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I usually enjoy your channel but this one you can go screw yourself. I have an indoor outdoor cat He cannot survive inside for long periods of time He needs to go outside. Yes he hunts birds sorry about that but he's a cat. keeping a cat sheltered inside is the worst thing you can do for them. They need to go outside They need to be adventurous they need to explore because if you keep them inside I guarantee you your cat will not live long and you're depriving your animal of it's goddamn birthright. Tell you what You live inside for 5 years with plenty of food and plenty of water alone You're only allowed to leave for medical reasons and you have a big window to look outside and see what's going on on your street. If you keep your cat sheltered inside at all times I consider that animal abuse! You can take this video and you know where you can put it I'm out of here
@@highlander723 I agree. this is a hateful and unhelpful video that is not in anyway nuanced, and will only have the effect of stirring up hatred against people's pets, whom most consider family. It's already obvious in the comments. The fact that an intelligent and independent minded animal living in a flat/house out of the fresh air and sun and variety of natural environment only. is not enough for their quality of life, even with enrichment, is completely ignored. Probably by the same people that would consider cramped zoos that don't allow natural behaviours. to be cruel. Not a good take.
@@finflwr I don't think it's hateful on cats. It's informative and pedagogic. I prefer cats over dogs. I've had 8/9 cats when I was a kid, we'd never have more than 2. They were family and we took good care of them. I live in a rural area and didn't know better, they had plenty of outdoor access. None of them lived past 6 years. They were run over by cars, killed by feral animals, etc. If it was now, they would only go outside with me, on a leash. Or not at all. Because I know I could provide them an indoors happy life.
so coyotes and coywolves are moving into the cities now. Our neighborhood had some outdoor cats. they are long gone now. do not let your cat roam. they dont need to and its dangerous.
That is sad. People have just learnt that according to studies, foxes don't kill cats (foxes instinctively fear an eye infection from claws, but collect cat carcasses from roads, which is origin to the myth) so people think it is safe to leave cat outside. But coywolves, despite the name, all actually have at least 20% dog DNA, which makes them less likely to be intimidated by risk of cat claw in the eye. And then there are bad people who kill cats even when they know it belongs to someone. Don't let your cat outside unless in cat patio or harness. People are horrible.
@@BurgermanForever-nh2vpNot even bigger ones are safe. Heard from coyotes which led a bigger dog into the wild and then torn the poor guy apart with 5 other coyotes
Im a people person but dogs and cats are cool in my book. Coyotes on the other hand are menaces. Dogs need specific requirements to be free roaming and some dogs like scent hounds cannot ever be trusted roaming free cuz they'll run away and get genuinely lost. Cats on the other hand can handle themselves in almost any circumstance. And in my experience if cats don't like you they'll run away and find a house they prefer. It's just their nature accept them as they are don't break them
@@voiceofreason2674 watch the video again if you couldn’t comprehend it. Also coyotes were here first redneck so either keep your filthy extinction-causing cats indoors or accept the fact you lost yet another to North America’s most intelligent mammal (it’s not you or cats by the way) it’s the coyote.
@@GabrielPettier you must register them with local councils ... If not registered it is treated as a stray and taken to the pound. It's a really serious thing here, much as we love cats there are some really bad owners and many Australian natives have become extinct due to cats (marsupials, lizards, birds), it is an avoidable tragedy and bad for the cat too (can get hit by cars, killed by dingoes etc)
In Portugal, all dogs, cats and ferrets must have a chip for ID and be registered in a platform.. Said species can't roam alone in public spaces or without a leash.
Thank you for making this video. It's sad how many comments are saying things like, "Well sorry I want my cat to be happy!!" Like... they clearly didn't even watch the video. Cats can be perfectly happy indoors. If your indoor cat is bored... PLAY WITH THEM. Yes, every day. Yes, until they tire out. If you don't have time for that, you don't have time for a cat.
@@birdstwin1186why? How much time do you put into playing with your cats? How excited do they get when playing? How regularly do you play with your cats? Are you just neglecting them?
My cat is as demanding as a toddler, the biggest disservce to cat husbandry is the notion that they're 'low maintenance'. Just as a goldfish is 'low maintenance' 🧐
One of my cats was poisoned by my neighbor. My parents didn't like the idea of having pets around in the house but i was in the middle of convincing them to let the feral kittens i tamed in ,when it happened. The cat had vomitted yellow bile before passing away which i now know happened because it was fed chocolates or smtng. The neighbors moved away shortly because they were superstitious and thought my cat's spirit was hunthing them.....their 4 month old child kept getting into mishaps like pouring a bottle of dish soap over their head or drinking cooking oil stored in bottle etc. I only got to know after they left when i showed the pics to my veterinarian friend, now i never let the others out
There used to be a TON of stray/outdoor cats in our neighborhood. My dad's a veterinarian, so he was immediately displeased with this and set out a bunch of traps to catch them. Most were caught, neutered, and sent to a shelter to find a home, and our neighbors who were the owners of the outdoor cats got a stern talking to, lol. There's still a few strays hanging around, but it's nowhere near the amount it was those several years ago, thank goodness. And I've definitely noticed a rise in the local bird population! Our cat, Kitty, was one of those strays- she got stuck under our back porch and kept coming back after we freed and fed her the first time. She's a very happy indoor cat now, and clearly prefers it- we could leave the front door wide open and she'd just sit at the threshold and meow, waiting for us to come back inside 😂❤
we need more success stories like this! seems like every locale has its own unique circumstances and having diverse testimonies may help others figure out what they can do in their situation.
@@Hershewedit’s a positive actually, they’re still able to live several years and kill anything in sight; putting it down and not into the wild again IS a positive result
My mom told me that her outdoor cat (a semi-feral i had started socializing) stopped killing birds after she hit him for coming home with one. I don't want to describe how much fury I had to reign in while I explained that the only thing the cat learned was "don't show the human the dead birds." I still don't really think she believes me, but she sure as heck knows how I feel about her hitting the cat. Cats are cats. Hitting them for being what they are is beyond cruel and it's a great way to give them anxiety.
reminds me of my grandfather who would pet and try to comfort the dog after it just attacked or bit someone and it taught the dog to bite more and eventually we had to put him down after he bit me and ripped my arm apart when i was like 6years old after he bit his wife in the face some people are just clueless about animal psychology
Cat owners need more awareness on FIV and FELV. If "feline leukemia virus" doesn't sound horrid enough to you... being a veterinary student, the stuff I have seen is really sad and heartbreaking. Please keep your cats indoors.
We got a kitten that was killed from FIV, adopted from an agency. When we called, letting them know he had it, they were like "Oh, okay. I'm sorry for your loss! Would you like another cat as a replacement?" I don't think they even bothered to check his littermates. ._.
@@BeckyNosferatu Because FIV is not a big deal as long as the cat receives continued vet care throughout its life (as any cat should) and is kept in a safe and clean environment. They do have a weakened immune system, so it often can take longer for them to recover from infections or illnesses. One reason, why it is important for them to live indoors.
We adopted a cat with FIV and her companion, a tripod kitty. The FIV cat is so pretty that I'm certain they would have been adopted way sooner if she didn't have that label. Neither of them will ever be let outside again, unless they are on a leash!
My grandfather brought home a cat who had FIV, hes still a happy and healthy cat today because we never let him outside, and my grandparents became his forever home, I've basically decided that if anything were to happen to my grandmother, (grandpa died a few years ago) I'd take him in or make sure to find him a good home if I can't. He will never end up outside is my promise to him more than anything.
@@BeckyNosferatu Wow that is so cold, and not checking every kitten is HORRID. They need to quarantine every kitten they get before mixing them with the others!!! That is so irresponsible!
but mr mittens LOVES to be outside! it's cruel to keep this animal that literally domesticated itself to live indoors with human care trapped inside! surely mr mittens' boredom can't be because all i do is feed him and ignore him for the rest of the day.
Sadly there's enough negligent owners who dont want to admit theyre negligent that they will die on the hill of trying to get their cat killed just so that they dont have to actually take care of it
Ikr, I've been through the same trauma as losing my silkies to a cat. Yet the neighbours still don't keep their cats indoors. I have to sacrifice my chickens freedom for their safety.
Im both a cat and bird lover and the fact that people let their cats roam around not only harms birds but the cats too makes me question why people still do it
I commented on someone's Instagram reel of them mapping where their cat goes saying they shouldn't let their cats roam because of all the animals they kill. Hundreds of people angrily replied calling me retarded, stupid, called me a liar. It was crazy, people don't understand the damage they are doing
Humans are biased creatures Like do cats really live a happier life being outside or does it just stress them out and shorten their life span People like humanizing animals and that cats have a sense of adventure They don’t They low on that food chain and can get into stressful situations more often They’re not sadists who need to feel the suffering and death of their prey If it’s wrong to stop a cat killing a bird Than when mittens is about to be ripped apart by a larger predator then we also just accept it’s part of the other predators instinct
@@freyabookishgamer yea people are fine with chickens, cows, pigs and other animals being kept in tiny cages but suggest a cat should just be kept inside is too far. Make it make Sense
Anyone who thinks cats are better off outdoors has probably never got a good look at a feral/stray male during breeding season. My neighborhood has a ton of ferals/strays and we see and hear the fighting all the time. I found one of the toms after a fight and his dewclaw had been ripped off entirely. He was dirty, scarred up, and also definitely sick (probably a URI), but it was out-of-hours for animal control so all i could do at the time was leave a can of food for him. I took in one of the pregnant strays a few months ago and don't have the space or resources to properly quarantine another cat, especially a sick (contagious) one.
I live in the south of Spain and despite animal welfare legislation that obliges municipalities to neuter feral cats and give them health checks, many just ignore this. The result - pitiful, skeletal cats riddled with parasites and diseases, kittens flattened by cars, toms seriously injured in fights... EVERY person with an un-neutered cat who lets him/her roam is contributing to the problem. And they have the audacity to call themselves animal lovers??!
@@peterashby-saracen3681 my dad, and presumably a lot of other people, are also under the impression that intact males are less likely to be eaten by predators. My parents live in a very rural, high desert town and coyotes go after loose cats. It's not that my dad doesn't care about the cat, it's that he's ignorant. Sometimes humans are just... very, very wrong in their beliefs and the best you can hope for is that they aren't irrationally attached to those beliefs. I'm in the US and a lot of folks here are irrationally attached to a certain orange "politician." Reasoning with that type of person, no matter what they're irrationally attached to, is either an art form or an exercise in futility. Actually, it's probably both most of the time.
I call the short period before kitten season really gets underway “injured tom season”. I’ve seen terrible things - from missing and damaged eyes right to the other end with degloved tails, and every possible injury in between.
It's their lifestyle: they have lived like that for eons both in the wild and in human rural and urban environments, before eco-obsessed control maniacs western liberals decided to manage their lives, deciding what it's best for them and eliminating their freedom (like they want to do with humans).
i wish people were less shy about expressing that some people just do not need to own cats. if your justification for letting your cat outside is "but he's so bored inside all day!", then that is a failing on YOUR part to stimulate him. if you can't give your cat adequate attention and playtime to keep it happy indoors, you don't need to have that cat. please rehome it to someone who can provide that attention. it's hard to hear but it's true.
Giving your cat attention is no substitute for the natural stimulation they get from going outside. They are completely different kinds of stimulation and aren't interchangeable. Everyone here makes it sound like every time a cat goes outside a dozen birds are killed by it. My 3 cats manage maybe a few birds combined each year with many many more mice caught in the same period. The birds in my area are far safer than they would be in an area where the natural predators hadn't been driven out by humans. Loss of habitat and the removal of food sources has more to do with declining bird populations than cats do unless you happen to live in some place like Australia, New Zealand or Hawaii.
@@africlips6137hi! yes it is. that's why some toys chirp or jingle or make noises when they're touched. it gets that prey drive going. kicker toys exist so your cat feels like it's disemboweling something. my indoor cat was dumped outside, when the shelter staff found her she was less than a year old and had an hours-old litter of kittens with her. she and her kittens would've died without intervention. the girl fuckin hates the outdoors now and won't even come near the front door if i open it, even just to peek outside. she has plenty of great big windows to birdwatch from, gets lots of attention and playtime, and is perfectly content being a total lazybones for the rest of the day. when i was in school, i had a teacher come to class in tears one day because her LEASHED DOG was eaten by a coyote in front of her eyes. i know what animals are out there in my area. i'm okay with doing the work to keep my cat active inside, because it means she won't have to run the risk of being torn to ribbons by a coyote or a mountain lion, or flattened by someone's truck because they couldn't see her in the dark. find better excuses to not take proper care of your animals.
