Rutty@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agoIs it ethical to place a birdbath next to my berry patch with the intent of letting my cats get there predatory instincts out?sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up19
arrow-up19imageIs it ethical to place a birdbath next to my berry patch with the intent of letting my cats get there predatory instincts out?sh.itjust.worksRutty@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squareRutty@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·edit-22 months agoNo. Just no. Even prisoners are allowed outdoor privileges. They’re interested, it’s a contained area, they are supervised. No.
minus-squarerickyrigatoni@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up27·2 months agoNo. Just no. Cats are overpopulated killing machines responsible for multiple extinctions. No.
minus-squareRutty@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoHumans are overpopulated killing machines responsible for multiple extinctions….
minus-squareNekomancer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-22 months agoIf it takes unethical practices to provide for an animal, it’s unethical to have the animal. That being said, supervised outside team seems like a reasonable choice.
minus-squareMoobythegoldensock@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoContained? Sure. Letting them run wild in areas where they’re not native makes them have the same effect as an invasive species.
No. Just no. Even prisoners are allowed outdoor privileges.
They’re interested, it’s a contained area, they are supervised. No.
No. Just no. Cats are overpopulated killing machines responsible for multiple extinctions.
No.
Humans are overpopulated killing machines responsible for multiple extinctions….
Got it. Don’t let humans outside.
If it takes unethical practices to provide for an animal, it’s unethical to have the animal.
That being said, supervised outside team seems like a reasonable choice.
Contained? Sure. Letting them run wild in areas where they’re not native makes them have the same effect as an invasive species.