Australia wants to force cats to stay inside or give them a curfew because they are murdering so many other animals they are a threat to the country's biodiversity - eviltoast
  • Rhaedas@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    *cat owners

    And I’m not sure how a curfew is going to work since that relies on cats to give one ounce of shit.

    • starman2112@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      Australian farmers have, unfortunately, had to find certain methods of enforcing curfews on cats. Keep 'em inside, folks.

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        1 year ago

        Partially. It also relies on the cat listening to the owner when they try to get them inside. Some cats will, but most come when they feel like it. “Like herding cats” has its meaning for a reason.

        Pets in general shouldn’t be allowed to roam freely outside. There’s too many dangers to them and things they can do to cause problems.

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          Entirely.

          If you can’t keep your cat inside on time, than keep it inside all the time. This is 100% on the owner, they have the capabilities to stop it.

    • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      Simple, cats that are outside past X o’clock get taken to the RSPCA and they’re put up for adoption after a week without being claimed.