Find my cat: open-source Cat Tracker

Re:Find my cat: open-source Cat Tracker by Eumenes on Friday September 15, 2023 @05:26PM (#37529321)

Every time this comes up, anywhere on the internet, this comment more or less appears. Cats belong outdoors, they're animals. You ever see how miserable a cat is indoors once its been outside? It's torture. So what if they have a shorter lifespan or get killed by a coyote - that's the cost of letting an animal outdoors vs confining it to a box. People who have cats in small city apartments are especially cruel.

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Re:Find my cat: open-source Cat Tracker by ivraatiems on Friday September 15, 2023 @05:51PM (#37529536)

...do dogs belong outdoors?

What about hamsters and guinea pigs?

Plenty of cats are perfectly happy to remain indoors. I have a cat who was rescued from the streets as a kitten. She actively refuses to go outside unless she is accompanied by a person, and even then, not for very long.

But even if you do want to let your cats live outdoor lives, that's no reason to just let them loose on the environment.

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Re:Find my cat: open-source Cat Tracker by munificent on Friday September 15, 2023 @08:25PM (#37530706)

> You ever see how miserable a cat is indoors once its been outside? It's torture.

Yes, I wouldn't describe it as torture.

I have seen what an outdoor cat does when it gets its paws on a lizard, snake, baby bird, or mouse. That's torture.

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Re:Find my cat: open-source Cat Tracker by nerb on Friday September 15, 2023 @08:34PM (#37530786)

> cats in small city apartments are especially cruel.

nah, you're just an uncreative person. you can be involved in your pets stimulation. seeing that you think having a pet inside is just confining, i feel pretty correct assuming you see pets as just an animal you hang out with and feed and not a responsibility to nourish. instead, have the outdoors do your work for you! and if they die, so be it. shows a lot of love and care :)

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