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minus-squareTheSlad@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down1·10 months agoPeople buy cats from shelters, then let them be outdoor cats. It does matter. On the flip side, I’ve homed three outdoor/feral cats in my house. They adjust to being indoor cats fine. Cats are an invasive species in most places and are super damaging to the local fauna.
minus-square1rre@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down4·10 months agoMost places is a stretch… They’re invasive in around ⅓ of Earth’s land area and where less than ¼ of people live
minus-squareLibertyLizard@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·10 months agoI don’t think it’s true that they’re native to 2/3rds of the earth, is it?
minus-square1rre@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down3·edit-210 months ago⅔ may be overestimating, but yes, they’re native to all of the Middle East and Africa, and most of Europe (outside of Scandinavia) and mainland Asia (outside of deserts, Siberia etc.)
minus-squareKeenFlame@feddit.nulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoNo they are domestic animals
People buy cats from shelters, then let them be outdoor cats. It does matter.
On the flip side, I’ve homed three outdoor/feral cats in my house. They adjust to being indoor cats fine.
Cats are an invasive species in most places and are super damaging to the local fauna.
Most places is a stretch… They’re invasive in around ⅓ of Earth’s land area and where less than ¼ of people live
I don’t think it’s true that they’re native to 2/3rds of the earth, is it?
⅔ may be overestimating, but yes, they’re native to all of the Middle East and Africa, and most of Europe (outside of Scandinavia) and mainland Asia (outside of deserts, Siberia etc.)
No they are domestic animals