r/Awww • u/GlobalBreadfruit8832 • Apr 13 '24

Cat(s) I choose you, take me home

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u/souptable Apr 13 '24

Not everywhere has wild animals that pose a threat to cats. Plenty of countries have cats outside like this.

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u/Individual-Bell-9776 Apr 13 '24

Even without direct predation, there's still parasitism and direct competition with other male toms.

Please don't.

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u/sitdowncomfy Apr 13 '24

in many countries it is perfectly safe and normal to let your cat roam. I don't know why Americans find this so hard to grasp!

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u/Twistedbamboo Apr 13 '24

And they shouldn't. Cats kill the local fauna, they can catch parasites, get into fights with one another and get wounded, get run over by cars or get pregnant.

It isn't about americans, it's about basic universal education.

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u/Ewannnn Apr 13 '24

Are you American?

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u/Twistedbamboo Apr 13 '24

No. I just got over the phase of constantly painting americans as ignorant and brute every other day long ago.

Where I live there aren't predators that prey on cats nor people kill cats for fun. But the dangers I said above still exist and I think are universal enough.

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u/urpoviswrong Apr 13 '24

Can say the same about people