• Cris_Citrus (he/him <3)@piefed.zip
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      1 month ago

      For those that don’t know why, cats are very capable hunters and absolutely decimate bird populations. Keeping cats outdoors has genuinely horrendous ecological consequences unfortunately :/

      Edit: this position may not be as well academically supported as I thought. For the time being I’m not sure if outdoor cats pose significant ecological risks, evaluate the paper below and do further research if you’d like to investigate the topic more yourself :)

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            Known invasive species that primarily consist on kibble purchased for them by humans. There is no evidence that they have an adverse effect on bird populations. The birds they kill on birds that would have been killed by some other predator some other way.