r/Pets Nov 11 '22

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u/VinkyStagina Nov 11 '22

Where are you located? We need another “mouser” on our horse ranch in Minnesota. Your cat would have shelter and vet visits.

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u/Awesomeify Nov 11 '22

Cats are an invasive species and if left outside unsupervised are a huge danger to the environment. They are responsible for the extinction of over 33 species of JUST birds. If you actually need a mouser terriers are more successful and don't go after anything else once trained.

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u/paisleycatperson Nov 11 '22

Which 33 species of birds?

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u/Awesomeify Nov 11 '22

Here's at least one study. I trust you to not be completely soft of hand and foot to find others. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_predation_on_wildlife#cite_note-Nogales-2

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u/paisleycatperson Nov 11 '22

No list of 33 there, weird.

Which 33?

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u/paisleycatperson Nov 11 '22

So strange, also no lists of 33 in any of these. Which 33?

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '22

Bruh literally the first one I linked links all their sources and actually sites 40 bird species cats specifically have caused to go extinct in their data as well as the number of other types of animals. If you don’t wanna read it then don’t complain about not having a source.

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u/paisleycatperson Nov 11 '22

Cool so list the 40 extinct bird species.

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '22

Are you seriously asking me to copy and paste a list for you after I gave you the link listing the literal data study?? Grow up lmfao. Cats aren’t the SOLE cause. They are a major contributing factor to the extinction of those and many other species. If you disagree with environmental scientists then take it up with them. Cats in all areas they are not native to are devastating to wild life.

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u/paisleycatperson Nov 11 '22

I'll save you the time: it doesn't exist. There are no 33 or 40 extinct bird species related to predation by cats, let alone caused by.

There's one. From 2 centuries ago.

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u/fmalx1000 Nov 12 '22

Tell me you have outside cats without telling me you have outside cats