Rutty@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 24 hours agoIs it ethical to place a birdbath next to my berry patch with the intent of letting my cats get there predatory instincts out?sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down151
arrow-up1-42arrow-down1imageIs it ethical to place a birdbath next to my berry patch with the intent of letting my cats get there predatory instincts out?sh.itjust.worksRutty@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 24 hours agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-squareRutty@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down7·edit-222 hours agoI’ll counter with. I have a vet. I am interested in birdwatching and the cats are only outside supervised. Good points.
minus-squareCatoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up9·22 hours agoAsk your vet if they think it’s a good idea to let your cat eat random wild birds during an outbreak of H5N1 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I like bird watching too, and it’s easier to do without a predator scaring them off.
minus-squareRutty@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down7·22 hours agoI suppose you’re right. I doubt I want to deal with a dead bird anyway. You win the wisdom award. At least until I get bored and look up bird population parasite/diseases more in depth. Which I am unlikely to do.
I’ll counter with. I have a vet. I am interested in birdwatching and the cats are only outside supervised.
Good points.
Ask your vet if they think it’s a good idea to let your cat eat random wild birds during an outbreak of H5N1 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I like bird watching too, and it’s easier to do without a predator scaring them off.
I suppose you’re right.
I doubt I want to deal with a dead bird anyway.
You win the wisdom award. At least until I get bored and look up bird population parasite/diseases more in depth. Which I am unlikely to do.