@africlips6137 I see you're taking this very hard as you've made almost 50 comments on this video. Here in the states it's dangerous for the cats health. You have no idea how inhumane People can be to outdoor cats. I've seen carcasses on the sides of the road from getting hit by cars. People kill them for fun, they shoot, kick and butcher them. One person was found to have several cats in a freezer that they murdered. We also have hawks, eagles, owls, stray dogs and coyotes. Maybe you're in a part of Africa that doesn't have many large predatory animals? Don't assume you know everything about other parts of the world. Large colonies of cats Can and Do decimate native populations of animals. They are highly efficient ambush killers. I love my cat, she's happy, healthy and well stimulated inside our space. You do you. We can't stop you
@@africlips6137 How do you know that is all that your cats kill? The video literally says that most of what a cat catches isn't brought home. Keep your goddamn cat indoors, for its safety, and for the safety of the local ecosystem.
@@africlips6137 "My 3 cats manage maybe a few birds combined each year" Okay now multiply that by hundreds of millions of outdoor cats, and that's _hundreds of millions of unnecessarily killed birds every year._ Do NOT try to bullshit us about that not being a massive problem that you are directly contributing to in your selfishness.
Yes, please do! It's a critical issue for the preservation of wildlife all around the world, from Spain where I live to the UK, Australia, New Zealand - everywhere.
I'm in the UK, my current cat turned up at our (then) farm, we tried to reunite cat and owner but in the end we called cats protection for advice because we knew he wasn't neutered. They came and trapped him, took him to a vet and phoned us asking if he could be returned to the farm as they had no space for him. My family already had some cats and one didn't like others but I lived in a static caravan (trailer) so I said I'd have him. He became one of the farm cats keeping the rodents down, but alas came the day to leave the farm and now I'm living in a more urban setting he's an indoor cat that loves to go out on his harness and lead. I get a lot of weird looks and comments about walking my cat, it's a shame you get mocked for being a crazy cat lady when you're just being a responsible pet owner!
I hope a whole lot of cat owners will watch this video. I knew before, that cats are one of the worst invasive species, all my cats have been exclusively indoor cats. Unfortunately my younger cat (have a dog and 2 cats), yesterday has been diagnosed with intestinal cancer (he's not even 5 years old yet) ... People - that call themselves animal lovers - please don't forget about native fauna !
Sorry to hear about your furry friend. Having dealt with cancer with a previous cat, it can expensive and painful to watch. And, yes, that's why my fuzzy friends are both indoor cats. I miss seeing the native hummingbirds.
I tell people that I keep my cats indoors, not because I hate my cats, but because I love my state's hummingbirds... which I'm afraid may becoming extinct. And yet, the family across the street feeds and supports a colony of stray cats. UHG!!! Also, I live on a half mile street, where cars go barreling down at high speeds despite it being residential. I've seen a minivan mow over a cat like it was a speedbump. No thank you. My furry friends can stay in the house and chitter at the birds on the other side of the window.
Why are you angry at your neighbors for feeding cats that are already strays? It’s not like they have homes to be kept inside of to begin with if they’re a stray 😭
@@EarlGreyLattex Then advocate for and support local spay and neuter and release programs. And no, they cannot just be put up for adoption either, hundreds of thousands of cats are already on kill shelter wait lists. Don’t toss your neighbours under the bus for making sure cats that are already suffering aren’t also starving 😅
@@meat3958 One of them is a vet tech, and they're not doing anything about them. They could just as easily trap them for the city pound or the AZ Humane society, but they don't. And I'm afraid they'll come after me if I start trapping them. Also, well fed cats make the best hunters. The food isn't a deterrent. It makes sure they don't have distractions, like a hungry stomach. EDIT: And I saw one of "their cats" get mowed over by a minivan doing "more than the posted 30 miles per hour". So it's not like they're even helping to keep those cats safe. Kind of surreal watching a cat spin about between the road and tire, then be flung into the wheel well before finally escaping and running off somewhere to die.
@@meat3958 Spay and neuter doesn't stop the cats hunting birds and other small animals to extinction. They're already here. Spay and neuter is a red herring distraction, afeel good bandaid. Feline overpopulation right now is the ecological equivalent of smoking negatives being seen as positive by the public in the 50's. Scientists sound the alarm and aren't being listened to by people.
Too many people in these comments give 0 shits about the environment and their pet. How is it ok to let an invasive species out to wreck havoc on the ecosystem? I don’t care if it’s “fun” for your cat to drive native species extinct. If you can’t keep your pet happy in your home without causing significant harm to others, you should not have a pet.
Domestic cats have lived free roaming in Africa, Middle East, Europe and Asia for thousands of years hunting pests in the countryside and cities but suddenly environmentally obsessed western liberals have decided that they have to become home prisoners.
@@Ektor-yj4pu "thousands of years hunting pests in countryside and cities" what is natural about that? Literally, all the native animals there lived there for millions of years, unlike cats that got more recently introduced. I barely see native birds and reptiles in my country, and guess what's killing them, cats, free roaming *pet* cats. They should stay indoors. The most recent native snake I found was mauled by a cat the next day. "Keep them as home prisoners." My chickens have to be kept in cages because of cats. They can't dust bathe whenever they want. They can't hunt worms whenever they want, they can't roam freely whenever they want. Use your brain for a second. It's not only "western liberals" that want cats indoors.
@wasd____ cats are an extension of human activity. Would not have happened without humans, so start at the root cause. Cut the dodging of responsibility
People seem to have a weird notion that their cat couldn't possibly do this, that they're the cutest little angel who wouldn't ever, and or a few birds isn't a big deal. 1. They can, will, and do if they are let out. 2. It isn't just a few. And even if it was, there are millions of indoor/outdoor, stray, and feral cats out there. This adds up very quickly. 3. We literally have evidence that cats are to blame for declining bird populations. This isn't a good thing either as we and our ecosystems depend on the presence of birds for seed dispersal, and to feed their native predators. I am begging people to get their heads out of their asses on this issue. Your cat's need for stimulation can be fulfilled indoors, and to state otherwise is admission that you do not want to put in the work beyond opening and closing a door. Why are willing to risk your cat's life rather than do more? Do you not enjoy being the source of your cat's joy? Do you not enjoy playing with them? Likewise, I would suggest that learning how to train your cat and how this diverges from the course of training dogs. Most cats are trainable, and training is way more mentally stimulating than throwing balls and clicking on a laser; this is because bodily exercise primarily tires the body. The mind can be tired from enough exercise, but making them think does more for their mental stimulation.
We have three cats. Two purebred Siberians, and one stray Russian Blue that came to our back door demanding to be let in, They are all strictly INDOOR CATS. They are not allowed out to kill wildlife around our home!
I forwarded this to my local humane society (Arizona Humane Society). They already have a program to encourage cat families to keep their "murdering hairball cannons" indoors and away from vulnerable wildlife populations. But, I'm hoping this video can help. I miss seeing native hummingbirds in Arizona. My floofs have been indoor kitties from the moment of their birth and surrender to the AZ Humane Society.
I have friends who are so frustrating. They have "indoor/outdoor" cats and swear the cats refuse to be indoor pets because they cry and spray and paw at the doors. I love cats, not excuses. Cattify the house, make a cattio. It astounds me how some "owners" can go to sleep knowing they're friend might never come home.
From what you described, first step is to subtly push your friends to spay&neuter their cats. They'll automatically stop roaming as much and will stop spraying. Also, I've found a good way is to suggest slow transition to indoor only and minimizing danger to wildlife to be something that is more likely to get them there, than just telling them to keep cat indoors. Like, get a breakaway collar with a bell so that wildlife will be alerted to cats approaching; having a good play session and feeding wet food before cats are allowed outdoors; having toys and enrichment on property as hunt=play for well-fed cats; limit outdoor access during dusk and dawn in spring and summer as birds are most active at those times; no bird/wildlife feeders or bird baths on property; leash training or a catio for supervised outdoor time. I always hope something sticks, and I've found no other way to convince people to transition to indoor only if the argument for their cat's own safety doesn't work.
I have indoor/outdoor cats too, and as time has gone on they don't roam as long and go as far as they used to. Only a few go far, and two of them are pretty much indoor cats. I looked up a bit ago if there were any endangered birds in my area and from what Ive seen my cats have only caught common species. They mostly catch rodents though, and we don't live in a place in the middle of the woods.
We passed a bylaw here in my town on Vancouver Island- it really bothered the cat owners out here and to this day they let cats roam until bylaw is called to do anything. However this is a helpful move and I’m hopeful for its long term effects on our community and the ecosystem we live in.
It wasn’t “just barely”, it was withdrawn by the councillor that put it forward. It was not supported by the veterinary staff at Toronto Animal Services, the Toronto Feral Cat Coalition or any of its members. Toronto Animal Services wants you to keep your cats indoors, but if a no-roaming bylaw is passed the shelters will be flooded with people dropping off “nuisance” cats, and they don’t have the capacity or staff for that. As it is, I can’t get placement at a shelter for highly adoptable homeless cats. Also, TAS does a lot of work with the homeless population and they promote TNR and are active in providing care for the feral cat population. Passing a no-roaming bylaw would put our feral cat population at risk. It isn’t feral cats’ fault they are out there and they should not suffer for it, humans made this problem.
@@aprilc7738 There are areas in Hawaii where the government has actively started euthanizing feral cats because they've fucked up the eco system to hell. Feral cats are most of the problem here.
THANK GOD!!! i am SO tired of people spamming me with hate when i rightfully express distaste when shown a short of people just letting their cats roam and thinking its cute!! they are so so invasive, let alone its just inhumane to the cat itself! thank you so much
Same, the amount of, "ThAt'S So CrUeL!" I get for stating the facts about it with sources is astounding. I like cats. I like dogs. But cat people act the most high and mighty about their favorite animals. Keep your pets indoors.
Its healthier for the cats to keep them indoors. They live longer, won't get randomly hit by cars, eaten by coyotes, and don't randomly kill every small animal in the vicinity.
@@finflwrSuch stupid logic LMAO. You're saying all cats that live indoors are bored and depressed? If you can't be a good pet owner than don't get one. Duh
One of ours is absolutely unwilling to stay inside, but he's happy on a leash (light enough to move, heavy enough he can't dash to catch wildlife that's too close). It works. Unfortunately, the neighbors have new, free roaming barn cats, so our bird friendly backyard is still in danger.
@@Tiamat_X I... forgot to consider that, thanks Then, maybe OP can get them to set up a cat-proof fence to prevent them from straying too far and destroying too much wildlife?
I think the main issue is that a lot of people who let their cats outside is that they just don’t care about the consequences. I know many people who would scoff at your suggestions for ways for the cats to get alternative outside time for being something a “weirdo” would do. Like my parents for instance who would talk about their neighbors being freaks for taking their cats out on a leash
When was the last time you heard of an off-leash cat attacking/mauling/killing people? There's the disparity in that question. Feral cats know to stay out of the path of humans, and Outdoor cats rarely see humans as anything but a source of food and pets. Sadly, it means that until outdoor and/or feral cats become an issue that runs against peoples' collective self-interest, there's little political will to do anything about them.
@@jackielinde7568 this is true but often the complaints are about dogs chasing wild animals, crapping on lawns etc. Cats are similarly digging in gardens to poop and marking territory on houses, yowling the song of their people etc. And people have been known to get in car accidents avoiding a cat running across a road. Cats do tend to be more secretive as you say.
@@andyeunson270 These are all good points, but controlling any population is going to be very cost prohibitive, and most of these points are in the category of "minor nuisances". But the deciding factor is that public perception is a dog can and will maul and/or kill people, where as a cat, at best, will only scratch someone up. Then there are the self-interest pressures, like pet owners who prefer cats crapping outside instead of having to clean litterboxes. The same people who take great offense at the idea they would be required to keep their cats indoors as if you're suggesting they should cut off a toe or two. Like I said, until cats come to the level of "They can kill an adult human" like dogs, it's going to be hard to convince a lot of places to change the laws regarding outdoor cats. Otherwise, anything they do won't be enough to convince someone who isn't already passionate about the topic.
I think it's cause cats have a (inaccurate) reputation as being a low maintenance animal. Which attracts people who can't adequately care for pets. And then when you tell them they have to actually care for their pet beyond just feeding and watering them, they get angry about it.
My cats only go outside on a leash, and I do that as much for their protection as for other animals. If you start young, or if they were outside cats when you got them and they're desperate enough to go outside that they'll wear a harness (as was the case with many of mine), you're in the clear. Using "they've always been outside cats" is no real excuse. They'll harness in time, keep trying.
One of mine was a stray as a kitten, once she got spayed she didnt even want to go outside. Neither of my cats even try to run out the door and always greet me at the door when I get home from work. They're very happily inside cats
@@africlips6137 In total. Meaning that far too many people don't keep their cats indoors, at that rate. Be part of the solution, be the change you wanna see in the world, etc, etc.
