Rutty@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agoIs it ethical to place a birdbath next to my berry patch with the intent of letting my cats get there predatory instincts out?sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down156
arrow-up1-47arrow-down1imageIs it ethical to place a birdbath next to my berry patch with the intent of letting my cats get there predatory instincts out?sh.itjust.worksRutty@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-squareCatoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·edit-21 month agoYou can’t guarantee that only “pest” birds (which still may be native, protected species) will visit your birdbath, or that they won’t carry some illness or parasite to pass on to your cat.
minus-squareRutty@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down7·edit-21 month agoI’ll counter with. I have a vet. I am interested in birdwatching and the cats are only outside supervised. Good points.
minus-squareCatoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 month agoAsk your vet if they think it’s a good idea to let your cat eat random wild birds during an outbreak of H5N1 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I like bird watching too, and it’s easier to do without a predator scaring them off.
minus-squareRutty@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down7·1 month agoI suppose you’re right. I doubt I want to deal with a dead bird anyway. You win the wisdom award. At least until I get bored and look up bird population parasite/diseases more in depth. Which I am unlikely to do.
You can’t guarantee that only “pest” birds (which still may be native, protected species) will visit your birdbath, or that they won’t carry some illness or parasite to pass on to your cat.
I’ll counter with. I have a vet. I am interested in birdwatching and the cats are only outside supervised.
Good points.
Ask your vet if they think it’s a good idea to let your cat eat random wild birds during an outbreak of H5N1 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I like bird watching too, and it’s easier to do without a predator scaring them off.
I suppose you’re right.
I doubt I want to deal with a dead bird anyway.
You win the wisdom award. At least until I get bored and look up bird population parasite/diseases more in depth. Which I am unlikely to do.