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Pandapopcorn t1_j3rdcwd wrote

Reply to comment by waveball03 in Cat found on M train yesterday evening by ExistentialSuffering

Legit the city should be like Morocco and should have more cats to handle the rats.

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Wowzlul t1_j3rgvfo wrote

There are already an insane number of cats in Brooklyn alone. Tons of them die on the street every year. Local TNR groups can't keep up.

I don't think more cats is the answer to the rat problem. The answer is better garbage disposal.

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Pandapopcorn t1_j3rolma wrote

True. Garbage disposal is still stuck in the 60’s. In morocco the locals usually feed the cats and treat them with respect and the cats reciprocate by keeping the place clean.

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MaybeSecondBestMan t1_j3s2otm wrote

Yeah unfortunately I think the hitch in your plan is that nobody in New York treats anything with respect.

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paisleycatperson t1_j3rts89 wrote

Cats and rats both eat trash, that's why rich neighborhoods with street cleaners or people who are paid to containerize trash do not have feral cats. Cats don't actually hunt rats, either. A cat colony will passively deter rats, meaning, they will displace rats one house over, that's it, the real issue is trash.

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FedishSwish t1_j3sffbx wrote

Cats are essentially an invasive species, and kill billions of birds each year. I'm not suggesting we go out and kill cats, but we also should absolutely be trying to reduce the number of outdoor cats (both feral and domesticated).

https://abcbirds.org/program/cats-indoors/cats-and-birds/

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