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nesc@lemmy.cafe ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

They are extremely useful and adorable. I think it’s the violence that makes them so magical, like they are extremely cute cold blooded killing machines.

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rumschlumpel@feddit.org ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
The usefulness is dubious for most house cats. Most households don’t have mouse infestations, and cats who go outside actively endanger wildlife (and yes, that is an issue for humans as well). Being cute and relatively friendly is useful on its own, but more in a psychological way.

I do agree that they’re extremely cute, and honestly I don’t know any other cute pet animals that are as cleanly with their feces (dogs can relatively easily be trained to not shit on the carpet, but not to shit in a dog toilet).

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- BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  
  The usefulness is dubious for most house cats. Most households don’t have mouse infestations, and cats who go outside actively endanger wildlife (and yes, that is an issue for humans as well).
  
  I’d say our cats are useful. These are their stats:
  
  Number of birds killed by cats in my household over the last 5 years: 1
  Number of birds killed by going full speed, beak first, into a closed window, then tried being passed off as a successful prey: 2 Number of mice killed: +500
  Other wildlife known to have been affected: 1 mole
  
  Can other wildlife have been affected? Possibly, but we’re confident with regards to birds. And the only other weve seen cats go for are mice. Not even rats, I guess they’re too big.
  
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- nesc@lemmy.cafe ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Most households where? Even in rich modern nations mouses and rodents were a problem very recently. Like in the lifespan of some users on this network.
  
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  - rumschlumpel@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Most households in rich nations I guess. I haven’t ever heard of anyone I personally know that they have a rodent infestation in their home.
    
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