Post by @Solumbran@lemmy.world

2026-08-23 15:01 UTC

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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@undefinedTruth@lemmy.zip 2026-08-23 16:00

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. No man, that is not torture. Torture is leaving that stray kitty outside at the scorching summer heat and let it die from dehydration. A healthy adult cat sleeps 16 hours per day on average. Having a full-time office job is going to require you being outside 8-10 hours every day, but it is not as horrible as you describe. And yes, getting a second cat is ideal, especially if you are not home all day. But not everyone can afford that and there are still things you can do to keep your cat entertained when you are not around. Please, just stop with the gate keeping. This is exactly what puts people off from adopting. You don’t have to be perfect before you are allowed to extend your hand and try to help an innocent little creature.

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