Longer perhaps, definitely not happier. I've had indoor and outdoor cats in my long life. There's no comparison to their quality of life. To confine a cat indoors that has been used to be outdoors will be extremely cruel and they show the effects in their mental health very obviously. Maybe if they've never known outside, they will not miss it, but its still not as fulfilling for a curious and brave cat who loves adventure. They all do. A human doing some enrichment can never replace that.
@@finflwr you are all over this video spilling spaghetti in every subthread. Stop letting your own ignorance flail in the wind like a swinging dick and change your behavior- your insistence on being a willfully negligent owner is unbecoming.
@@nahoj.2569 Being able to roam in the sun, in the freedom of nature is what satisfies their sense of adventure. Much like all living creatures. Confinement is safe for the body and a killer for the spirit.
Hhhhhhhhssssssssssss.... Rrrrrrrrrrrr..... Rrrrrrrrrrr.... Hhhhssss.... Seriously though, when you start pointing out that people's self-interests are bad things, people get defensive. It also doesn't help that people have endured enough personal attacks that even breaching a topic that might sounds like a personal attack is met with defensiveness. It's part of the tribalism problem we have with politics in the US.
Where I live I always thought letting your cat out means you don't care about it because here it WILL eventually get eaten by a coyotes or foxes, hit by cars or even shot
Same. There's a reason outside cats dont live long around where I live and yet people still would rather toss their cat outside rather than care about it, then get shocked pikachu face as they put up missing posters for a cat that's alrwady dead
@@wmdkittywhat are you on about? of course an invasive species of predators would wreck local ecosystems, especially one brought by humans at such a scale. if a few people abandoning their iguanas caused a green iguana problem in florida, imagine what a pet as popular as cats can do.
Neglectful owners do a lot of reaching and coping to excuse how they would rather put their cat in danger of predators, cars, disease, parasites, and sick people than play with or actually take care of their cat
@@finflwr Yes. I have two right now. They greet me at the door when I come home and dont even try to go outside because I bother to take care of and play with them. They're healthy, happy, and aren't squashed on the busy road near my house and have already lived longer than most 'outdoor aka owners cant be assed to take care of them' cats
@@birdstwin1186 My cats are trained, have toys, cat trees, and I play with and interact with them every day. Their mental health is fine. They are healthy, aren't going to die an awful death, and get to go on car rides and walks. What this post has taught me is that people would rather put their pet in danger than actually take care of them or spend time with them
Governments should make regulations about cat population as well as hold owners responsible if they release their cats into nature. We also need programs to increase bird population so that the eco-system will be in balance. This world would suck even more if it had more bugs and less birds.
A major problem with trying to regulate outdoor cats: many of the owners with outdoor cars would immediately bring their pet to the pound because they are unable to full time care for a pet. Some us states have tried to pass legislation about outdoor cats, but were stopped because pounds couldn’t handle thousands of cats at once.
People really don't realize that smaller cat species are the most effective predator the world has ever seen that doesn't walk on two legs or swim. Nature is in the state of "Pax Kitten." They're the most lethal killers on the planet and they just so happen to be super soft and cuddly.
The community college I went to was right next to a large park where people would abandon their unwanted cats. It got so bad, the vet students actually set up an organization to capture, neuter, treat, and adopt these cats as part of their major program!
It’s a shame how people can’t understand that there’s a huge issue when it comes to releasing pets in the wild. There are situations that can’t be helped of course, but for the ones not afflicted with such issues, the bulk of the problem is careless irresponsibility. Feral cats are rampant in Hawaii and Australia, to the point where they need to cull them to protect what’s left of their criticality endangered species. Feral cats obliterate a huge number of native species every year. Yet, we have people that say culling cats (ESPECIALLY CATS) is an act of animal ab🐱e, and they even seek out horrid ways to “stop” others from doing so. Then again, these are the type of people who think spaying and neutering “solves” the issue of preventing native wildlife from becoming extinct. Nah toots, that ain’t how that works. They hunt, they have teeth and claws. Cats hunt, just to hunt. Removing their kitten making equipment doesn’t stop them from hunting. It’s the pretty and cute privilege of cats that plagues many people’s minds due to their popularity. If you’re gonna own a cat, especially in areas where there’s a big threat of stripping what’s left of critically endangered animals, keep them indoors. Build a catio. I could say this about many other animals. Cats are the focal point despite people thinking preservation of species is a sin, and culling cats is evil. Yet, the cat problem gets worse and worse. How many animals will it take to be lost before people realize it’s an issue? I may be throwing my pearls before swines, we’re the biggest issue when it come to ruining earth and animals on it. Yet, small steps to reverse stupidity, DOES work. I’m excited for all the backlash I may get from people who’s I.Q. is on Mike, Lu and Og.
Thank you. People are saying it's cruel to keep them indoors. Sorry but a good cat is going to be raised indoors and prefer that to the outside. Also catios are a thing and so are harnesses.
FR. And it's also super neglectful and puts your cat in danger of an awful death to predators, cars, or even humans. Not to mention disease and parasites. People would rather make excuses for their shitty behavior just so that they can keep neglecting their cat
@@gremlininblue2601 TBF, I think it's fine to let your cat outside as long as you're able to supervise what they're doing and make sure they're inside during nighttime.
Wonderful video! I recently adopted a cat from a local animal sanctuary. He came with all his shots and having been neutered, and they asked that I sign a contract saying I would not let him outside unsupervised. I live on the 11th floor of an apartment building, so that will not be a problem. Honestly, cats are much healthier and happier inside, and live so much longer. Letting cats free roam just exposes them to parasites, disease and injury, predators like coywolves, and danger from cars and other human-made hazards, not to mention the harm they do to other animals just by being cats. It's not the cats' fault. As pet owners we have a *responsibility* to our animal companions to not let them suffer unnecessary harm, and letting them free roam is doing just that. If you can't be a responsible pet owner, don't have pets. It's that easy.
@@hellogoodbyeandallinbetween no, not at all, but I'm Canadian and we're more respectful of people's privacy than in the US. My apartment's a two bedroom, around 700 square feet. It's more than big enough. Animal sanctuaries like the one I got my cat from just want their animals to have good homes, and if my apartment's good enough for my 9 year old son, it's good enough for a cat.
Dogs literally kill humans. Dogs are left off leash all the time. Dogs eat ground birds. Baby birds on the ground are "nature's TicTacs" because deer eat them. Cows eat them. Almost all supposed vegan animals eat small animals. We need no-roam laws for dogs. No off leash, ever. They form packs and attack and kill anything and everything their pack can get to. People who think domestic cats are bad get all up in arms when you note that dogs are just as bad, if not worse. Once again, dogs kill children, adults, the elderly. And birds.
Yup, like the Scottish wildcats are almost functionally extinct now as a result of domestic cats free roaming all over their habitats. No pure bred Scottish wildcats exist now apparently
@@jooleebilly it's not about winning fights. it's about spreading diseases or like in european wild cats, slowly driving them to extinction by hybridization. FIV for example is like cat aids and it's highly contagious among felines, it can spread to wild cats through bites (even if the bites are small and insignificant).
ever since i forced my in law´s to keep their formerly mostly outdoor-indoor cat to be a completely indoor cat shes literally more chill and happy than ever, just loves lazying around and playing with us more and is more ok with being handled now, as a cat lover i think people hate when you tell them that the truth is that local wildlife is always going to be , objectively, way more important than their domesticated animals they keep for companionship, this isnt meaning they dont hold any value but that value is way more emotional than actually A Role in the whole ecosystem and the fragility of it especially in times of ecological alert in the whole wide world. these people talking about "breaking the spirit" of the cat by keeping it inside dont understand that there is a lot of cruel people out there that will gleefully poison your pet if they get bothered by it enough, that is not a happy cat , that is a cat that simply doesnt know it can have a safe space where it wouldnt have the risk of getting sick as frequently, getting ran over, getting hurt by other animals or other cats.
ive seen a video on ytb that the person said he let his cat wondering outside and it got killed by a coyote, so he killed the coyote for revenge. Everybody in the comments are saying he served justice, i was so mad, he killed his own cat and blamed the fault on a wild animal its fucking insane.
There was one time I saw a lady crying on the street over her cat that got hit by car, it would have never happened if the cat was supervised by her. Be a responsible cat owner, never let cat go outside without supervision, don't let the same tragic happen to you and your cat
Honestly, people who let/keep their cats outside without supervision or a leash are just neglectful owners. Aside from the environmental problems, there’s also all the possible injuries and sickness it can get.
The amount of salty cat owners in the comments though. In some areas there are hunters and people who kill cats if they get too close to nature preserves. And many people kill cats for just cruelty's sake but they still keep them outside. Don't get a cat if you don't want it indoors.
I just wish people who refuse to understand the negative consequences of letting their cat free would be honest and keep it simple, They just don't give a fuck. That's it.
Honestly im fine with cat owners want their cats to explore the outside only if they are leashed and supervised super close, the cat can still explore but with supervision of their owner.
I’m from North America and I’ve heard of how much of an issue it is. I have also heard that there are no native mammals (other than bats and marine mammals) in NZ, so cats should certainly be kept inside there.
That this came out the day after I was deeply disappointed by a (non-wildlife) creator's side tangent on their outdoor cats is just perfect. And yes, I see the opportunity for a pun, there, but I'm trying to cut back.
@@africlips6137 You've literally been spending every single other comments comparing cats to people. Why the hell are you saying this now? Are cats people are not, africlips? Because with how you were comparing cats to humans in LITERALLY EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOUR OTHER 50 COMMENTS...
@@africlips6137 No, they're right. You pulled the "imply cats and people feel the same ways" card over and over again in EVERY OTHER THREAD to make emotionally manipulative claims, then the instant someone actually calls that bluff by showing you why that implied false equivalency isn't the silver bullet you think it is: "Cats aren't toddlers." There's no level of dishonesty and inconsistency you won't stoop to because you're emotional about cats and don't have rational arguments to validate a single thing you say. Loser.
It’s funny, my cat is an indoor cat and she has lost all predatory instinct. We had some mice infest our house a few years ago so we thought we would have the cat deal with them, and after hours she has done nothing but sit and watch them. She was curious about them, but didn’t even try to touch them, just stood and watched cautiously.
Thanks for this video i feel like the bird murder video footage will probably help convince my her to stop letting my childhood cat outside. Xonsidering she never let mw get a hird as a cjild because "birds should be free".
I was telling that for years. In London it its a huge problem. Įm my. Neighbour hood lives aš Many cats as people. I am not happy that cats have a legal right to roam cus They bring damage to eco system and my financial state too. Į have 2 cats but they stay outside on a leash and with super vision meaning they cant hunt birds. Į love birds too and feed them and give water to them and so nesting places. Same wiht bugs. Cats can be outside but either in catios or on a leash so they dont cause damage and dont get into harms6way them selves. People who let their cats go freely are selfish and lazy in my opinion. They dont care enouth about their cats safety let alone The ecosystems safety. Hope that The law in uk changes for The better
In Finland, it has been forbidden to keep cats free for a long time now, but it has been felt that it is not enough. And nowadays people have begun to demand strictures, such as requiring a fee-based permit to keep a cat as a pet, cats must be registered, owners must pay a registration fee, cats must be taxed, cats must be taken to the vet, at least four times a year, the cat must be healthy (and if it gets hurt or sick it can be taken away), all cats must be sterilized shortly after their birth, cat breeding should be subject to a permit, permission to breed kittens should be paid for, only an official professional breeder could get a permit, a breeder can only get a permit to breed kittens with sterilized cats (although no one can explain how it would work), the cat's origin and Lineage must be known, the cat must have official papers, the cat's owner must have at least x amount of annual income, and in addition to these, a free, stray or escaped cat can be caught and put to sleep. The previous government has already started some actions in response to these demands of the citizens, but things are progressing slowly. Probably only some of these requirements will be fulfilled and not in the way that people hope, but still in such a way that it restrains and limits the unrestrictedness of cats.
I don't know what the idioms are in Canada, but every time you say that the kitten is going to a better place, it sounds like they're going to be put down. In the US, "they're in a better place" means that a person is dead.
@@animalogic "They're going to a better place" = "They're going to heaven." Sounds funny, but most shelters in the US are not "No Kill" shelters. They will euthanize stray cats and dogs if the animals have been in the shelter too long and the shelter is overcrowded. This is another reason to encourage adoption through shelters over breeding programs.
This makes me feel horrible for my cat who has been indoor/outdoor for years. Idk how he will get over not being allowed outside. Will probably try the camera collar idea first. To see just what he gets up too 😮😅. Thank you so much animalogic
He will meow you out of your sanity in the first couple of days. He'll get over it faster if you provide him/her toys, etc and spend time with him/her.
