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Death of beloved neighborhood cat sparks outrage against robotaxis in San Francisco
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 05 Nov 2025
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Cat's shouldn't be left outside in the first place, because of situations like this.
*"Cat's shouldn't be left outside because they'll be crushed by a vehicle, eaten by coyotes, catch a deadly disease or purposely killed by shitty humans."
I can never understand why this is so often a hot take other than "it's natural", which is dubious at best. Leaving a cat outside by itself, without supervision and a harness is irresponsible and stupid. If you or your family do that, in a city, then make sure to have some "missing cat" posters pre-printed and always keep the picture up to date because that cat will likely not live a full life. Kindly keep any anecdotal evidence to the contrary to yourself, it stands for nothing.
Maybe if you lived on a farm and you wanted it to keep the mice population down, but then there's the environmental factor of how cats kill a lot of birds which stresses an already stressed population (and is maybe detrimental to crop health re. insects).
/rant
Fully agree, this not only highlights the dangers of driverless vehicles but also highlights the fact cats shouldn't be allowed outside.
i also approve of bodega cats
When you infantilize an entire species and see them as unworthy of having basic freedom. Hopefully one day you have your "am I the baddy" moment.
They ARE basically toddlers. They are dumb animals that need supervision in an urban environment, if you don't want to do that you don't deserve to be a pet owner. Full stop.
I don't desire to be a pet owner, but I am friends with lots of cats.