#also I simplified for tumblr post sake but the 'don't let people have cats near conservation-sensitive areas' recommendation was actually | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

tmae3114 · 10 days ago

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Conservationists: Hey, Scottish Government, given the massive threat to the ecosystem that outdoor cats currently are, perhaps we should have some form of cat control? Mandatory microchipping and registration maybe? Or not allowing people who live in conservation-sensitive areas, or near known habitats of endangered species, to own cats? We should probably do some research about if it would be beneficial to neuter cats owned by people who live in vulnerable areas.

Scottish Government: Hmm, we will think about what you have said. The microchipping thing is a good point.

A Stunning Number Of People, For Some Reason: THE GOVERNMENT WANTS TO BAN CATS?!?!

#me #this was in the news last week but I'm still kind of just. siiiigh over it #anyway I think there absolutely should be some form of control over outdoor cats in Scotland #ESPECIALLY in areas with wildcat populations #outdoor cats cause a lot of other ecological problems too #(they kill SO. MANY. BIRDS)#but I personally feel quite strongly about the wildcats #they're potentially functionally extinct in the wild atm and hybridisation is playing a BIG role in that #also I simplified for tumblr post sake but the 'don't let people have cats near conservation-sensitive areas' recommendation was actually #'maybe in housing developments near conservation-sensitive areas people shouldn't be allowed NEW cats'. not taking away already present cat

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