Post by @undefinedTruth@lemmy.zip

2026-08-23 10:19 UTC

I’d much rather have people save cats and at least provide them with food and shelter than let them die alone on the street. There are far too many strays that desperately need a home.

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@Solumbran@lemmy.world 2026-08-23 15:01

I totally agree (especially with the impact of cats on the environment), and isn’t incompatible with what I said. I’m saying that you shouldn’t have pets if you make them wait for you all day. If you have, for example, more than one cat, they’re not just waiting for you all day because they have company and are not just starved of social interactions. But most people just get one pet and basically leave them with no life around for 8-10 hours per day, which is just torture. And that’s for the pets that are common enough (cats, dogs) to be treated less horribly than less popular animals, like hamsters, birds, fishes, etc. So sure, avoiding stray cats is good, but removing them from a hard life to put them in a brain-killing situation instead is not the solution.

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