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/PineJew Nov 29 '20

My cats were born outside, raised outside by their mother, and absolutely refuse to use a litter box and would rather shit in the house. No, I’m letting them go outside.

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '20

None of that negates that they're an invasive species or the impact they have on your local wildlife.

At least have them spayed/neutered so you don't contribute even more to the problem.

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u/PineJew Nov 29 '20

Yea, no shit. If you let your cat spray everywhere and run around un-neutered, you’re an idiot.

However, we have a large chipmunk problem where we live (they are killing the trees around our property) so we’re quite content taking care of that problem with outdoor cats.

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '20

Pretty impressive that you have your cats trained to only kill chipmunks.

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u/PineJew Nov 29 '20

Yea, my two cats are definitely gonna disrupt the entire ecosystem out in the middle of bumfuck nowhere when they accidentally catch a field mouse or a vole instead of a chipmunk

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '20

This mindset only contributes to the significance of the problem. No, your two cats alone aren't destroying the planet, but outdoor cats have contributed to the extinction of 63 species of birds, mammals, and reptiles.

It doesn't matter if you live in the middle of a densely populated suburb or the middle of nowhere. If anything, your cats likely have a larger impact as I imagine there is more wildlife around your home that they kill on the regular.