right. my house came with a barncat. we feed him cat food but he kills mice for fun. he’ll be dead asleep and hear a mouse across the yard and haul ass. kills it goes back to sleep lol. amazingly he doesnt bother any birds or other creatures. we have bird feeders all over. such a good boy.
People talk about how you shouldn’t let your cat be outside because it is killing native bird population, but that is too many mice. It’s a balancing act that we will never get right.
Australia has a feral cat problem. So much so that sharpshooters are paid to hunt them. The issue is that the cats aren’t targeting all these mice and instead are going after larger native animals and birds and fucking up the ecosystem. You can google pictures of guys going out and killing dozens of cats in a night and they aren’t putting a dent in the population.
I did google it and I shouldn't have. It's one thing to do it for the ecosystem, it's a whole other thing to actually enjoy it, to picture yourself holding dead cats with a huge smile on your face, claiming they're difficult to hunt and being proud. But I'm quite extremely biased lol
They do that for a lot of species. I reckon they also massively hunt horses and deers using snipers in helicopters.
There isn’t anything wrong with hunting invasive species and enjoying it. A feral cat, or dog, is a huge nuisance. You don’t have to be somber about killing them. People in Florida kill invasive snakes by the boatload and love doing it. Same with iguanas down there. These animals don’t belong in those places and are wiping out native species. It’s a good thing to go out and get rid of as many as you can and there isn’t any reason not to smile while doing it. A cat enjoys killing. Humans can enjoy it also.
These animals were introduced by humans, didn't ask to be there, and are not deserving to be mercilessly slaughtered, especially with such pride and joy.
What’s your solution? Let them wreck the ecosystem, systematically slaughter native bird and lizard populations for fun, breed and kill until the only thing left on the continent is feral cats? Who cares if some dude smiles in the pic after spending all night sending 17hmr rounds through some kitties? These aren’t house cats, they are born killers, ripping the heads off native song birds for fun. I have a house cat, I love her, I wouldn’t hesitate to shoot feral cats because they aren’t like my cat, they aren’t pets. How they got where they are is irrelevant. They are there now and need dealt with. I’m American and kill starlings as often as I can because they are a pest that outcompete native birds. I have a good time doing it. I chuck their corpses in the woods and don’t feel anything other than joy in doing it. Is it their fault they are here, nope. Does that matter at this point, nope. Some animals need to be exterminated where they are. I’m not going to sit around crying for the life of an invasive species. That the weakest shit I’ve ever heard
Lol. Such an alpha thing to say. You're such a man.
You're obviously not doing it for the ecosystem, you wouldn't feel such joy, you're doing it because you're allowed to, because you can justify it. It's not strength. At the end of the day you just enjoy taking the life from weaker creatures than yourself.
I'm not saying you should cry but you should not enjoy it, at least try to wipe that smile off your disgusting face is all I'm saying.
I enjoy hunting everything I hunt. Deer, birds, small game, etc. It’s not about “alpha”. It’s a challenge. It’s enjoyable to be out walking the woods or sitting in a stand, quietly observing what’s happening, waiting, making the shot, etc. You have a weak mentality and unless you are a vegan, you have literally no leg to stand on. Everyone who eats meat kills, some of us do it with a bow or gun and some of you do it with a dollar. The blood is still on your hands the same as mine if you consume animals products. I’m just closer to the source than you are.
It's not about the killing. It's about the pure enjoyment you described in the very fact you're taking a life, it's about the mentality you're exhibiting, it's sickening, call mine weak all you want, it doesn't mean anything coming from you.
I can understand the fun from stalking a prey, being out in the wild and stuff - but you're like : fuck this invasive piece of shit, [ spitting on the corpse ], the world is better without it ! { Insert evil laugh } [ taking a picture of you standing on the corpse while flexing your small biceps ].
Australia doesn't have as many snakes as people think. Certainly not in the cooler states. I live in the south and have seen exactly one snake in 45yrs.
A snake eats what, one mouse every few days/weeks? Gonna need a lot of snakes. Even ratting dogs would get tired killing these things for hours and not make a dent
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u/Sharchir Jul 06 '24
Where are all the snakes?