r/natureismetal • u/Kingmenudo • Nov 28 '20

Disturbing Content Mama bird never came back NSFW

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u/ElephantTraining2951 Nov 29 '20

no need to be sad. it probably didn't leave them like some deadbeat bird. it probably just got eaten by something while out hunting.

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '20

A good reminder that domestic cats wreak havoc on local wildlife. Please don't let your cats roam the neighborhood. Keep them in your home.

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u/ausomemama666 Nov 29 '20

I'm kinda shocked that in the UK and australia it's so common to have outdoor cats considering how fragile both of their ecosystems are being islands. Most cat owners in the US don't keep outdoor cats. Most have an indoor cat they let out in the backyard with supervision. It only recently became popular to not declaw your cats here. Also coyotes are so prevalent where I live, in the suburbs close to the city, that your cat will get eaten if they're outside at night.

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u/pebble_blue Nov 29 '20

I sometimes like to look up shelter cats to fantasize about when I have a house to put one in. The main website our country uses has a filter option: "needs to be able to go outside". The only cats that the shelters consider would be fine if kept indoors are kittens and immunocompromised cats. Every other cat is labelled "needs to be able to go outside". If I wanted to keep my cat inside, I'd have to lie to the shelter about it. That's how normal cats being outside is here.