Do you feel sad whenever you happen to see roadkilled cats? Do you actually let your cat roam outside?

"Do you feel sad whenever you happen to see roadkilled cats?"

... Obviously it would break my heart. Fortunately, I have never had to witness such a sad sight.

"Do you actually let your cat roam outside?"

I always use a leash if I go out with my kitties.

I feel sadder when I see a cat sacrificed at crossroads in the name of religion, killing for food is one thing, killing a live cat and taking its skin for religion or culture is cruel and disturbing.

Cats sometimes escape and come back later, but every time they escape from home I get scared and imagine the countless cruel possibilities that exist that can hurt the little feline angels;_;

I have seen squished cats, and it is really sad.
But yes, my cat is free to go outside whenever, as I have a flap installed.
But yeah, my family has always let cats be outside, and we lost a fair few to cars.

I'm mostly not so concerned about her, as I know she mainly hangs out in the alleyway going in and out of the backs of other properties. At the very worst she could get locked in a shed (which I think did happen, as she was missing for 2 days).
It's much better here for her than the last house I lived in, as that was right next to train tracks. Although I actually did see cats crossing the tracks (which are electrified 3rd rail ones O.O), but I didn't have my cat then.
My niece was actually going to live in the house next to my former one, but she wanted cats too and thought better of it, as that house was even closer to the railway.

Sometimes she rushes out the front door, but she runs back in again, as she's scared of cars, people, cats, dogs...the list is endless lol.

I really don't think I could keep her inside all the time. She has so much energy, she constantly wants to jump up onto impossible places and runs round the house (which is a small house with lots of stuff in it), she drives me mad sometimes, I just couldn't cope with that. I did keep her inside when my ex neighbour's dog smashed through the shared fence, as it had free reign of both gardens for a time. It was a very aggressive dog, it even tried breaking down the flap in the door. We were basically prevented from using the yard while it was out there.

I don't want to think about it. I see a lot of roadkill but not many cats thankfully. I jump out of the car sometimes to try to grab animals off the road before they get hit like box turtles, and one time a little dog running around that had snuck out and brought him back to the owner others like bunnies I just try to chase away. I don't have any cats anymore not even the strays and ferals I took care of outside though I do see some on occasion and give them food if they look hungry. In past my cats were allowed to just come and go as they pleased without anyone watching them, this lead to many never returning as animals got them, one of my cats fall off a two story fall because he was declawed so he lost his grip but he survived that landing on a chicken wire that cushioned his fall but he easily could have died hitting a pole holding that wire up, another cat got hit by a car presumably but he survived that and I stopped letting the cats go outside too many died or were injured and only remaining survivor wasnt declawed so declawed cats are especially vulnerable. Tried a cat leash those dont really work it drove my cat nuts and he would slip out of the harness. A fenced in enclosure where they can get fresh air and maybe roll around works better if they absolutely demand to go out if already used to it but when it's the norm for them they are less likely to sneak out since one cat she would sneak outside then not go more than a few feet from the door and sometimes run back in. There are ones that just set up on the window even. Though indoor cats live longer because they arent exposed to diseases of other animals. The ferals and strays I took care of all died from result of being attacked by other cats and animals. Whenever I am out in a shed I make sure to close the door as I go in and out because I am worried a cat may walk in and get trapped from hiding in there when im not looking

"Do you feel sad whenever you happen to see roadkilled cats?"

... Obviously it would break my heart. Fortunately, I have never had to witness such a sad sight.

"Do you actually let your cat roam outside?"

I always use a leash if I go out with my kitties.

I take mine out in a stroller.


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@Cybercat2000 It looks like there is more than one cat in there? My cats would battle to death if ever put them together in something like that.😅

Not really, it's usually their fault, because many of them start to run onto the street when a car approaches, it's like they have a dysfunctional sense of direction in such moments, can't feel sad about that, sorry not sorry.

Wait, what? This is some disturbing joke you're making up, right? Right??

@Zarutaku Is that also what you're going to say the day you hit a young child with your car?🤔

@fleurbleue No, because a human child isn't equivalent to a cat.

@fleurbleue

Unfortunately it is not, there are some African-based religions in my country that sacrifice cats and rip off their skin and place their bodies at crossroads;_;

It's a disturbing sight to see an innocent little animal thrown skinless in the middle of the street, I wish Brazil had laws against this cruelty;_;

@fleurbleue No, because a human child isn't equivalent to a cat.

@Absurdo_N Disgusting, it's the first time I ever hear of this. Do you know what the name of that religion is?

Do you know if @149597871 is one of them?

@Absurdo_N Disgusting, it's the first time I ever hear of this. Do you know what the name of that religion is?

Do you know if @149597871 is one of them?

@fleurbleue

There are many, but the most famous is called "Candomblé".

I don't know about this user's beliefs.

@Absurdo_N
Looking it up the religion is result of enslaved Africans in Brazil in the past combining ingiginous African religions and Catholicism and some South American indigenous views. Cats don't seem to be the normal sacrificial animal usually livestock or guineafowl and doves are used.

@traed

I haven't seen any livestock/guineafowl/doves at the crossroads yet, only cats;_;

But is possible to see some roast chicken with "farofa" sometimes.

@Absurdo_N
Assuming if it is this religion then it may be from them being poor. I dont know. Is there a lot of feral and stray cats in Brazil?

@fleurbleue Not sure what exactly you're implying, but just in case my stance wasn't clear:

• roadkilled human child = always very sad
  
• roadkilled cat (other fault) = somewhat sad
  
• roadkilled cat (own fault) = not sad anymore

I'm sorry if I wasn't clear; I'll try to reword it. From what I understand, you lose all empathy for a cat if they are responsible for their own death. I then assumed that if that rule applies to cats, it should also apply to any living being. But it looks like you won't lose any empathy for a child, even if they are also responsible for their own death, which I found to be a little contradictory. Of course, there is absolutely nothing wrong with caring for kids. I just wondered why only cats get treated worse for it, and if it maybe just means that you don't care much for cats in general.