He can still have supervised outdoor access. It's not necessarily a all-or-nothing situation as it is often made out to be. You could try leash training, if possible build a catio, or even get a pop up play-pen catio type of thing. There are also other measures you can take to keep the risk to the local wildlife as minimal as possible, e.g. breakaway collar with a bell so wildlife is alerted to him approaching; no bird feeders or bird baths anywhere on your property; no feeder for other wildlife; limiting outdoor access during dusk and dawn in spring and summer as this is when birds are most active; a good play session and wet food before he goes outside; toys and enrichment on your property as hunt=play for well-fed cats; .. . There are actually quite a few ways to mitigate harm as much as possible, and slowly work towards an indoor lifestyle. Maybe the ideal will end up limiting his outdoor access to 30min daily with you supervising the whole time. That's okay too.
My neighbour’s cat ate a baby bird practicing how to fly right in front of me. And when I told her she didn’t believe me at first because she thought he’s too old to hurt and he never brings home any “gifts”. But she refuses to keep him inside because he gets aggressive and attacks her when confined indoors.
... Yeah, that sounds like a *her* problem. It's always weird to me when people talk about cats attacking them even when they're pets. If it was a dog (no matter the size) it would be destroyed.
I have chickens in an HOA that allows it, but I'm surrounded by cat owners who let their cats outside. My chickens are trained to call for me when they see a cat. I come running out to the rescue with a rake in my hand, and I hiss and chase them away. Yes, I'm nuts - no, I won't hurt them - and no, I don't feel bad, because your freaking pet shouldn't be in my yard to begin with. They're lucky I have the decency not to trap them and take them to the shelter (that would be cruel in my opinion... probably just as cruel as letting your cats harass my chickens, but I am not that petty, so they get rakes, hisses, and chases)
Immagine beeing a hyper effective predator that also has a get out of jail for free card, of nuzzeling up to the most succesful animal of all time when they start having trouble, is it really a suprise cats are a problem?
I have two questions: 1. What advice could outdoor cats owners get if they want to turn their cats into indoor cats? Outdoor cats are VERY active and love nature, so I assume they would have a hard time adapting to be in some square meters. 2. How much indoor space is good enough for a cat to be healthy and happy? some people keep theirs in a room or inside their small apartments. Might that be enough? Thanks. Nice educational video.
At first i was thinking maybe putting a little bell on the cat could protect the birds, but yeah, these babies didn't stand a chance either way. Might be better than nothing, but indeed seems better to just keep them outside. I had a cat years ago, but when i had to move, it was re-homed at my mother's place, in a outdoor and natural setting, i have no idea how many victims it made over the years he lived here, we was a very "playful" and agile cat, thinking about it now, its impact must have been very significant. 😥 And yeah, its life was also cut short by what seemed like a bad encounter.
The bell does nothing. My old cat could walk around without his ringing at all, and he was strictly an indoor cat, who only occasionally hunted house spiders.
When we decided our next cats would be indoor cats we made a nice big cage-thing in our garden, that is connected to our house via a tunnel, so they can go outside a bit, but not really capture anything. We got a lot of toys for them and we tried to walk with them on a leash but they didn't like that. But with that little space in our garden where the cats can go, I think its actually a really great solution and our cats have enough space and things to discover, while the birds can fly around savely. So defenetly keep your cats indoors especially if you have the possibillity to build an outside space for them in your garden!
Depends upon the location. If my neighborhood (on the edge of open desert), ferals & outdoor pets are kept in check somewhat by hawks, owls, coyotes, but when you have humans feeding outdoor colonies, all the numbers get out of whack. There's just no way for the predators to catch up to the breeding numbers. And, in a city with few/no predators, the breeding numbers are insane.
The good thing about swifts is they catch around 500 flies a day. Cat’s are pretty destructive, but what you going to do, here in Andalusia they’ve all but wiped out the indigenous chameleon from the coast of Cadiz.
honestly, thank you for making a video about this topic. Its definitely different from the usual content, but an amazing and informative watch all the same, and for a good cause. Hopefully more people become educated about this topic, and surely more will because of this video, so thank you for taking the time and effor to make it!
I love cats so much and it always makes my day when I meet a random cat outside but yeah, they are definitely an invasive species in most environments. They can be devastating to local ecosystems and/or become a food source to other, larger carnivores (like coyotes). The safety of local wildlife and cats is far more important than my joy, please keep your kitties inside!! T_T
don't forget the fact that cat poop kills adorable monk seals in conclusión every animal on the animal kingdom is fking sick off outdoor cats and ferals
@@africlips6137 You clearly didn't pay attention to the video. It's irresponsible owners like you who allow cats to destroy entire species because you're too ignorant to understand it's terrible for the environment AND for the cats (who live only half as long and can spread disease), so good job there buddy. I hope you learn soon, especially if you actually love your cat like you claim to
I love my cats, but I will always be anti-freeroaming for exactly every reason explained in this video. Both of my boys are have a harness and a leash, they enjoy the front lawn and porch in a safe fashion for both animals and my cats. I ONLY have a second because of a feral cat issue in my neighborhood, a long with some houses letting their cats be outdoor cats. Despite the fact that we have bylaws banning it. My boy Cuda was found with his liter mates at 4 weeks old living an junker car at a garage across the street. I took him in, raised him, and have had him for four years now. His siblings went to the local humane society. Unfortunately the mother was not caught and I am assuming is still out roaming.
This neighborhood cat keeps coming into my backyard (which has a small forest area behind it along with bird feeders). Thank you for sharing this, I am a huge bird lover and didn’t realize the dangers of outdoor cats until now.
My cats have never ate a bird or caught a bird. They go outside, but I watch them and they on ropes with harnesses. Floyd caught a mouse once, but i got it away from him and it lived at least till it got away, after that I don't know. You can have cats and protect the environment.
The harness is the important factor there. A cat on a leash or in a fully screened "catio" is not the same as a cat with unrestricted access to the outdoors.
@@Soilfood365 Welcome, i love animals more than people, so imagine how paranoid i am of my cats killing anything, but i am a speciesist, i let them eat grasshopers cause by the time i get to them to get it out of their mouth, its to fucked up to live, so might as well be food.
@@Jessmanguydude I take half of my acknowledgement back. 😅 Grasshoppers also have a play in an ecosystem. Invisible bacteria have a very important role. One can't draw lines like that in nature. 😛
Ive talked with ecologists and biologists who say that rather than cats the main problem is habitat destruction and the anticat discourse got born to hide our big part in bird population decline
@@mandarin420 yep because this guy replies on almost every comment saying how this video is wrong and how you should let your cat "be a cat" even at it's risk and every bird it encounters risk. basically i'm saying that they're coping on how they can't take proper care of their cat
@@SirPigeon420 If you don't like cats then don't get a cat. Perhaps a plushy would suit you better than a real live animal with natural instincts and desires.
I'm pretty anti-pet but I also understand the benefits they can bring to people's physical and mental health, so indoor cats to me is a pretty reasonable idea. This video was really informative and took quite a balanced position, and I enjoyed watching it. Danielle, as always, is awesome.
thank you for speaking up about this. outdoor cats have been an issue for a long time and i’m glad people are finally realizing the devastating effects on both cats and wildlife due to this issue. my cat will be indoors his entire life, for his protection and others
I think the only cats that can be kept outside at all are completely feral cats or in some rare cases barn cats, besides that they should really be kept indoors, people can set up catios, take them outside supervised, or even on walks so their felines can still enjoy being outside without devastating bird populations. Fun fact though keeping a cat inside your house still deters stuff like mice and rats from entering your home! We have two senior cats we started keeping inside and we've never had mice or rat problems, the only time we had a mice in the house was when they were half-outdoor and one of them brought in a live mouse, but since moving towns we started keeping them indoor
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One thing that does not get mentioned, is how many NATIVE CAT species are being wiped out/displaced, due to domestic cats.
I usually enjoy your channel but this one you can go screw yourself. I have an indoor outdoor cat He cannot survive inside for long periods of time He needs to go outside. Yes he hunts birds sorry about that but he's a cat. keeping a cat sheltered inside is the worst thing you can do for them. They need to go outside They need to be adventurous they need to explore because if you keep them inside I guarantee you your cat will not live long and you're depriving your animal of it's goddamn birthright. Tell you what You live inside for 5 years with plenty of food and plenty of water alone You're only allowed to leave for medical reasons and you have a big window to look outside and see what's going on on your street. If you keep your cat sheltered inside at all times I consider that animal abuse!
You can take this video and you know where you can put it I'm out of here
@@geelee1977true. One of Portugal's wild cat is probably extinct because of hybridisation with domestic ones. 😢
@@highlander723 I agree. this is a hateful and unhelpful video that is not in anyway nuanced, and will only have the effect of stirring up hatred against people's pets, whom most consider family. It's already obvious in the comments. The fact that an intelligent and independent minded animal living in a flat/house out of the fresh air and sun and variety of natural environment only. is not enough for their quality of life, even with enrichment, is completely ignored. Probably by the same people that would consider cramped zoos that don't allow natural behaviours. to be cruel. Not a good take.
@@finflwr I don't think it's hateful on cats. It's informative and pedagogic.
I prefer cats over dogs. I've had 8/9 cats when I was a kid, we'd never have more than 2. They were family and we took good care of them. I live in a rural area and didn't know better, they had plenty of outdoor access. None of them lived past 6 years. They were run over by cars, killed by feral animals, etc. If it was now, they would only go outside with me, on a leash. Or not at all. Because I know I could provide them an indoors happy life.
so coyotes and coywolves are moving into the cities now. Our neighborhood had some outdoor cats. they are long gone now. do not let your cat roam. they dont need to and its dangerous.
That's freaky
That is sad. People have just learnt that according to studies, foxes don't kill cats (foxes instinctively fear an eye infection from claws, but collect cat carcasses from roads, which is origin to the myth) so people think it is safe to leave cat outside. But coywolves, despite the name, all actually have at least 20% dog DNA, which makes them less likely to be intimidated by risk of cat claw in the eye.
And then there are bad people who kill cats even when they know it belongs to someone. Don't let your cat outside unless in cat patio or harness. People are horrible.
Wile. E. finally tired of chasing that roadrunner and decided to eat Sylvester instead 😂
Coyotes will eat all kinds of pets! Anything small enough, really. Not worth the risk.
@@BurgermanForever-nh2vpNot even bigger ones are safe. Heard from coyotes which led a bigger dog into the wild and then torn the poor guy apart with 5 other coyotes
Free roaming dogs where regulated almost a century ago. Come on cat people.
Dogs are big and can't take care of themselves like cats: plus they can maul humans.
Im a people person but dogs and cats are cool in my book. Coyotes on the other hand are menaces.
Dogs need specific requirements to be free roaming and some dogs like scent hounds cannot ever be trusted roaming free cuz they'll run away and get genuinely lost.
Cats on the other hand can handle themselves in almost any circumstance. And in my experience if cats don't like you they'll run away and find a house they prefer. It's just their nature accept them as they are don't break them
@@voiceofreason2674 did you even watch the video?
@@BrambleGladeignore him he’s been posting a lot of stupid comments similar all over this video. He doesn’t know anything and he clearly shows it.
@@voiceofreason2674 watch the video again if you couldn’t comprehend it. Also coyotes were here first redneck so either keep your filthy extinction-causing cats indoors or accept the fact you lost yet another to North America’s most intelligent mammal (it’s not you or cats by the way) it’s the coyote.
you get huge fines for letting cats wander outside at night in Australia
how do they know it's yours? is it mandatory to chip them?
@@GabrielPettier you must register them with local councils ... If not registered it is treated as a stray and taken to the pound. It's a really serious thing here, much as we love cats there are some really bad owners and many Australian natives have become extinct due to cats (marsupials, lizards, birds), it is an avoidable tragedy and bad for the cat too (can get hit by cars, killed by dingoes etc)
@@GabrielPettier oh sorry, chipping is to find the owner, the council issues a tag with a registration number for the collar
@@slh950 Seems like a good solution, thanks.
In Portugal, all dogs, cats and ferrets must have a chip for ID and be registered in a platform.. Said species can't roam alone in public spaces or without a leash.
Thank you for making this video. It's sad how many comments are saying things like, "Well sorry I want my cat to be happy!!" Like... they clearly didn't even watch the video. Cats can be perfectly happy indoors. If your indoor cat is bored... PLAY WITH THEM. Yes, every day. Yes, until they tire out. If you don't have time for that, you don't have time for a cat.
EXACTLY this!! ♥️
@@birdstwin1186why? How much time do you put into playing with your cats? How excited do they get when playing? How regularly do you play with your cats? Are you just neglecting them?
My cat is as demanding as a toddler, the biggest disservce to cat husbandry is the notion that they're 'low maintenance'. Just as a goldfish is 'low maintenance' 🧐
@@b.c.9358 Is that how your parents raised you?
@@africlips6137 cats dont just kill for food tho, but also for fun
Indoor cats live longer. I have a neighbor who lost 6 cats to coyotes and other predators. Does she learn? No.
Leave her a gift basket with a note saying it's a thank you from the local coyotes for being so kind as to feed them
She shouldn't have a pet dawg....
