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Dude. Its obviously in a rural setting. Those cats are all oitdoor cats. Its how you keep the mouse population down. These aren't sit in the house all day cats. Farm cats are working cats.
I mean thsoe cats seem to be feed cats but that's beside the point.
Barn cats are actually pretty important. rodents can be terrible, and spread disease due to the conditions they often live in. Cats help with snakes and certain bugs as well (larger bugs they can swat at. Usually just kill them and play with them, but I've seen cats eat them too)
But is still absolutely essential to spay/neuter barn cats, and provide them with safe places to get away from coyotes. Spay/neuter is to prevent them from making more cats, which can quickly get out of hand. For getting away from coyotes, raised areas they can quickly climb to are good. Yes coyotes can jump, but I've never seen a coyote climb. Their front legs just dont bend the right way to let them grab the tree
Curious why you responding to my comment specifically rather than the dozen or so other comments similarly condemning outdoor cats.
Is it because I chose to put my money where my mouth is?
It's probably just because yours is at the top lol
Yah, yours was the top comment haha.