you mean feral, as opposed to outdoor. In which case I would agree with your statement.
I should add, that as an adult, I currently own two cats obtained from rescue services and both are exclusively indoor cats.
No, I don't mean feral. I said what I meant.
Then can you quote your source for your statement? My experiential information is counter to your claim, so I would like to see your data so I can improve my understanding.
It should seem somewhat obvious after thinking about it for a moment. Outdoor access means more exposure to diseases and parasites, exposure to predators, and exposure to traffic.
Here's just one study. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2018.0840
I encourage you to ask any vet or your local humane society.
Appreciate not getting a snarky comeback. My personal experience has been outdoor/indoor cats lead long, satisfying lives. But my experience could be an outlier which is why I asked for your source.
Will definitely give this a read once I'm done work. Again, much appreciated
What counts as an outdoor cat? Ours spends her days in the backyard on a leash.
Backyard on a leash and monitored is very responsible! When people say outdoor cat, they are typically referring to cats that are allowed outdoors with no leash and no supervision.
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They should also have their bricks fixed.
How TF was neither cat neutered?
People are allowed to own pets without knowing anything at all about responsible pet ownership. It's ficked up.
Same with children.
If your kids ain't neutered you better be home schooling them cause if I catch them in school tryna fuck my kids they're not gonna live to see the pound.
Delightfully unhinged!
Of course, if I catch you pounding my kids and correcting my parenting we'll have more than just words to sort out...
Feck them!
Yeah! But... But not like that please...
You can't get them fixed before a certain age and that cat might have threaded the needle. A friend of mine adopted a stray that turned out to be pregnant.
Yeah this doesn't make sense to me. It does get expensive. My sister only neuters the males since it's cheaper. Only flaw is if one gets out......
Your sister isn't doing her female cats a favour.
Neutered cats statistically live longer and healthier lives. Fertile animals have health risks. Unless you actually intent to breed your cats, there is no reason to leave them unfixed.
If you can't afford it, don't get a cat. It's like adopting a pet without first figuring out whether you can even buy the food to keep it alive.
Yep. I completely agree. It's not fair to them either when they go into heat.
I adopted an cat early this year, I wasn't planning to stay with her but within 1 month she got pregnant.
What do you mean you adopted a cat and wasn't planning to stay with her?
That's more than my dad paid
Why do you sleep in front of your house?
Crippling alcoholism
The weirdest thing about this is the note. What happened to talking with each other?
Divorced parents don't talk. They just leave each other notes on their kid's lunch box.
Is joke
Haha
OP:
Is joke Haha
Also OP:
What is that yellow thing. I don't get it. Like the joke haha
The thing with a joke is not fucking up how it is delivered. Who ever did this choose the right way.
Right? Like you also have to talk to your neighbor to learn their cat is pregnant.
I don't have their number, how am I supposed to text them?
Bruh, people under 40 don't talk to their neighbors.
Believe me, I've tried. The conversation never goes anywhere so I stopped trying.
This is very old. Im fairly sure I saw it on reddit at least 5 years ago.
I'm pretty sure I saw this in a 1988 reader's digest in my dentist's waiting room while sitting there in 1998.
Pretty sure it was actually nineteen ninety eight shortly after the undertaker threw mankind off hell in a cell and plummeted sixteen feet through an announcers table.
Spay and Neuter your pets.
if there are cats, there are probably raccoons and/or possums, i'm skeptical that anyone who knows this would leave that on the porch overnight
Depends on in which part of the world this happened
America, given the spelling of neighbour!
Most non native speakers just use whatever form they get to know first
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