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Leash your cats folks..this is unacceptable behaviours from 'pet owners'.
Edit: I will NEVER understand the downvotes or negative comments from people defending this disgusting behaviour with cats. It's irresponsible to wildlife and the cat itself. Imagine people letting any pet roam free because they are 'cute'..disgusting and extremely irresponsible behaviour
Is this a joke that missed, or..?
Just seen your edit
I get the indoor cat point of view, but leashing a cat is so unheard of where I am that I assumed this was a joke.
If you aren't willing or able to understand an alternative view, maybe online discussions aren't for you? It's also a lot to do with your language choice and phrasing, you come across as very abrasive.
You're not entitled to your opinion when it's objectively harmful, and letting cats roam outside is objectively harmful.
That's very situational. If you're in a rural or semi-rural area that has small wildcats (or foxes or similar) already, adding a handful of domestic cats isn't going to disrupt anything much. The only reason to keep cats inside in such a place is for their own safety (from larger predators like coyotes, and from highway traffic).
If you're in Australia, Antarctica, or a protected island biome with no native small wildcats or canids, or you have a known endangered species in the area that cats are likely to prey upon, that changes the equation. If you're in a highly urban area, that changes things in a different way, because the danger to outdoor cats from traffic and other human activity rises exponentially.