Poland declares war on cats

[Saltwater]

I think Australia started the genocide of its cats based on a similar justification.

Polish institute classifies cats as alien invasive species

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A respected Polish scientific institute has classified domestic cats as an “invasive alien species,” citing the damage they cause to birds and other wildlife. Some cat lovers have reacted emotionally to this month's decision and put the key scientist behind it on the defensive.

apnews.com

 

[Ellie]

Fuck the birds

 

[big ron]

Show me the lie.

 

[lolly]

I love mine dearly, but 'invasive alien species' is hard to argue with.

 

[Saltwater]

Show me the lie.

 

[Diddy]

What the FUCK

 

[Kate]

GOOD

Keep the little shits inside

 

[big ron]

That isn't a lie, its whataboutary

 

[Indie]

Maybe just a state ban on CAT FLAPS would suffice.

 

[Saltwater]

Ooooh the polish government has issued an official statement denouncing this

Uwaga na fake newsy! Kot domowy w świetle przepisów prawa NIE JEST inwazyjnym gatunkiem obcym! - Generalna Dyrekcja Ochrony Środowiska - Portal Gov.pl

Kot domowy nie występuje na liście krajowej, ani unijnej z wykazem inwazyjnych gatunków obcych (IGO), nie jest więc inwazyjnym gatunkiem obcym stwarzającym zagrożenie dla Polski lub Unii Europejskiej. Kot domowy nie jest objęty zakazami, jakie obowiązują w stosunku do IGO z wymienionych list...

www.gov.pl

 

[Dark Carnival]

Honestly, I’m ready for the cat reign to begin over this planet.

 

[Diddy]

Fake newsy!

 

[Penelope]

I do think anyone opposed to cats deserves to die

 

[Raining on Me]

Do cats really cause THAT much damage to birds? I mean I know some will hunt and kill and that's shitty especially in breeding season, but I imagine a huge amount don't? I imagine most birds they can't even get to. The figures seem a bit questionable. What are these other mammals? Because if it's rats and mice, well...

 

[Lucille]

Wait, where do cats COME FROM? I thought they were just native to EVERYWHERE?!!

 

[Saltwater]

Wait, where do cats COME FROM? I thought they were just native to EVERYWHERE?!!

That's really awkward, that institute suggested they're alien to Poland on the basis that they were brought over from Africa 10k years ago!

Idk but shouldn't a species be considered native from a certain point on? In the same logic what are modern Americans humans to America, or Australians to Australia? Are they not aliens? And how much of the indigenous population did they harm and threatened? Should they be classified as alien invasive species too?

Well technically not the same, but I feel that they overlook that we are the most invasive and threatening species of all to both our own and any other and it's ridiculous for humans to point the finger at animals for doing what they're meant to.

 

[Tisch]

Idk but shouldn't a species be considered native from a certain point on? In the same logic what are modern Americans humans to America, or Australians to Australia? Are they not aliens? And how much of the indigenous population did they harm and threatened? Should they be classified as alien invasive species too

Yes, GET RID!

 

[Kate]

Do cats really cause THAT much damage to birds? I mean I know some will hunt and kill and that's shitty especially in breeding season, but I imagine a huge amount don't? I imagine most birds they can't even get to. The figures seem a bit questionable. What are these other mammals? Because if it's rats and mice, well...

Pet cats 'responsible for deaths of up to 270,000,000 other animals every year'

Rabbits, voles, bats, hedgehogs, squirrels, birds and even a grass snake were among the prey mentioned in the study.

metro.co.uk

 

[lolly]

MINI SUPER PREDATORS

 

[VoR]

I believe it is considered fairly inarguable science that the popularity of cats is fucking awful for local biodiversity.

Sorry feline fans. You’re all worse than Kylie Jenner and her ten minute private jet flights.

 

[lolly]

Mine are indoor and they are all sterilised

I'm doing the world a favour

 

[VoR]

You’d do us more of a favour if you DROWNED THEM

 

[Kate]

I have absolutely nothing against indoor cats. Hopefully I only deserve LIFE-CHANGING INJURIES according to @Penelope

 

[Penelope]

A mere pair of BROKEN FEMURS should do the trick

 

[Penelope]

I believe it is considered fairly inarguable science that the popularity of cats is fucking awful for local biodiversity.

Sorry feline fans. You’re all worse than Kylie Jenner and her ten minute private jet flights.

Isn't ANY predator 'awful' for biodiversity? Come back when BIRDS ARE GOING EXTINCT

 

[Soldi]

Dogs > cats

 

[lolly]

Can't we just fight the real evil?

Human children

 

[GinAg (39)]

You’d do us more of a favour if you DROWNED THEM

Fuck off

 

[lolly]

A mere pair of BROKEN FEMURS should do the trick

I wouldn't maim her

Just put a ban on polka dots and teal

 

[Kate]

Can't we just fight the real evil?

Human children

On board with this

Train cats to hunt children

 

[Soldi]

On board with this

Train cats to hunt children

Prince Andrew can train them!

 

[Kate]

Imagine coming home and there's little Hugo whimpering on your doorstep with his guts spilling out and the cat's paw on his neck

 

[Kate]

(Too far for New Nice Moopy?)

 

[dmlaw]

Isn't ANY predator 'awful' for biodiversity? Come back when BIRDS ARE GOING EXTINCT

Plenty of them are at least threatened and that's not to mention rare small mammals. The problem isn't cats themselves but that there are too many of them. In a natural ecosystem, there would be one wild cat in an area of a couple of square miles. When there are as many cats as there are around human habitations, the local prey animals don't have a chance.

 

[Raining on Me]

That's really awkward, that institute suggested they're alien to Poland on the basis that they were brought over from Africa 10k years ago!

Idk but shouldn't a species be considered native from a certain point on? In the same logic what are modern Americans humans to America, or Australians to Australia? Are they not aliens? And how much of the indigenous population did they harm and threatened? Should they be classified as alien invasive species too?

Well technically not the same, but I feel that they overlook that we are the most invasive and threatening species of all to both our own and any other and it's ridiculous for humans to point the finger at animals for doing what they're meant to.

The term native is sketchy at best because almost everything came from another place at some point. Apparently native is something that "occurred naturally within a specified geographical area" - what does that even mean really? That's kind of everything and nothing.

I just checked the UK list of invasive alien species. Egyptian GOOSE? May as well add conservative party voters to the list, very much INVASIVE with a great deal of ALIEN

 

[GNL]

Wait, where do cats COME FROM?

The moon.

 

[Raining on Me]

And Muntjac Deer are so cute, it seems hard to believe they're that destructive given I'd wager most people have never seen one. Though I get that they're bolder than your regular deer and live longer so are prone to fast population growth

 

[VoR]

Yeah what dmlaw said. Cat populations are just unsustainably large. Dogs are far less damaging because they're much less likely to kill or displace other animals.

 

[Kate]

Muntjac are everywhere in East Anglia. My brother's had them in his garden munching his plants.

 

[GNL]

My grandad used to put CDs in the garden to keep the cats away. I don't know how that was supposed to work - maybe they're vinyl purists.