• ziper1221 [none/use name,comrade/them]
      8·
      4 years ago

      yes, I do the ethical thing: declaw it, sew its mouth shut, and make sure both back legs are broken before letting it out the front door

      • kavila [any]
        1·
        4 years ago

        for real you just let it roam around, kill wildlife and bury feces in other people's yards? and you're gonna get snarky when people call you out on it?

          • DasKarlBarx [he/him,comrade/them]
            1·
            4 years ago

            Fair enough, I figured it was obvious I wasn't talking about maiming animals and was talking about thinks like collars (the only specific I mentioned) I didn't know about.

            But if everyone's just looking to be petty/flippant I won't ask.

            • Sphere [he/him, they/them]
              ·
              4 years ago

              Bell collars aren't really very effective, unfortunately. Cats generally hunt by staying still and quiet and waiting for unsuspecting prey to happen upon them, then pouncing on it when it does. So by the time the bell is ringing, it's already too late for the poor critter.

              Source: have cat with bell collar that was formerly allowed into a small fenced-off area next to the house, and it had no trouble murdering quite a number of different creatures even under those constraints.

              • invalidusernamelol [he/him]
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                4 years ago

                I just have a collar with a recording of me saying "WATCH OUT, HERE COMES FATASS, IM A BIG FUCKING IDIOT, BETTER RUN!" playing on loop with a small battery and a solar panel.