6 CATS?? REALLY?? that lady probably wanted that and is a maniac, no ordinary person wants their 6 cats to die.
That woman is guilty of animal cruelty.
These people literally just think it is normal
One of my cats was poisoned by my neighbor. My parents didn't like the idea of having pets around in the house but i was in the middle of convincing them to let the feral kittens i tamed in ,when it happened. The cat had vomitted yellow bile before passing away which i now know happened because it was fed chocolates or smtng.
The neighbors moved away shortly because they were superstitious and thought my cat's spirit was hunthing them.....their 4 month old child kept getting into mishaps like pouring a bottle of dish soap over their head or drinking cooking oil stored in bottle etc. I only got to know after they left when i showed the pics to my veterinarian friend, now i never let the others out
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There used to be a TON of stray/outdoor cats in our neighborhood. My dad's a veterinarian, so he was immediately displeased with this and set out a bunch of traps to catch them. Most were caught, neutered, and sent to a shelter to find a home, and our neighbors who were the owners of the outdoor cats got a stern talking to, lol.
There's still a few strays hanging around, but it's nowhere near the amount it was those several years ago, thank goodness. And I've definitely noticed a rise in the local bird population!
Our cat, Kitty, was one of those strays- she got stuck under our back porch and kept coming back after we freed and fed her the first time. She's a very happy indoor cat now, and clearly prefers it- we could leave the front door wide open and she'd just sit at the threshold and meow, waiting for us to come back inside 😂❤
we need more success stories like this! seems like every locale has its own unique circumstances and having diverse testimonies may help others figure out what they can do in their situation.
I hope they found homes and weren't put down 😢
@@hellogoodbyeandallinbetween They most certainly were. Shelters don't want to waste time socializing feral cats.
Blobbertmcblod4888 god you people are so damn negative
@@Hershewedit’s a positive actually, they’re still able to live several years and kill anything in sight; putting it down and not into the wild again IS a positive result
My mom told me that her outdoor cat (a semi-feral i had started socializing) stopped killing birds after she hit him for coming home with one. I don't want to describe how much fury I had to reign in while I explained that the only thing the cat learned was "don't show the human the dead birds." I still don't really think she believes me, but she sure as heck knows how I feel about her hitting the cat. Cats are cats. Hitting them for being what they are is beyond cruel and it's a great way to give them anxiety.
reminds me of my grandfather who would pet and try to comfort the dog after it just attacked or bit someone and it taught the dog to bite more and eventually we had to put him down after he bit me and ripped my arm apart when i was like 6years old after he bit his wife in the face some people are just clueless about animal psychology
Brutal behaviour on the part of your mother. If that's the way she treated her cat, she shouldn't be permitted to keep animals.
@@peterashby-saracen3681 sad thing is for some people they will only ever learn the hard way when it comes back to bite them in the ass
Old people mentalities suck. I'm sorry, but that's the truth.
She’s a psychopath 🤡
Cat owners need more awareness on FIV and FELV. If "feline leukemia virus" doesn't sound horrid enough to you... being a veterinary student, the stuff I have seen is really sad and heartbreaking. Please keep your cats indoors.
We got a kitten that was killed from FIV, adopted from an agency. When we called, letting them know he had it, they were like "Oh, okay. I'm sorry for your loss! Would you like another cat as a replacement?" I don't think they even bothered to check his littermates. ._.
@@BeckyNosferatu Because FIV is not a big deal as long as the cat receives continued vet care throughout its life (as any cat should) and is kept in a safe and clean environment. They do have a weakened immune system, so it often can take longer for them to recover from infections or illnesses. One reason, why it is important for them to live indoors.
We adopted a cat with FIV and her companion, a tripod kitty. The FIV cat is so pretty that I'm certain they would have been adopted way sooner if she didn't have that label. Neither of them will ever be let outside again, unless they are on a leash!
My grandfather brought home a cat who had FIV, hes still a happy and healthy cat today because we never let him outside, and my grandparents became his forever home, I've basically decided that if anything were to happen to my grandmother, (grandpa died a few years ago) I'd take him in or make sure to find him a good home if I can't. He will never end up outside is my promise to him more than anything.
@@BeckyNosferatu Wow that is so cold, and not checking every kitten is HORRID. They need to quarantine every kitten they get before mixing them with the others!!! That is so irresponsible!
It can't be controversial that domestic cats must be indoor only. They're literally an invasive species.
but mr mittens LOVES to be outside! it's cruel to keep this animal that literally domesticated itself to live indoors with human care trapped inside! surely mr mittens' boredom can't be because all i do is feed him and ignore him for the rest of the day.
So are humans in most of the world.
Sadly there's enough negligent owners who dont want to admit theyre negligent that they will die on the hill of trying to get their cat killed just so that they dont have to actually take care of it
I'm pretty sure humans are a "naturalized" species at this point, like dingos. 😝
@@Komadaki and cats
As bird lover, this video is painful to watch
Same..
Ikr, I've been through the same trauma as losing my silkies to a cat. Yet the neighbours still don't keep their cats indoors. I have to sacrifice my chickens freedom for their safety.
Animal eats animal - typical discovery
@@neongenesis7236Invasive animal destroys native population - atypical to the natural order
Im both a cat and bird lover and the fact that people let their cats roam around not only harms birds but the cats too makes me question why people still do it
I commented on someone's Instagram reel of them mapping where their cat goes saying they shouldn't let their cats roam because of all the animals they kill. Hundreds of people angrily replied calling me retarded, stupid, called me a liar. It was crazy, people don't understand the damage they are doing
It's ignorant humans who also think it's okay to eat a whole cow but if you eat other animals that they don't approve... You are a devil.
If ever wonder why a bag of peanuts has a warning about how the bag of peanuts contains peanuts, there's your answer.
Humans are biased creatures
Like do cats really live a happier life being outside or does it just stress them out and shorten their life span
People like humanizing animals and that cats have a sense of adventure
They don’t
They low on that food chain and can get into stressful situations more often
They’re not sadists who need to feel the suffering and death of their prey
If it’s wrong to stop a cat killing a bird
Than when mittens is about to be ripped apart by a larger predator then we also just accept it’s part of the other predators instinct
I got called an animal abuser when I said cats should be kept indoors because it's not only safe for them but for local wildlife. 🤦♀️
@@freyabookishgamer yea people are fine with chickens, cows, pigs and other animals being kept in tiny cages but suggest a cat should just be kept inside is too far. Make it make Sense
Anyone who thinks cats are better off outdoors has probably never got a good look at a feral/stray male during breeding season. My neighborhood has a ton of ferals/strays and we see and hear the fighting all the time. I found one of the toms after a fight and his dewclaw had been ripped off entirely. He was dirty, scarred up, and also definitely sick (probably a URI), but it was out-of-hours for animal control so all i could do at the time was leave a can of food for him. I took in one of the pregnant strays a few months ago and don't have the space or resources to properly quarantine another cat, especially a sick (contagious) one.
Look into Spay/Neuter/Release programs in your area.
I live in the south of Spain and despite animal welfare legislation that obliges municipalities to neuter feral cats and give them health checks, many just ignore this. The result - pitiful, skeletal cats riddled with parasites and diseases, kittens flattened by cars, toms seriously injured in fights... EVERY person with an un-neutered cat who lets him/her roam is contributing to the problem. And they have the audacity to call themselves animal lovers??!
@@peterashby-saracen3681 my dad, and presumably a lot of other people, are also under the impression that intact males are less likely to be eaten by predators. My parents live in a very rural, high desert town and coyotes go after loose cats. It's not that my dad doesn't care about the cat, it's that he's ignorant. Sometimes humans are just... very, very wrong in their beliefs and the best you can hope for is that they aren't irrationally attached to those beliefs. I'm in the US and a lot of folks here are irrationally attached to a certain orange "politician." Reasoning with that type of person, no matter what they're irrationally attached to, is either an art form or an exercise in futility. Actually, it's probably both most of the time.
I call the short period before kitten season really gets underway “injured tom season”. I’ve seen terrible things - from missing and damaged eyes right to the other end with degloved tails, and every possible injury in between.
It's their lifestyle: they have lived like that for eons both in the wild and in human rural and urban environments, before eco-obsessed control maniacs western liberals decided to manage their lives, deciding what it's best for them and eliminating their freedom (like they want to do with humans).
i wish people were less shy about expressing that some people just do not need to own cats. if your justification for letting your cat outside is "but he's so bored inside all day!", then that is a failing on YOUR part to stimulate him. if you can't give your cat adequate attention and playtime to keep it happy indoors, you don't need to have that cat. please rehome it to someone who can provide that attention. it's hard to hear but it's true.
Giving your cat attention is no substitute for the natural stimulation they get from going outside. They are completely different kinds of stimulation and aren't interchangeable.
Everyone here makes it sound like every time a cat goes outside a dozen birds are killed by it. My 3 cats manage maybe a few birds combined each year with many many more mice caught in the same period. The birds in my area are far safer than they would be in an area where the natural predators hadn't been driven out by humans.
Loss of habitat and the removal of food sources has more to do with declining bird populations than cats do unless you happen to live in some place like Australia, New Zealand or Hawaii.
@@africlips6137hi! yes it is. that's why some toys chirp or jingle or make noises when they're touched. it gets that prey drive going. kicker toys exist so your cat feels like it's disemboweling something.
my indoor cat was dumped outside, when the shelter staff found her she was less than a year old and had an hours-old litter of kittens with her. she and her kittens would've died without intervention. the girl fuckin hates the outdoors now and won't even come near the front door if i open it, even just to peek outside. she has plenty of great big windows to birdwatch from, gets lots of attention and playtime, and is perfectly content being a total lazybones for the rest of the day.
when i was in school, i had a teacher come to class in tears one day because her LEASHED DOG was eaten by a coyote in front of her eyes. i know what animals are out there in my area. i'm okay with doing the work to keep my cat active inside, because it means she won't have to run the risk of being torn to ribbons by a coyote or a mountain lion, or flattened by someone's truck because they couldn't see her in the dark. find better excuses to not take proper care of your animals.
@africlips6137 I see you're taking this very hard as you've made almost 50 comments on this video.
Here in the states it's dangerous for the cats health. You have no idea how inhumane People can be to outdoor cats.
I've seen carcasses on the sides of the road from getting hit by cars. People kill them for fun, they shoot, kick and butcher them. One person was found to have several cats in a freezer that they murdered.
We also have hawks, eagles, owls, stray dogs and coyotes.
Maybe you're in a part of Africa that doesn't have many large predatory animals? Don't assume you know everything about other parts of the world. Large colonies of cats Can and Do decimate native populations of animals. They are highly efficient ambush killers.
I love my cat, she's happy, healthy and well stimulated inside our space.
You do you. We can't stop you
@@africlips6137 How do you know that is all that your cats kill? The video literally says that most of what a cat catches isn't brought home. Keep your goddamn cat indoors, for its safety, and for the safety of the local ecosystem.
@@africlips6137 "My 3 cats manage maybe a few birds combined each year"
Okay now multiply that by hundreds of millions of outdoor cats, and that's _hundreds of millions of unnecessarily killed birds every year._
Do NOT try to bullshit us about that not being a massive problem that you are directly contributing to in your selfishness.
This is a really important issue for the preservation of our wildlife. Controversial or not, please keep telling this story.
Yes, please do! It's a critical issue for the preservation of wildlife all around the world, from Spain where I live to the UK, Australia, New Zealand - everywhere.
I'm in the UK, my current cat turned up at our (then) farm, we tried to reunite cat and owner but in the end we called cats protection for advice because we knew he wasn't neutered. They came and trapped him, took him to a vet and phoned us asking if he could be returned to the farm as they had no space for him. My family already had some cats and one didn't like others but I lived in a static caravan (trailer) so I said I'd have him. He became one of the farm cats keeping the rodents down, but alas came the day to leave the farm and now I'm living in a more urban setting he's an indoor cat that loves to go out on his harness and lead. I get a lot of weird looks and comments about walking my cat, it's a shame you get mocked for being a crazy cat lady when you're just being a responsible pet owner!
I hope a whole lot of cat owners will watch this video.
I knew before, that cats are one of the worst invasive species, all my cats have been exclusively indoor cats.
Unfortunately my younger cat (have a dog and 2 cats), yesterday has been diagnosed with intestinal cancer (he's not even 5 years old yet) ...
People - that call themselves animal lovers - please don't forget about native fauna !
Sorry to hear about your furry friend. Having dealt with cancer with a previous cat, it can expensive and painful to watch.
And, yes, that's why my fuzzy friends are both indoor cats. I miss seeing the native hummingbirds.
I tell people that I keep my cats indoors, not because I hate my cats, but because I love my state's hummingbirds... which I'm afraid may becoming extinct. And yet, the family across the street feeds and supports a colony of stray cats. UHG!!!
