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YungOnions@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

I’ve always assumed that a cat would go nuts stuck inside all the time. Maybe I’m wrong but I imagine that most people would view it as cruel.

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trk@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Maybe I’m wrong

You totally are, but at least now you know

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Riftinducer@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Cats go nuts at the witching hour anyway, being inside or outside has nothing to do with it.

Basically, nah, they’re alright inside. They sleep for between 12 to 18 hours a day and get most active at dawn and dusk, so having some way for them to burn off energy with a good cat tree or the like will keep them occupied. And if they want more than that, they will come to you and make their demands known. And if that’s still not enough and you’re willing to put the effort in and do some acclimatising, you could get a second cat and they’ll keep each other occupied.

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Baggie@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I have two cats, they have never been let outside and they’ve been completely happy. Granted the house is a decent size and we have a lot of things to keep them entertained, but that responsibility comes with the ownership I figure.

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Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
They don’t if you exercise a modicum of responsibility and actually make the environment one that meets their needs

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itsmect@monero.town ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
That’s because it is cruel.

Large numbers always seem terrifying, because our human minds are not made for them. The only way to comprehend them is to compare them to other things - in this case all the ways we humans cause damage to the environment directly. Our suburbs are ecological dead zones already. There is just not much space left between asphalt roads, driveways, and neatly trimmed lawn. It’s definitely the cat that goes outside for one hour a day who is the problem. Right next to plastic straws.

The real frustrating thing about all this that the companies that exploit our planet to core keep doing their shit (Noooo you cant work from home for your office job, you MUST commute to the city daily, because reasons!) while we fight with our neighbors about things that don’t really matter in the grand scheme of things.

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