House cats have more impact on local wildlife than wild predators

Re:House cats have more impact on local wildlife than wild p... by djrogers on Saturday April 18, 2020 @01:09PM (#22909156)

If you can point me to any evidence showing that dogs are less likely to do this in areas that have licensing, I would consider supporting that.

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Re:House cats have more impact on local wildlife than wild p... by GordonS on Saturday April 18, 2020 @01:19PM (#22909251)

My guess is it's more about liability - if a dog is involved in an incident, you can prove who the owner is and potentially hold them liable (depending on the circumstances, of course).

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Re:House cats have more impact on local wildlife than wild p... by asjw on Sunday April 19, 2020 @03:40PM (#22918242)

I would if it made sense, but it doesn't, unfortunately

Dogs are more dangerous than cats for humans, that's enough to justify why to own a cat you don't need a license while to own a 70 pounds dog you do.

I live in a country, Italy, where you don't need a license to own dogs, but I can clearly see why they aren't needed for cats where dog licensing is mandatory.

Sorry

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