Also, I live on a half mile street, where cars go barreling down at high speeds despite it being residential. I've seen a minivan mow over a cat like it was a speedbump. No thank you. My furry friends can stay in the house and chitter at the birds on the other side of the window.
Why are you angry at your neighbors for feeding cats that are already strays? It’s not like they have homes to be kept inside of to begin with if they’re a stray 😭
@@meat3958it increases the population of the strays. I'd have thought that was an obvious reason why it's not advisable
@@EarlGreyLattex Then advocate for and support local spay and neuter and release programs. And no, they cannot just be put up for adoption either, hundreds of thousands of cats are already on kill shelter wait lists. Don’t toss your neighbours under the bus for making sure cats that are already suffering aren’t also starving 😅
@@meat3958 One of them is a vet tech, and they're not doing anything about them. They could just as easily trap them for the city pound or the AZ Humane society, but they don't. And I'm afraid they'll come after me if I start trapping them.
Also, well fed cats make the best hunters. The food isn't a deterrent. It makes sure they don't have distractions, like a hungry stomach.
EDIT: And I saw one of "their cats" get mowed over by a minivan doing "more than the posted 30 miles per hour". So it's not like they're even helping to keep those cats safe. Kind of surreal watching a cat spin about between the road and tire, then be flung into the wheel well before finally escaping and running off somewhere to die.
@@meat3958 Spay and neuter doesn't stop the cats hunting birds and other small animals to extinction. They're already here. Spay and neuter is a red herring distraction, afeel good bandaid. Feline overpopulation right now is the ecological equivalent of smoking negatives being seen as positive by the public in the 50's. Scientists sound the alarm and aren't being listened to by people.
Too many people in these comments give 0 shits about the environment and their pet. How is it ok to let an invasive species out to wreck havoc on the ecosystem? I don’t care if it’s “fun” for your cat to drive native species extinct. If you can’t keep your pet happy in your home without causing significant harm to others, you should not have a pet.
Domestic cats have lived free roaming in Africa, Middle East, Europe and Asia for thousands of years hunting pests in the countryside and cities but suddenly environmentally obsessed western liberals have decided that they have to become home prisoners.
@@Ektor-yj4pu "thousands of years hunting pests in countryside and cities" what is natural about that? Literally, all the native animals there lived there for millions of years, unlike cats that got more recently introduced. I barely see native birds and reptiles in my country, and guess what's killing them, cats, free roaming *pet* cats. They should stay indoors. The most recent native snake I found was mauled by a cat the next day. "Keep them as home prisoners." My chickens have to be kept in cages because of cats. They can't dust bathe whenever they want. They can't hunt worms whenever they want, they can't roam freely whenever they want. Use your brain for a second. It's not only "western liberals" that want cats indoors.
Nothing wreaks more havoc on the environment than yourself
@@posticusmaximus1739 The video is about the problems cats cause. Stay on topic and cut the whataboutism.
@wasd____ cats are an extension of human activity. Would not have happened without humans, so start at the root cause. Cut the dodging of responsibility
People seem to have a weird notion that their cat couldn't possibly do this, that they're the cutest little angel who wouldn't ever, and or a few birds isn't a big deal. 1. They can, will, and do if they are let out. 2. It isn't just a few. And even if it was, there are millions of indoor/outdoor, stray, and feral cats out there. This adds up very quickly. 3. We literally have evidence that cats are to blame for declining bird populations. This isn't a good thing either as we and our ecosystems depend on the presence of birds for seed dispersal, and to feed their native predators.
I am begging people to get their heads out of their asses on this issue. Your cat's need for stimulation can be fulfilled indoors, and to state otherwise is admission that you do not want to put in the work beyond opening and closing a door. Why are willing to risk your cat's life rather than do more? Do you not enjoy being the source of your cat's joy? Do you not enjoy playing with them? Likewise, I would suggest that learning how to train your cat and how this diverges from the course of training dogs. Most cats are trainable, and training is way more mentally stimulating than throwing balls and clicking on a laser; this is because bodily exercise primarily tires the body. The mind can be tired from enough exercise, but making them think does more for their mental stimulation.
Yeah... but you yourself are more destructive to the environment than some measly cats. Fix you first.
We have three cats.
Two purebred Siberians, and one stray Russian Blue that came to our back door demanding to be let in,
They are all strictly INDOOR CATS.
They are not allowed out to kill wildlife around our home!
Thank you so much for your Russian Blue's origin story. That put a huge smile on my face!
Poor Siberians: they have strong hunting instincts, even more than other cat breeds. What a sad life.
@@Ektor-yj4pucat toys exist for a reason y'know
@@Ektor-yj4pu even if the cats depressed being indoors, better a depressed cat than a thousand dead birds
Thank you for posting this on behalf of our feathered friends
I forwarded this to my local humane society (Arizona Humane Society). They already have a program to encourage cat families to keep their "murdering hairball cannons" indoors and away from vulnerable wildlife populations. But, I'm hoping this video can help. I miss seeing native hummingbirds in Arizona. My floofs have been indoor kitties from the moment of their birth and surrender to the AZ Humane Society.
@Oldasianguy No you
@Oldasianguy No you
I have friends who are so frustrating. They have "indoor/outdoor" cats and swear the cats refuse to be indoor pets because they cry and spray and paw at the doors.
I love cats, not excuses. Cattify the house, make a cattio. It astounds me how some "owners" can go to sleep knowing they're friend might never come home.
From what you described, first step is to subtly push your friends to spay&neuter their cats. They'll automatically stop roaming as much and will stop spraying. Also, I've found a good way is to suggest slow transition to indoor only and minimizing danger to wildlife to be something that is more likely to get them there, than just telling them to keep cat indoors.
Like, get a breakaway collar with a bell so that wildlife will be alerted to cats approaching; having a good play session and feeding wet food before cats are allowed outdoors; having toys and enrichment on property as hunt=play for well-fed cats; limit outdoor access during dusk and dawn in spring and summer as birds are most active at those times; no bird/wildlife feeders or bird baths on property; leash training or a catio for supervised outdoor time.
I always hope something sticks, and I've found no other way to convince people to transition to indoor only if the argument for their cat's own safety doesn't work.
I have indoor/outdoor cats too, and as time has gone on they don't roam as long and go as far as they used to. Only a few go far, and two of them are pretty much indoor cats. I looked up a bit ago if there were any endangered birds in my area and from what Ive seen my cats have only caught common species. They mostly catch rodents though, and we don't live in a place in the middle of the woods.
Just here to say. Toronto just barely failed to pass a bylaw to ban free roaming cats a few years ago. This is a big grrrr.
We passed a bylaw here in my town on Vancouver Island- it really bothered the cat owners out here and to this day they let cats roam until bylaw is called to do anything. However this is a helpful move and I’m hopeful for its long term effects on our community and the ecosystem we live in.
It wasn’t “just barely”, it was withdrawn by the councillor that put it forward. It was not supported by the veterinary staff at Toronto Animal Services, the Toronto Feral Cat Coalition or any of its members. Toronto Animal Services wants you to keep your cats indoors, but if a no-roaming bylaw is passed the shelters will be flooded with people dropping off “nuisance” cats, and they don’t have the capacity or staff for that. As it is, I can’t get placement at a shelter for highly adoptable homeless cats.
Also, TAS does a lot of work with the homeless population and they promote TNR and are active in providing care for the feral cat population. Passing a no-roaming bylaw would put our feral cat population at risk. It isn’t feral cats’ fault they are out there and they should not suffer for it, humans made this problem.
Then what do you propose?
Professional hunters?
@@aprilc7738 There are areas in Hawaii where the government has actively started euthanizing feral cats because they've fucked up the eco system to hell. Feral cats are most of the problem here.
THANK GOD!!! i am SO tired of people spamming me with hate when i rightfully express distaste when shown a short of people just letting their cats roam and thinking its cute!! they are so so invasive, let alone its just inhumane to the cat itself! thank you so much
@Oldasianguy
Says the guy who probably sleeps in cat piss.
@Oldasianguy What do you mean by this?
Humans need to stop personifying their pets
They lovely creatures
But they don’t have the complex emotions humans do
Same, the amount of, "ThAt'S So CrUeL!" I get for stating the facts about it with sources is astounding. I like cats. I like dogs. But cat people act the most high and mighty about their favorite animals. Keep your pets indoors.
@@edstella I doubt anybody who actually has an outside cat cares about their cat
Its healthier for the cats to keep them indoors. They live longer, won't get randomly hit by cars, eaten by coyotes, and don't randomly kill every small animal in the vicinity.
Rather a short enriching life that a long and boring one.. Safety is not the way to a happy life. For anyone.
@@finflwr Or you could provide indoor enrichment and not threaten the local ecosystem. But to each their own.
@@finflwrSuch stupid logic LMAO. You're saying all cats that live indoors are bored and depressed? If you can't be a good pet owner than don't get one. Duh
@@finflwr you're trolling, right? Cats can be easily entertained indoors.
@@birdstwin1186 then take them outside with supervision or leashes, dummy.
Please youtube should show this for more users
One of ours is absolutely unwilling to stay inside, but he's happy on a leash (light enough to move, heavy enough he can't dash to catch wildlife that's too close). It works.
Unfortunately, the neighbors have new, free roaming barn cats, so our bird friendly backyard is still in danger.
maybe share this video with your neighbours? in the hopes that it helps
@@Rubellite-jq2kg It's very likely that they have barn cats specifically for their predatory insticts.
@@Tiamat_X I... forgot to consider that, thanks
Then, maybe OP can get them to set up a cat-proof fence to prevent them from straying too far and destroying too much wildlife?
I think the main issue is that a lot of people who let their cats outside is that they just don’t care about the consequences. I know many people who would scoff at your suggestions for ways for the cats to get alternative outside time for being something a “weirdo” would do. Like my parents for instance who would talk about their neighbors being freaks for taking their cats out on a leash
"Cats have a whole secret life that you dont know about."
Yeah, i kinda figured that when i found a world domination dossier under my cat's food bowl.
Fortunately, they really put the *”nap”* in “Napoleon.”
Its interesting how much people will complain about off leash dogs but when it comes to cats they don’t seem to care.
When was the last time you heard of an off-leash cat attacking/mauling/killing people? There's the disparity in that question. Feral cats know to stay out of the path of humans, and Outdoor cats rarely see humans as anything but a source of food and pets. Sadly, it means that until outdoor and/or feral cats become an issue that runs against peoples' collective self-interest, there's little political will to do anything about them.
@@jackielinde7568 this is true but often the complaints are about dogs chasing wild animals, crapping on lawns etc. Cats are similarly digging in gardens to poop and marking territory on houses, yowling the song of their people etc. And people have been known to get in car accidents avoiding a cat running across a road. Cats do tend to be more secretive as you say.
@@andyeunson270 These are all good points, but controlling any population is going to be very cost prohibitive, and most of these points are in the category of "minor nuisances". But the deciding factor is that public perception is a dog can and will maul and/or kill people, where as a cat, at best, will only scratch someone up.
Then there are the self-interest pressures, like pet owners who prefer cats crapping outside instead of having to clean litterboxes. The same people who take great offense at the idea they would be required to keep their cats indoors as if you're suggesting they should cut off a toe or two.
Like I said, until cats come to the level of "They can kill an adult human" like dogs, it's going to be hard to convince a lot of places to change the laws regarding outdoor cats. Otherwise, anything they do won't be enough to convince someone who isn't already passionate about the topic.
@@andyeunson270 Dogs kill people and that is the difference.
I think it's cause cats have a (inaccurate) reputation as being a low maintenance animal. Which attracts people who can't adequately care for pets. And then when you tell them they have to actually care for their pet beyond just feeding and watering them, they get angry about it.
My cats only go outside on a leash, and I do that as much for their protection as for other animals. If you start young, or if they were outside cats when you got them and they're desperate enough to go outside that they'll wear a harness (as was the case with many of mine), you're in the clear. Using "they've always been outside cats" is no real excuse. They'll harness in time, keep trying.
One of mine was a stray as a kitten, once she got spayed she didnt even want to go outside. Neither of my cats even try to run out the door and always greet me at the door when I get home from work. They're very happily inside cats
All this torment just in case your cat might catch a bird,
@@africlips6137 2.5 billion birds, in total*
@@intpleb4206 Your cat kills 2.5 billion birds all on its own? That is impressive!
@@africlips6137 In total. Meaning that far too many people don't keep their cats indoors, at that rate. Be part of the solution, be the change you wanna see in the world, etc, etc.
Cats are an Invasive species, KEEP THEM INDOORS.
They will live happier and longer lives AND you will have more joy with them!
Longer perhaps, definitely not happier. I've had indoor and outdoor cats in my long life. There's no comparison to their quality of life. To confine a cat indoors that has been used to be outdoors will be extremely cruel and they show the effects in their mental health very obviously. Maybe if they've never known outside, they will not miss it, but its still not as fulfilling for a curious and brave cat who loves adventure. They all do. A human doing some enrichment can never replace that.
