Cats are present in 99.9% of all land in Australia and kill about two billion other animals a year. That makes them Australia's most invasive species.
  • idunnololz@lemmy.worldEnglish
    0·
    1 year ago

    Indoor cat owner here. I will say I think if you really want your cats to be outdoors you can buy special collars that will prevent them from killing birds. I did 15 minutes of research so this might not be entirely correct but it appears that putting a bell on them is not enough. It needs to be a special collar specifically designed to prevent them from killing birds.

    Source: https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/general-science/should-i-attach-bell-my-cats-collar

    • starman2112@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      0·
      1 year ago

      Won’t stop them from getting themselves run over, or catching FIV or FeLV, or getting mauled by my German shepherd when they hop into my backyard. PLEASE just keep them inside.

      • c0m47053@feddit.ukEnglish
        0·
        1 year ago

        Maybe you should keep your German shepherd indoors to stop it mauling other creatures?

        • starman2112@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          0·
          1 year ago

          Dogs need to go outside. Cats don’t. My dogs stay on my property, your cats don’t stay on yours. I don’t want to bury any more cats, so please just keep them inside.