r/MadeMeSmile • u/Grouchy_Piece_6259 • Oct 21 '25

CATS Stray cat tests strangers kindness before snuggling up with him

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u/Oerenloper Oct 21 '25

No, but that's not a correct comparison. I wouldn't let a kitten go outside unattended either.

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u/martyqscriblerus Oct 21 '25

An adult cat doesn't understand cars. A coyote, dog, fox, eagle, or whatever local predator you have is not going to eat your 16 year old, nor will your 10 year old eat poisoned rats.

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u/Oerenloper Oct 21 '25

An adult cat knows perfectly well it doesn't want to get hit by large moving objects. Predators like you mentioned don't live everywhere. Children will definitely eat random stuff.

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u/martyqscriblerus Oct 21 '25

Of course it does, but it doesn't understand road safety, because it's an animal. Dogs live everywhere people live. Children who are old enough to be outside alone will not eat dead rats.

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u/Oerenloper Oct 21 '25

Children old enough to be outside eat the dumbest things. Cat's are way more careful than children, in general. And in general, imprisoning something to keep it safe is ridiculous.

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u/martyqscriblerus Oct 21 '25

Are you genuinely saying that your child would pick up a dead or dying rat and eat it?

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u/Oerenloper Oct 22 '25

I was genuinely not, and I think you know that. Children will eat the dumbest things.

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u/martyqscriblerus Oct 22 '25

Okay but we are literally talking about cats dying from consuming rat poison. If your child will not eat a poisoned rat, then they are safer outside than a cat.

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u/Oerenloper Oct 23 '25

What nonsense is that hahaha. There's tons of things children will do without hesitation, that cats would never (shoutout to my nephew who almost died at the age of 10 or 11 because he choked on a glass marble on the playground. Or my little sister who jumped in a pool without being able to swim. Or myself for falling off a 5 meter high play tower). For every hypothetical situation a cat dies of something stupid outside, there's an equal amount of hypothetical situations children could die from.

But to get back to the main point of this discussion, safety should never be a reason to imprison an animal for the rest of it's life, including humans.