I mean, just because your cat isn't at risk for coyote death doesn't mean an outdoor cat population isn't still a problem? Cats are considered an invasive species in the vast majority of the world, they should be indoors for the sake of every other animal just as much or more than for their own safety. The fact we socialize cats to be outdoor animals in the first place is the root of the problem, and using cats used to being outdoors as justification for having outdoor cats is, kinda dumb.
Did you not read anything that was typed or
Not everything is black and white, and happens easily as the spoken word. This isnât a fairy tail.
My cat was a rescue, she had most likely been abandoned by her people and had a litter of kittens. She learned out to fend for herself because she had too. She also loved the outdoors; sheâd get highly upset when we wouldnât let her out when it started getting too cold, and would get antsy when spring came about. Anxiously waiting for us assholes to let her back out. So we werenât some irresponsible cat owners that socialised her to be outdoors; she came to us that way because her previous owners abandoned her (probably because she got pregnant).
And I know what you might be thinking, âyou could have stimulated her in other ways!â We could not; she didnât like playing with us, she wouldnât even look at toys we got her let alone play with them. We fucking tried getting her to do shit but she wouldnât, because she didnât like it. It would have been fucking cruel to keep her inside when in her young age, her only joy was going outside.
So it wasnât me making a âjustification for having outdoor catsâ, it was me stating the facts about the situation; the situation being that people like you (yes you), jump to conclusions because they think theyâre the #1 expert on every single cat and cat owner out there. You proved my fucking point, good job.
So instead of being a smug, condescending, judgemental little bitch, next time try not making assumptions about people and their knowledge of something. It really doesnât make people want to listen to you, remember: you catch more flies with honey than vinegar. :}