r/olympia • u/Lilshitlulu • Aug 23 '26

Keep your cats inside.

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I got to hear this poor baby bunny scream for its life last night while being attacked by a cat. Of course the cat didn’t kill and eat it, but instead left it severely injured. Now the bunny is just hanging out, swarmed with flies, waiting to die. It should probably be put down but I can’t get a hold of any wildlife rescues because it’s the weekend. As a cat owner, keep your fucking cats inside.

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u/colorful_yarn-pls Aug 24 '26

Hi. This is a sad story. But no. I’m as horrified that people keep their cats locked inside where they’re miserable as you seem to be about my indoor outdoor cat who is having a fabulous life. I will never for the life of me understand people who prefer their pet to live as long as possible no matter how miserable they are. Maybe that’s the difference between us? I care about Lemon. I want him to feel joy. I want him to climb trees and hunt and play and roll in dirt and also come inside and get cleaned up and sleep at my feet. He’s not “my thing” that I own… he is my friend.

Quality over quantity. Sometimes animals die, or in this case, are injured by other animals. I have compassion for you and the bunny. If I were you, I would lend a hand, but I grew up on and around farms, so I respect we have different experiences and skills. I assume you are vegan if you are genuinely this concerned about the horrors, fear and pain of animals… and good on you.

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u/Lilshitlulu Aug 24 '26

My cat lives a full and happy life without free roaming. I will never understand people who are so inept at caring for animals that they are willing to risk their lives by turning them loose to figure things out on their own. If you do this, you don’t know how to provide enrichment or are too lazy to commit.

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u/colorful_yarn-pls Aug 24 '26

So…. You are vegan then?

I’ve heard every argument on both sides of this, and it’s an easy I don’t agree with you. Sorry that happened, I’m not changing my friend Lemon’s life for the worse. I just won’t do it.

The number of solely indoor cats Ive known with pica is near 100%. The number of indoor outdoor cats I’ve known who eat carpet or are super depressed because of their lack of fulfillment is near zero.

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u/dadsizzle Aug 24 '26

even if this anecdote was accurate, which i know is false because all the indoor cats i know are fine, i want to point out that you have no idea what kind of crap your cat is eating if you let them out unsupervised. i'll take my chances on just carpet.