Selfishness
this post was submitted on 19 May 2024
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Went to a vet specialised in behaviour to help with one of my cats. She insisted that I should let them out.
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I think this is the the thread with the highest ratio of downvoted top level comments to upvotes ones I've ever seen on Lemmy
I didn't realise this was so controversial. All we need now is some hexbear user to stumble across this thread and instigate a mass pile-on (luckily they've decided not to federate with us anymore so we should be safe).
If anyone does notice the conversation get a bit out of hand please report it and we'll deal with it accordingly
Oh, it's only now that you mention it I realise I haven't seen any hexbears in a while.
I'd probably have locked this thread by now if I were a mod tbh. Although I don't really like threads being locked, it doesn't look like there's much actual discussion happening. To me, it looks more like everybody on both sides is screaming their opinions as loud as they possibly can and trying to 1 up the other side
That is definitely a fair call, locking it now.
The discussion here has gone a bit off the rails, and it's reached the point where discussion is no longer meaningful. As such I am locking this thread. If you believe you have something meaningful to contribute to the broader discussion create a new post.
In my neighbourhood in the city, there's some people who take their cat out in the park on a leash. I've done it myself. Though I also let one out on his own. He got spooked by a reindeer and then stayed inside for a whole day lol
Mainly they were indoor cats though. I don't think mine killed anything
Walking your cat on a leash is pretty common here. I can't even remember when I last saw a cat just roaming freely.
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