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TheSlad@sh.itjust.works 1 day 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.
1rre@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
Most places is a stretch… They’re invasive in around ⅓ of Earth’s land area and where less than ¼ of people live
LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 1 day ago
I don’t think it’s true that they’re native to 2/3rds of the earth, is it?
1rre@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
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 Japan & deserts, Siberia etc.)
KeenFlame@feddit.nu 17 hours ago
No they are domestic animals
LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 1 day ago
I guess you are going off of the genus Felis which is probably valid since I expect their hunting behavior is similar enough. However the map I saw showed they were absent from most of Russia and China, so there are exceptions.