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How can we help protect birds from cats? (fedia.io)
submitted 2 weeks ago by to c/birding@lemmy.world
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Cat-owners just won't be stopped unless laws are introduced. Until then, what can we do to protect our feathered friends from the rabid feline killers?

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[–] 11 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

I don't let my cats outside except under the controlled environment of a screened-in "catio", where birds can't go. Your statement of "cat owners just won't be stopped unless laws are introduced" is false: with education and awareness, cat owners can and do realise that cat impacts on bird populations are significant, and worth doing their part to prevent as much as they can.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

    While I understand and empathize with your frustration, your sweeping generalisations do not accurately represent every person in every place.

    And in my township in the country, our animal control is very invested in rounding up feral cats, no blind eyes in my district.

    Your issues remain valid; and laws may well be a good path forward where education fails; I'm just against sweeping generalisations in general.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    In my neighborhood, sociopaths poison them with rat poison.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago*

    This is surprisingly and disappointingly common. Some percentage of the population will always do this kind of thing, it seems. I will not commit to any official commentary regarding the implications of this purportedly reportedly a quote-unquote fact.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 weeks ago

    I can tell that you feel very strongly and your feelings are valid. I'm sorry that you feel like we're arguing, because I didn't feel that way at all. I thought we were having a discussion, and that we're both on basically the same side with differing views on best approach. I wish you only the best.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 weeks ago

    i love that someone came up with the catio and i agree with your larger point. i think statistics about the bird population decline and related knowledge is probably pretty niche. pro-bird evangelism (and meeting your neighbors) is a good place to start.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    Do you consider yourself to belong to the majority of cat owners with a catio?

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  • [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    I do not consider myself to be anything other than a cat owner with a catio. I do try to spread the word about how this is a superior way to keep both cats and wildlife safe, however.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 2 weeks ago

    That answers the question quite well: most cat owners don't own a catio. Given the statistic somebody else posted (more than 2billion dead birds in North America due to cats alone), you are in the vanishingly small minority. You might be aware and willing to do something but the rest won't listen to reason, hence the question about what people can do.

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