as a huge lover of birds, 90% of the concern against wind turbines being used for energy is literally just pro fossil fuel propaganda. birds ARE at a risk however there is a lot of strategies even as simple as painting one of the blades that reduces a lot of accidental deaths. additionally renewable energy sources will do more in favor of the environment that would positively impact birds (and all of us). one study found over one million bird deaths from wind turbines. while that is a shockingly high number and we should work to drastically shrink it, at least 1.3 billion birds die to outdoor cats on a yearly basis. it was never about caring about birds
there was a study done in 2015 that shows an even greater possible yearly divide than the 2012 one
This is why we need to keep cats indoors and switch to linux.
wasn't there a new study that said that cats only kill birds that would have died anyway? Like especially if you live in the country side, wild animals and disease would have killed them if cats didn't. I think I heard about it on QI, so might not be entirely true.
Yeah, that's absolutely not true. Domestic cats are extremely efficient murder machines.
why do you have to not let them out though... just use a bell collar
I guess cars, other wild animals, cruel humans, and other dangers to cats have just ceased to exist, huh?
Don’t have a cat if you can’t care for it. CARE INCLUDES KEEPING IT INSIDE.
or contained while outside. I know someone whose cats get to go on walks when their dogs do, and under the same conditions, namely, harnessed and leashed. My Thea wasn't a big fan of either harness or leash, but would tolerate them in order to get to chew on grass. (Would not tolerate going much farther than our yard, though. Not after the first time the dogs in the house on the corner saw us through the window and started barking.)
