• MetaCubed@lemmy.world
    57·
    8 个月前

    Fantastically, a wild cat isn’t a domestic cat! Wow! Who knew!

    Stop thinking that things that make you feel bad about your world view are “patently false information based on an amero-centric worldview”. Please and fucking thank you

    • WldFyre@lemm.ee
      31·
      8 个月前

      Facts and sources, better downvote because that doesn’t match my vibes about my outdoor cats lmfao

    • Adanisi@lemmy.zipEnglish
      23·
      8 个月前

      You edited your comment, so don’t get snarky about me not accounting for an edit you made after I replied.

      Anyways,

      I mentioned wildcats because they are similar to domestic cats and the existence of them here disprove the “it’s not their natural habitat” talking point.

      The Scottish Wildcat is so overwhelmingly similar to the domestic cat that they can interbreed.

      And this fact might entertain you: both types of wildcat mentioned are considered Felis Silvestris. They’re really not that different.

      I don’t care about some American publication talking about cats as that is obviously going to be specific to America, and it’s claims of invasiveness do not apply to many other places, or are such a small concern it’s not considered.

      Here’s a UK source, a bit more applicable to where I live:

      http://web.archive.org/web/20200206053916/www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/advice/gardening-for-wildlife/animal-deterrents/cats-and-garden-birds/are-cats-causing-bird-declines/

      That’s the checks notes Royal Society for the Protection of Birds noting that cats are not causing issues for bird populations. Give it a read.

      • MetaCubed@lemmy.world
        32·
        8 个月前

        I edited one word of my comment because I had another reply from someone who misunderstood what I was referring to, so i clarified so there wouldnt be further confusion, not to give myself an excuse to be snarky.

        • I’ve read the article you’ve provided a number of times previously and while yes, it does indicate that there is no scientific evidence for my claim, it is limited to the UK.

        • I don’t see what interbreed-ability has to do with invasiveness?

        I don’t care about some American publication talking about cats

        • I provided 3 sources, one was American, the others were from Oxford (also in the UK last I checked) and Tillburg (Netherlands), both discussing the EU broadly

        • Here is another study from the checks notes British Ecological Society which concludes in part

        “…It is also well established that free-ranging cats pose a significant threat to biodiversity conservation and restoration worldwide, and that remedying this threat is relatively easy when compared to other drivers of biodiversity loss…”

        If you’re not going to read the evidence I’m providing, while saying I’m only providing americentric evidence, then I’m going to respectfully abandon this thread. I apologize for the snark, that was uncalled for.

        Edit: formatting only