Richard StallmanMany New Zealanders have concluded that it is harmful to have a pet cat, because of their depredations on native bird species: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/19/bird-killing-machines-new-zealand-cools-on-cats-to-protect-native-wildlife
vintage screwlisp account@rms as that article obliquely mentioned, when you move into a new rental in NZ you basically inherit the neighborhood strays, and this culture also leads to people just abandoning cats when people move away in NZ. Many abandoned cats were not spayed, hence the exploding feral cats.
Dick Smiths Fair Go Supporters@rms
If this is about laws against #cats then they are likely repressive. To the human and the animal.
We need to focus on limiting #humanExpansion, #urbanSprawl, both vertically and horizontally, over our environment and #habitats, not limiting lifetime companion choices with oft #repressive and #authoritarian laws, that are likely to hit even the most thoughtful and caring in our communities.
Danie van der Merwe@rms humans cause even more devastation to the planet and wildlife... I'd rate them worse than cats, so there may be a parallel here.
Badwolf303
Compasso Felpato@rms me hates newzeeland... 