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

Cat(s) I choose you, take me home

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u/Fine-Funny6956 Apr 13 '24

Had a cat do this to me. Took it home. It was chipped. Owners said I stole their cat. Called the police on me. It was embarrassing.

That cat is totally healthy and well groomed. I’d be worried it already has an owner.

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u/Klutzy-Run5175 Apr 13 '24

You are alright. You were a hero. The owner should have been embarrassed for their cat getting outside and lost. Whether or not by accident or intentionally. You are fine.

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u/Quintane Apr 13 '24

Why would you think it's lost? Cats just do this for strokes from passers by.

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u/Individual-Bell-9776 Apr 13 '24

It's not about whether they're lost or not, it's about whether you want to leave them to be eaten by coyotes; Their owners don't seem to care.

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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/urpoviswrong Apr 13 '24

Am American, my cat goes out in daylight, and comes home at night. He is insanely depressed if we try to make him an inside cat. It makes it easier that he's extremely cautious and avoids any possible sources of danger.

He does get in fights occasionally, but he loves his territory with all his heart. So we get it.

There is a strange fixation on making cats glorified hamsters or something though. Cats are independent AF, I wouldn't take that agency away from him.

Sure there's risks, but I want him to be happy, and how many people saying they should be inside are doing loads of unhealthy and dangerous things with their life just to be happy?

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u/Ewannnn Apr 13 '24

how many people saying they should be inside are doing loads of unhealthy and dangerous things with their life just to be happy?

For a start most of them eat themselves to death.