@@finflwr then make them happy.
@@finflwr you are all over this video spilling spaghetti in every subthread.
Stop letting your own ignorance flail in the wind like a swinging dick and change your behavior- your insistence on being a willfully negligent owner is unbecoming.
Would you live a happier life if you were locked in your house for the rest of life? Another victim of media brainwashing.
@@nahoj.2569 Being able to roam in the sun, in the freedom of nature is what satisfies their sense of adventure. Much like all living creatures. Confinement is safe for the body and a killer for the spirit.
The "you wouldn't eat a baby bird" is the cat equivalent of "you wouldn't pirate a movie" 😅
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Narrator: "You wouldn't eat a baby bird, would you?"
Cat: "Hold my catnip."
Everything eats baby birds, not just cats.
@@blobbertmcblob4888yeah, everything eats baby birds, even you!
Careful, this topic always seems to make a portion of cat owners really defensive haha.
Hhhhhhhhssssssssssss.... Rrrrrrrrrrrr..... Rrrrrrrrrrr.... Hhhhssss....
Seriously though, when you start pointing out that people's self-interests are bad things, people get defensive. It also doesn't help that people have endured enough personal attacks that even breaching a topic that might sounds like a personal attack is met with defensiveness. It's part of the tribalism problem we have with politics in the US.
Where I live I always thought letting your cat out means you don't care about it because here it WILL eventually get eaten by a coyotes or foxes, hit by cars or even shot
Same. There's a reason outside cats dont live long around where I live and yet people still would rather toss their cat outside rather than care about it, then get shocked pikachu face as they put up missing posters for a cat that's alrwady dead
That’s like saying a kid who plays outside WILL eventually get picked up by a van
I live out in the boonies, we where told by adults hey you let the cat out be prepared for it to disappear one day
Video: clear information telling you why outdoor cats = bad.
Comments: I choose to ignore the science
As usual.
"The science" has been wrong before countless times.
Because the "science" is flat-out wrong.
@@wmdkitty Source?
@@wmdkittywhat are you on about? of course an invasive species of predators would wreck local ecosystems, especially one brought by humans at such a scale. if a few people abandoning their iguanas caused a green iguana problem in florida, imagine what a pet as popular as cats can do.
some people think it's cruel to keep cats stricly indoors. if you can't make an environment fit for a cat, don't get a cat as a pet ..
People who think its cruel and insist its cruel are just dumb and wrong
Those people are idiots. Screw them! And amen to your second part, say it louder for the people in the back!
Giorgio is the villain we deserve, not the one we need. Wait... is the other way around? He's the villain we need... not the one we deserve. Wait...
This is a really important topic. Thank you for talking about this
Neglectful owners do a lot of reaching and coping to excuse how they would rather put their cat in danger of predators, cars, disease, parasites, and sick people than play with or actually take care of their cat
Have you ever had a cat?
@@finflwr Yes. I have two right now. They greet me at the door when I come home and dont even try to go outside because I bother to take care of and play with them. They're healthy, happy, and aren't squashed on the busy road near my house and have already lived longer than most 'outdoor aka owners cant be assed to take care of them' cats
@@finflwryou can just admit you’re a shitty person, dude
@@birdstwin1186 ok animal expert
@@birdstwin1186 My cats are trained, have toys, cat trees, and I play with and interact with them every day. Their mental health is fine. They are healthy, aren't going to die an awful death, and get to go on car rides and walks. What this post has taught me is that people would rather put their pet in danger than actually take care of them or spend time with them
Thank you for putting this video out, most people don't understand or don't care about this problem.
Governments should make regulations about cat population as well as hold owners responsible if they release their cats into nature. We also need programs to increase bird population so that the eco-system will be in balance. This world would suck even more if it had more bugs and less birds.
A major problem with trying to regulate outdoor cats: many of the owners with outdoor cars would immediately bring their pet to the pound because they are unable to full time care for a pet. Some us states have tried to pass legislation about outdoor cats, but were stopped because pounds couldn’t handle thousands of cats at once.
People really don't realize that smaller cat species are the most effective predator the world has ever seen that doesn't walk on two legs or swim. Nature is in the state of "Pax Kitten." They're the most lethal killers on the planet and they just so happen to be super soft and cuddly.
The fact that your icon is Alastor just makes this comment even better.
Disinformation here. WE are the most effective predator the world has ever seen. And are causing FAR more environmental damage than some kitties
The community college I went to was right next to a large park where people would abandon their unwanted cats. It got so bad, the vet students actually set up an organization to capture, neuter, treat, and adopt these cats as part of their major program!
It’s a shame how people can’t understand that there’s a huge issue when it comes to releasing pets in the wild. There are situations that can’t be helped of course, but for the ones not afflicted with such issues, the bulk of the problem is careless irresponsibility.
Feral cats are rampant in Hawaii and Australia, to the point where they need to cull them to protect what’s left of their criticality endangered species. Feral cats obliterate a huge number of native species every year. Yet, we have people that say culling cats (ESPECIALLY CATS) is an act of animal ab🐱e, and they even seek out horrid ways to “stop” others from doing so.
Then again, these are the type of people who think spaying and neutering “solves” the issue of preventing native wildlife from becoming extinct. Nah toots, that ain’t how that works. They hunt, they have teeth and claws. Cats hunt, just to hunt. Removing their kitten making equipment doesn’t stop them from hunting. It’s the pretty and cute privilege of cats that plagues many people’s minds due to their popularity.
If you’re gonna own a cat, especially in areas where there’s a big threat of stripping what’s left of critically endangered animals, keep them indoors. Build a catio. I could say this about many other animals. Cats are the focal point despite people thinking preservation of species is a sin, and culling cats is evil. Yet, the cat problem gets worse and worse. How many animals will it take to be lost before people realize it’s an issue? I may be throwing my pearls before swines, we’re the biggest issue when it come to ruining earth and animals on it. Yet, small steps to reverse stupidity, DOES work.
I’m excited for all the backlash I may get from people who’s I.Q. is on Mike, Lu and Og.
Thank you. People are saying it's cruel to keep them indoors. Sorry but a good cat is going to be raised indoors and prefer that to the outside. Also catios are a thing and so are harnesses.
FR. And it's also super neglectful and puts your cat in danger of an awful death to predators, cars, or even humans. Not to mention disease and parasites. People would rather make excuses for their shitty behavior just so that they can keep neglecting their cat
@@gremlininblue2601 Stay inside for the rest of your life.
@@africlips6137most humans usually do.
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TBF, I think it's fine to let your cat outside as long as you're able to supervise what they're doing and make sure they're inside during nighttime.
I"m very happy that my cat is completely indoor.
Wonderful video! I recently adopted a cat from a local animal sanctuary. He came with all his shots and having been neutered, and they asked that I sign a contract saying I would not let him outside unsupervised. I live on the 11th floor of an apartment building, so that will not be a problem. Honestly, cats are much healthier and happier inside, and live so much longer. Letting cats free roam just exposes them to parasites, disease and injury, predators like coywolves, and danger from cars and other human-made hazards, not to mention the harm they do to other animals just by being cats. It's not the cats' fault. As pet owners we have a *responsibility* to our animal companions to not let them suffer unnecessary harm, and letting them free roam is doing just that. If you can't be a responsible pet owner, don't have pets. It's that easy.
Don't most places come and inspect your home these days? Here they likely wouldn't allow a cat to live in an apartment as they're often so small.
@@hellogoodbyeandallinbetween no, not at all, but I'm Canadian and we're more respectful of people's privacy than in the US. My apartment's a two bedroom, around 700 square feet. It's more than big enough. Animal sanctuaries like the one I got my cat from just want their animals to have good homes, and if my apartment's good enough for my 9 year old son, it's good enough for a cat.
Domestic cats also cause harm to native cat populations.
Dogs literally kill humans. Dogs are left off leash all the time. Dogs eat ground birds. Baby birds on the ground are "nature's TicTacs" because deer eat them. Cows eat them. Almost all supposed vegan animals eat small animals. We need no-roam laws for dogs. No off leash, ever. They form packs and attack and kill anything and everything their pack can get to. People who think domestic cats are bad get all up in arms when you note that dogs are just as bad, if not worse. Once again, dogs kill children, adults, the elderly. And birds.
I sincerely doubt that domestic cats win against Lynx species. Ever.
Yup, like the Scottish wildcats are almost functionally extinct now as a result of domestic cats free roaming all over their habitats. No pure bred Scottish wildcats exist now apparently
@@jooleebilly it's not about winning fights. it's about spreading diseases or like in european wild cats, slowly driving them to extinction by hybridization. FIV for example is like cat aids and it's highly contagious among felines, it can spread to wild cats through bites (even if the bites are small and insignificant).
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Last time I checked, only about 100 or so purebred Scottish wildcats are left in the wild, the rest are hybrids.
Imagine we had a whole population of feral dogs outside. Double standards.
No it’s not. Feral dogs are a threat to humans, cats are not.
Not saying it’s fine, but 100% not the same thing.
ever since i forced my in law´s to keep their formerly mostly outdoor-indoor cat to be a completely indoor cat shes literally more chill and happy than ever, just loves lazying around and playing with us more and is more ok with being handled now, as a cat lover i think people hate when you tell them that the truth is that local wildlife is always going to be , objectively, way more important than their domesticated animals they keep for companionship, this isnt meaning they dont hold any value but that value is way more emotional than actually A Role in the whole ecosystem and the fragility of it especially in times of ecological alert in the whole wide world.
these people talking about "breaking the spirit" of the cat by keeping it inside dont understand that there is a lot of cruel people out there that will gleefully poison your pet if they get bothered by it enough, that is not a happy cat , that is a cat that simply doesnt know it can have a safe space where it wouldnt have the risk of getting sick as frequently, getting ran over, getting hurt by other animals or other cats.
ive seen a video on ytb that the person said he let his cat wondering outside and it got killed by a coyote, so he killed the coyote for revenge. Everybody in the comments are saying he served justice, i was so mad, he killed his own cat and blamed the fault on a wild animal its fucking insane.
"How dare this native animal kill my invasive one that should've been kept indoors this whole time!"
Some people are too delusional when it comes to domesticated animals. I doubt this will change.
There was one time I saw a lady crying on the street over her cat that got hit by car, it would have never happened if the cat was supervised by her. Be a responsible cat owner, never let cat go outside without supervision, don't let the same tragic happen to you and your cat
"Birds are drones" my ass. Cats are _the_ freakin Terminators.
Honestly, people who let/keep their cats outside without supervision or a leash are just neglectful owners. Aside from the environmental problems, there’s also all the possible injuries and sickness it can get.
The amount of salty cat owners in the comments though. In some areas there are hunters and people who kill cats if they get too close to nature preserves. And many people kill cats for just cruelty's sake but they still keep them outside. Don't get a cat if you don't want it indoors.
I just wish people who refuse to understand the negative consequences of letting their cat free would be honest and keep it simple,
They just don't give a fuck. That's it.
Honestly im fine with cat owners want their cats to explore the outside only if they are leashed and supervised super close, the cat can still explore but with supervision of their owner.
They are a lot of feral cats 🐈 in Australia 🇦🇺 and New 🆕 Zealand where they have basically destroyed the entire populations of native animals!
Yeah... It's a problem
We had people from overseas send bomb threats due to a feral cat shooting event
I’m from North America and I’ve heard of how much of an issue it is. I have also heard that there are no native mammals (other than bats and marine mammals) in NZ, so cats should certainly be kept inside there.
It’s bed in North America as well but so few people refuse to admit it
Being well-fed won't keep a cat from killing prey. Housecats are _opportunistic_ hunters -- they smell/hear/see prey, they go for it.
That this came out the day after I was deeply disappointed by a (non-wildlife) creator's side tangent on their outdoor cats is just perfect. And yes, I see the opportunity for a pun, there, but I'm trying to cut back.
Why are you pun-ishing us by depriving us of that word play?
@@jackielinde7568 I have the feline it's on its way to being a cat-astrophe
@@gremlininblue2601 And people have to ask "Woof it really be that bad if a lot of native species bow-wowt?" To which I say, "Meowst certainly."
Would you let your toddler wander around the streets alone outside? Then don't let your cat do it!
Cats aren't toddlers.
@@africlips6137 You've literally been spending every single other comments comparing cats to people. Why the hell are you saying this now? Are cats people are not, africlips? Because with how you were comparing cats to humans in LITERALLY EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOUR OTHER 50 COMMENTS...
@@Autumn-Leafeon You seem very confused.
