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Comment on Australia wants to force cats to stay inside or give them a curfew because they are murdering so many other animals they are a threat to the country's biodiversity

boomhauer@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

I’m one of those dickhead cat owners who seemingly can’t keep their cat inside. We adopted our cat when he was 3 after spending a lot of time on the street, and ever since taking him in, he’d constantly howl to be let outside. We tried a few methods like an outdoor cat run, but nothing seemed to work.

We’ve got a GPS collar (and bell) on him and he seems to just stay super local, like within 100 metres of our house.

We’ve started to gradually transition him inside more but it’s tough. We know it’s a problem, but really need help getting him to accept inside life.

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TWeaK@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

and he seems to just stay super local, like within 100 metres of our house.

That’s pretty much how far most cats roam. Cats with such a small territory still kill a lot of wildlife.

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dlok@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Growing up we always had outdoor cats and my first cat was outdoors and the more I learned that wasn’t great I tried to transition inside after moving house, I figured it would work best alongside of change of scenery and like you described she just howled at the door constantly and stared out of the window… I gave up after 6 months.

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Helmic@hexbear.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Have you tried a harness? Some cats that demand to be outside seem to be satiated with walks.

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Tikiporch@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Howling cats get the water gun. Spray bottle also works. You’ll feel terrible but it works.

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