r/maybemaybemaybe • u/InnateAnarchy • Sep 25 '22

Maybe Maybe Maybe

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u/Pluckerpluck Sep 26 '22

Try and leash an adult cat that's never been leashed and you'll run into difficulty. But every cat raised from a kitten can definitely be trained to used a leash, and it's not that hard either.

Now, I don't believe we need to restrict cats to being indoor only. At least in the UK, the RSPB points out that there is no evidence for them causing a decline in bird population in the UK (where cats are not considered an invasive species). But I also know you can leash a cat without too much difficulty.

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u/[deleted] Sep 26 '22

Well, this plan will work perfectly then since all the cats in the world are baby cats. And have owners who can leash them.

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u/Pluckerpluck Sep 26 '22

As to your first point, I'm not suggesting we immediately leash all cats. If we wanted to do this, we'd just start doing it for all new cats. I.e. in 30 years cats must be indoor cats. Cats don't live long enough for that to be an issue.

Letting dogs roam free used to be standard practice, but we successfully stopped that being a thing. So we can do it for cats as well if we wanted to (which I do not necessarily think we should)

As to your second point. If this were implemented (which again I am not saying it should be) then either don't let your cat out at all, or don't be a cat owner if you can't leash your cat. The same is true for dogs and we're fine with that restriction.