@@africlips6137I think it's quite the opposite
@@africlips6137 No, they're right. You pulled the "imply cats and people feel the same ways" card over and over again in EVERY OTHER THREAD to make emotionally manipulative claims, then the instant someone actually calls that bluff by showing you why that implied false equivalency isn't the silver bullet you think it is:
"Cats aren't toddlers."
There's no level of dishonesty and inconsistency you won't stoop to because you're emotional about cats and don't have rational arguments to validate a single thing you say.
Loser.
It’s funny, my cat is an indoor cat and she has lost all predatory instinct. We had some mice infest our house a few years ago so we thought we would have the cat deal with them, and after hours she has done nothing but sit and watch them. She was curious about them, but didn’t even try to touch them, just stood and watched cautiously.
She's a broken depressed cat.
@@Ektor-yj4pu You're a broken depressed person projecting their emotions onto a cat
Thanks for this video i feel like the bird murder video footage will probably help convince my her to stop letting my childhood cat outside. Xonsidering she never let mw get a hird as a cjild because "birds should be free".
I was telling that for years. In London it its a huge problem. Įm my. Neighbour hood lives aš Many cats as people. I am not happy that cats have a legal right to roam cus They bring damage to eco system and my financial state too. Į have 2 cats but they stay outside on a leash and with super vision meaning they cant hunt birds. Į love birds too and feed them and give water to them and so nesting places. Same wiht bugs. Cats can be outside but either in catios or on a leash so they dont cause damage and dont get into harms6way them selves. People who let their cats go freely are selfish and lazy in my opinion. They dont care enouth about their cats safety let alone The ecosystems safety. Hope that The law in uk changes for The better
Į agree
thanks for talking about this serious issue.
In Finland, it has been forbidden to keep cats free for a long time now, but it has been felt that it is not enough. And nowadays people have begun to demand strictures, such as requiring a fee-based permit to keep a cat as a pet, cats must be registered, owners must pay a registration fee, cats must be taxed, cats must be taken to the vet, at least four times a year, the cat must be healthy (and if it gets hurt or sick it can be taken away), all cats must be sterilized shortly after their birth, cat breeding should be subject to a permit, permission to breed kittens should be paid for, only an official professional breeder could get a permit, a breeder can only get a permit to breed kittens with sterilized cats (although no one can explain how it would work), the cat's origin and Lineage must be known, the cat must have official papers, the cat's owner must have at least x amount of annual income, and in addition to these, a free, stray or escaped cat can be caught and put to sleep. The previous government has already started some actions in response to these demands of the citizens, but things are progressing slowly. Probably only some of these requirements will be fulfilled and not in the way that people hope, but still in such a way that it restrains and limits the unrestrictedness of cats.
I don't know what the idioms are in Canada, but every time you say that the kitten is going to a better place, it sounds like they're going to be put down. In the US, "they're in a better place" means that a person is dead.
😂😂😂
@@animalogic "They're going to a better place" = "They're going to heaven."
Sounds funny, but most shelters in the US are not "No Kill" shelters. They will euthanize stray cats and dogs if the animals have been in the shelter too long and the shelter is overcrowded. This is another reason to encourage adoption through shelters over breeding programs.
I can confirm this as a Canadian
@@TrebenWhahahaha 😂😂🤣
@@animalogic now who is the most polite country!?
This makes me feel horrible for my cat who has been indoor/outdoor for years. Idk how he will get over not being allowed outside. Will probably try the camera collar idea first. To see just what he gets up too 😮😅. Thank you so much animalogic
He will meow you out of your sanity in the first couple of days. He'll get over it faster if you provide him/her toys, etc and spend time with him/her.
How many birds does your cat catch every year?
Jackson Galaxy's UA-cam channel has plenty of resources on how to accomplish this
@@just.jose.youtubei doubt the meowing would last only a couple of days
He can still have supervised outdoor access. It's not necessarily a all-or-nothing situation as it is often made out to be. You could try leash training, if possible build a catio, or even get a pop up play-pen catio type of thing.
There are also other measures you can take to keep the risk to the local wildlife as minimal as possible, e.g. breakaway collar with a bell so wildlife is alerted to him approaching; no bird feeders or bird baths anywhere on your property; no feeder for other wildlife; limiting outdoor access during dusk and dawn in spring and summer as this is when birds are most active; a good play session and wet food before he goes outside; toys and enrichment on your property as hunt=play for well-fed cats; .. . There are actually quite a few ways to mitigate harm as much as possible, and slowly work towards an indoor lifestyle. Maybe the ideal will end up limiting his outdoor access to 30min daily with you supervising the whole time. That's okay too.
My neighbour’s cat ate a baby bird practicing how to fly right in front of me. And when I told her she didn’t believe me at first because she thought he’s too old to hurt and he never brings home any “gifts”. But she refuses to keep him inside because he gets aggressive and attacks her when confined indoors.
... Yeah, that sounds like a *her* problem. It's always weird to me when people talk about cats attacking them even when they're pets. If it was a dog (no matter the size) it would be destroyed.
I have chickens in an HOA that allows it, but I'm surrounded by cat owners who let their cats outside.
My chickens are trained to call for me when they see a cat. I come running out to the rescue with a rake in my hand, and I hiss and chase them away.
Yes, I'm nuts - no, I won't hurt them - and no, I don't feel bad, because your freaking pet shouldn't be in my yard to begin with. They're lucky I have the decency not to trap them and take them to the shelter (that would be cruel in my opinion... probably just as cruel as letting your cats harass my chickens, but I am not that petty, so they get rakes, hisses, and chases)
Immagine beeing a hyper effective predator that also has a get out of jail for free card, of nuzzeling up to the most succesful animal of all time when they start having trouble, is it really a suprise cats are a problem?
Love this channel! Making me paint more wild life animals! Great job as always!
I have two questions:
1. What advice could outdoor cats owners get if they want to turn their cats into indoor cats?
Outdoor cats are VERY active and love nature, so I assume they would have a hard time adapting to be in some square meters.
2. How much indoor space is good enough for a cat to be healthy and happy? some people keep theirs in a room or inside their small apartments. Might that be enough?
Thanks. Nice educational video.
Jackson Galaxy has an entire channel of advice on how to accomplish that
At first i was thinking maybe putting a little bell on the cat could protect the birds, but yeah, these babies didn't stand a chance either way. Might be better than nothing, but indeed seems better to just keep them outside.
I had a cat years ago, but when i had to move, it was re-homed at my mother's place, in a outdoor and natural setting, i have no idea how many victims it made over the years he lived here, we was a very "playful" and agile cat, thinking about it now, its impact must have been very significant. 😥
And yeah, its life was also cut short by what seemed like a bad encounter.
The bell does nothing. My old cat could walk around without his ringing at all, and he was strictly an indoor cat, who only occasionally hunted house spiders.
When we decided our next cats would be indoor cats we made a nice big cage-thing in our garden, that is connected to our house via a tunnel, so they can go outside a bit, but not really capture anything. We got a lot of toys for them and we tried to walk with them on a leash but they didn't like that. But with that little space in our garden where the cats can go, I think its actually a really great solution and our cats have enough space and things to discover, while the birds can fly around savely. So defenetly keep your cats indoors especially if you have the possibillity to build an outside space for them in your garden!
Domestic housecats are NOT apex predators. They're middle predators. "Apex" means highest or top of the food chain.
They mostly are under the safety of humans. Humans run off stray dogs and coyotes, so there is nothing keeping cats in check
They are protected by an apex predator.
Depends upon the location. If my neighborhood (on the edge of open desert), ferals & outdoor pets are kept in check somewhat by hawks, owls, coyotes, but when you have humans feeding outdoor colonies, all the numbers get out of whack. There's just no way for the predators to catch up to the breeding numbers. And, in a city with few/no predators, the breeding numbers are insane.
The good thing about swifts is they catch around 500 flies a day. Cat’s are pretty destructive, but what you going to do, here in Andalusia they’ve all but wiped out the indigenous chameleon from the coast of Cadiz.
What you are going to do is keep them indoors.
honestly, thank you for making a video about this topic. Its definitely different from the usual content, but an amazing and informative watch all the same, and for a good cause. Hopefully more people become educated about this topic, and surely more will because of this video, so thank you for taking the time and effor to make it!
I love cats so much and it always makes my day when I meet a random cat outside but yeah, they are definitely an invasive species in most environments. They can be devastating to local ecosystems and/or become a food source to other, larger carnivores (like coyotes). The safety of local wildlife and cats is far more important than my joy, please keep your kitties inside!! T_T
don't forget the fact that cat poop kills adorable monk seals
in conclusión every animal on the animal kingdom is fking sick off outdoor cats and ferals
KEEP YOUR CATS INDOORS. So tired of stupid owners not understanding this
Don't get cats if you don't want your cat to be a cat.
@@africlips6137 you clearly don’t want your cat to be healthy or live long
@@JohnnyFiction You don't know my neighbourhood.
@@africlips6137 You clearly didn't pay attention to the video. It's irresponsible owners like you who allow cats to destroy entire species because you're too ignorant to understand it's terrible for the environment AND for the cats (who live only half as long and can spread disease), so good job there buddy. I hope you learn soon, especially if you actually love your cat like you claim to
I love my cats, but I will always be anti-freeroaming for exactly every reason explained in this video. Both of my boys are have a harness and a leash, they enjoy the front lawn and porch in a safe fashion for both animals and my cats.
I ONLY have a second because of a feral cat issue in my neighborhood, a long with some houses letting their cats be outdoor cats. Despite the fact that we have bylaws banning it. My boy Cuda was found with his liter mates at 4 weeks old living an junker car at a garage across the street. I took him in, raised him, and have had him for four years now. His siblings went to the local humane society. Unfortunately the mother was not caught and I am assuming is still out roaming.
I think it's a brilliant idea, keeping your cats indoors or have a cat proof fence to keep the cat in your yard or a cat run.
As someone who adopted a stray cat who had FIV, please don't let your cats free roam.
This neighborhood cat keeps coming into my backyard (which has a small forest area behind it along with bird feeders). Thank you for sharing this, I am a huge bird lover and didn’t realize the dangers of outdoor cats until now.
I'm so glad this issue is being talked about more and more.
My cats have never ate a bird or caught a bird. They go outside, but I watch them and they on ropes with harnesses. Floyd caught a mouse once, but i got it away from him and it lived at least till it got away, after that I don't know. You can have cats and protect the environment.
The harness is the important factor there. A cat on a leash or in a fully screened "catio" is not the same as a cat with unrestricted access to the outdoors.
Thank you very much good sir. 😊
Thank you for being a responsible cat owner.
@@Soilfood365 Welcome, i love animals more than people, so imagine how paranoid i am of my cats killing anything, but i am a speciesist, i let them eat grasshopers cause by the time i get to them to get it out of their mouth, its to fucked up to live, so might as well be food.
@@Jessmanguydude I take half of my acknowledgement back. 😅 Grasshoppers also have a play in an ecosystem. Invisible bacteria have a very important role. One can't draw lines like that in nature. 😛
Ive talked with ecologists and biologists who say that rather than cats the main problem is habitat destruction and the anticat discourse got born to hide our big part in bird population decline
At least in Eurasia
it always makes me so upset when people dont seem to care about this topic! other animal lives matter too
That's why i always believe cats are indoor pets they shouldn't be let loose roaming around in our backyard....
Great video and thank you for spreading awareness about our loving furbabies❤
I once watched my neighbor's cat hunt, catch and eat a butterfly.
I have a cat that LOVES stalking and hunting insects. If there is a grasshopper in the garden she will find it!
@@africlips6137 and you encourage it...?
@@mandarin420 yep because this guy replies on almost every comment saying how this video is wrong and how you should let your cat "be a cat" even at it's risk and every bird it encounters risk. basically i'm saying that they're coping on how they can't take proper care of their cat
@@mandarin420 Do you love insects that much?
@@SirPigeon420 If you don't like cats then don't get a cat. Perhaps a plushy would suit you better than a real live animal with natural instincts and desires.
I'm pretty anti-pet but I also understand the benefits they can bring to people's physical and mental health, so indoor cats to me is a pretty reasonable idea. This video was really informative and took quite a balanced position, and I enjoyed watching it. Danielle, as always, is awesome.
I am so glad you covered this topic. I really hope your audience and influence will allow for people to learn
thank you for speaking up about this. outdoor cats have been an issue for a long time and i’m glad people are finally realizing the devastating effects on both cats and wildlife due to this issue. my cat will be indoors his entire life, for his protection and others
I think the only cats that can be kept outside at all are completely feral cats or in some rare cases barn cats, besides that they should really be kept indoors, people can set up catios, take them outside supervised, or even on walks so their felines can still enjoy being outside without devastating bird populations. Fun fact though keeping a cat inside your house still deters stuff like mice and rats from entering your home! We have two senior cats we started keeping inside and we've never had mice or rat problems, the only time we had a mice in the house was when they were half-outdoor and one of them brought in a live mouse, but since moving towns we started keeping them indoor