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    1 year ago

    Suggesting or thinking that this issue only applies to cats in USA / North America is uninformed at best.

    Australia has ~650 million lizards killed each year by feral and outdoor cats, ~225/cat

    As of 2013, Canada has 100-350 million birds killed by cats each year

    As of 2021, China estimates based on public survey’s that “1.61–4.95 billion invertebrates, 1.61–3.58 billion fishes, 1.13–3.82 billion amphibians, 1.48–4.31 billion reptiles, 2.69–5.52 billion birds, and 3.61–9.80 billion mammals” there each year"

    Cats and other vermin are absolutely destroying native populations in New Zealand as all of the birds there evolved with essentially no native predators.

    South Africa, Cape Town alone estimates that 300k cats kill 27.5m critters each year

    This is not unique to the states. Keep your cats inside.