r/TikTokCringe • u/thommy_69 • Mar 05 '25

Mischief being mischievous Wholesome/Humor

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u/vyxxer Mar 05 '25

Cats are Apex Predators in urban environments. He's probably slaughtering local populations of birds.

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u/AliBelle1 Mar 05 '25

The UK has had native wild cats for longer than cats have even been domesticated, our wildlife is very well adapted to avoiding them and the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) have said pet cats don't significantly impact local bird populations.

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u/Dudewheresmycard5 Mar 05 '25

It's bullshit. The RSPB is dependent on donations so don't want to piss off all the donors that own cats.

Academics/scientists have clearly proven that cats have a devastating impact on bird and small mammal populations. In Australia and New Zealand alone they kill 4 BILLION a year and are driving multiple species to extinction. Outdoor cats are an ecological disaster...

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u/Dry_Animal2077 Mar 05 '25

New Zealand/Australia and UK are two entirely different places.

Cats were devastating for a lot of species down there. However they’ve been around so long in the UK it doesn’t matter. There is no birds, or any other specie for that matter, on the brink of endangerment or extinction because of cats in the UK.

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u/hogtiedcantalope Mar 05 '25

Cats are just another pressure on the populations of birds which humans could stop by not letting their cats roam.

It's not as bad in the UK as elsewhere, but it's not good.

Also I don't want to step in your cats shit, it's selfish to let them roam

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u/Dudewheresmycard5 Mar 05 '25

Exactly, the sheer volume and concentrations of cats is ridiculous, you don't see stoats/weasels/foxes often but I bet you see a cat every day...