r/StopOutdoorCats

Fuck you stupid selfish fake bird lover.

This all started because I left a comment on a bird rehabbing page. The page had posted a video of a bird making a miraculous recovering after surviving a brutal damage from outdoor cats. I commented that people need to stop leaving their cats outdoors so cases like this don't happen again.

Suddenly I get a comment from a so called bird lover claiming I was spreading propaganda and outdoor cats are just a part of "nature taking its course" and "birds kill each other too." Oh and that I was moralizing. I never said cats were evil, I only held the owners accountable in my original comment.

I confronted them told them they were an enemy to birds and should be ashamed of themselves and how dare they call themselves a bird lover when they advocate for outdoor cats.

And they argued that they feed the birds in their area so they're not a threat to birds. YEAH RIGHT. Because advocating for the invasive species dwindling their numbers is SOOOO loving.

I blocked them after telling them they had no real arguments and that I hated people like them. What a fucking infuriating conversation. FUCK YOU, fake bird lover. How the hell can you be pro outdoor cat when you're replying to me on a video about a bird who almost DIED from being attacked by outdoor cats?!!?!?!?!

This bullshit is so ridiculous.

First let's address the most important thing: coyotes aren't only out at night. It's not unusual to see them during the day as well. Not to mention, this user says the cat comes back at 10PM. That's well within coyotes' normal active period. They are actively putting the cat in danger of coyotes attacking them by letting them outside. And they said they saw the cat around foxes? Yeah, that's not very safe either. Sure, foxes don't usually actively hunt cats like coyotes, but they're still wild animals that are bigger and stronger than the cat.

That aside, I'm also very tired of the "but my cat can't be indoors!" excuse. I don't want to assume people's situation because every animal is different, but I'm positive there's a safe solution for the cat. What about a catio? More perches? Have you tried all toys? Birdfeeders they can watch? Again, I don't know this person so I won't assume what they have and haven't tried but this is just not acceptable regardless of the circumstances.

And I think it's ridiculous that OP gave up on leashed walks. OP said it started like that, but they then the cat didn't like it because it wanted to be out all day. I'm sorry but...too bad? Going outside isn't what's best for the cat, especially in COYOTE COUNTRY. Not to mention that it isn't fair to native wildlife that almost certainly gets killed by the cat. Leashed walks are a good compromise, you can't just give pets whatever they want because they want it. And don't encourage bad behavior by letting the cat out when it yowls. Putting an invasive species outside just because it's understimulated is uncool.

Oh, and I just saw a video of the cat chasing a chipmunk. So we can confirm that they don't care about other animals.

r/StopOutdoorCats

So called bird lover argued with me that me being anti outdoor cats is "cat hating propaganda"

Found an outdoor cat person who lives in coyote country