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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Are you aware that house cats sometimes escape or get lost? Or that some are born feral?

I don't know the details of this particular animal's origins, but it's kind of ignorant to think that a leash was even a likely possibility.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Sure. It's a blanket statement I use anytime I see/hear a cat outside u leashed regardless of the circumstances. It's overall good logic to have to keep the cats, and wildlife save. If this was a dog, no one would have an issue to me saying leash your dog. Cats should be no different.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

The same goes for dogs, though. I don't think you meant ill, but I think you maybe missed the overarching theme that this was likely a lost or wild cat. People would still find your original comment offensive, whether it was a cat or a dog, and suggesting that keeping animals on leashes ignores all-too-common cases of loss or abandonment (which I'm sure you'd agree is an ongoing problem).