@Rutty@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • 6 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-up19arrow-down156
arrow-up1-47arrow-down1imageIs 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.works@Rutty@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • 6 months agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-square@Rutty@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilink-14•edit-26 months agoNo. Just no. Even prisoners are allowed outdoor privileges. They’re interested, it’s a contained area, they are supervised. No.
minus-squareRicky Rigatonilinkfedilink20•6 months agoNo. Just no. Cats are overpopulated killing machines responsible for multiple extinctions. No.
minus-square@Nekomancer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink5•edit-26 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-square@Rutty@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilink-12•6 months agoHumans are overpopulated killing machines responsible for multiple extinctions….
minus-square@Moobythegoldensock@lemm.eelinkfedilink7•6 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.
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.
Humans are overpopulated killing machines responsible for multiple extinctions….
Got it. Don’t let humans outside.
Contained? Sure. Letting them run wild in areas where they’re not native makes them have the same effect as an invasive species.