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Re:Wind turbines are friendlier to birds than oil-and-gas dr... by logifail on Friday January 12, 2024 @04:11PM (#38974135)
> If something is killing birds, even a lot of birds [..] then there generally isn't a lot of concern over it.

...from cat owners.

There's plenty of concern from wildlife-lovers:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/14/cats-kil...

I watched our neighbour's cat take a bird from a feeder in our garden earlier this month, I was pretty unimpressed :(

Cats are cute, I get that ... I'm just not sure that's enough of an excuse.

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Re:Wind turbines are friendlier to birds than oil-and-gas dr... by throwaway290 on Saturday January 13, 2024 @06:50AM (#38979140)
And I heard a cat being slowly murdered by a bird on the roof, this stuff you can't unhear...

Remember that this goes both ways. Birds are probably the deadliest predator for outdoor cats. This is why cats tend to have instinctive acute reaction to big flying objects.

I'm not a cat owner, I like both cats and birds

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Re:Wind turbines are friendlier to birds than oil-and-gas dr... by gitaarik on Sunday January 14, 2024 @12:39AM (#38987836)
What, a bird kills a cat? How?
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Re:Wind turbines are friendlier to birds than oil-and-gas dr... by pelasaco on Sunday January 14, 2024 @10:35AM (#38991323)
Maybe an Eagle?
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