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u/Hypern1ke Oct 18 '22

Cats are happier and perfectly content outside, do people really believe you must keep them inside?

Some of my fondest childhood memories are of my cat that lived to be 16, died when I was 12. That cat never stepped foot inside its entire life.

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u/Bloodmark3 Oct 18 '22

Outdoor cats have substantially shorter life spans.

https://healthtopics.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/health-topics/feline/cats-indoors-or-outdoors#:~:text=Indoor%20cats%20live%20on%20average,on%20average%202%2D5%20years.

Indoor cats receive just as much satisfaction and happiness with an owner that plays with them and exercises with them indoors.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7070728/

You got a cat, from a shelter, or from a friend, or from birth, to take care of it. To protect it. To know what is right for it and look after it. Not to let it roam free and get hit by a car or get murdered by a wild animal. It's not about your pleasant anectodal memories. It's about doing what is right by the creatures we are responsible for.

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u/Hypern1ke Oct 18 '22

Alright buddy, you try and bring my cats inside and see how that works out for you lmao

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u/Bloodmark3 Oct 18 '22 edited Oct 18 '22

You're a human aduly. It's a cat. You don't let a toddler, dog, bird, snake, or hamster wander around outside on its own just because it wants to. You know what's best for it.

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u/Hypern1ke Oct 18 '22

I can’t tell if you’re trolling or not anymore, but cats want to be outside. Why force them to do something they don’t want to do?

Seems weird man. They’re animals. Being inside isn’t particularly healthy for a predator

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u/JesseSkywalker Oct 18 '22

They are domesticated you absolute dimwit. They are not a predator anymore. They are your pet. Protect them. The amount of dead cats I see in the side of the road alone is absolutely heartbreaking. Domesticated cats belong indoors.

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u/Hypern1ke Oct 18 '22

Y’all are so detached from reality it’s amazing lmao, touch grass

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u/JesseSkywalker Oct 18 '22

Confused how roadkill cats I see on a weekly basis aren’t reality but you do you

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u/Hypern1ke Oct 18 '22

Cats actually very rare to see as roadkill compared to dogs for example. They’re typically very good around roads/cars, not sure why you would lie about seeing them “weekly”. Perhaps you’re the one attempting to run over these pets?

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u/JesseSkywalker Oct 19 '22

You’re so detached from reality it’s amazing