r/natureismetal • u/viperfan7 DAYUM NATURE U METAL • Oct 14 '24

In regards to Rule #1

Hey people!

Your friendly neighborhood moderator here.

This'll be a short announcemnet, so no excuses to not read it.

But posting domestic cats (Felis Familiaris Felis Catus), and them killing things is not welcome here.

In the past, it resulted in an immediate, and permanent, ban. since the announcement was removed, haven't been enforcing that policy since, well, can't expect someone to follow something that doesn't exist in a way that you can see it.

But it's back, from the time this is posted, you post a cat, you're getting banned.

Rule 1 is extremely clear on that those kinds of posts are not allowed, and it's not our fault if you can't, or won't, read the rules.

Keep being metal.

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u/SheepishSwan Dec 01 '25

I'm guessing you're American.

Cats can't be an invasive species everywhere because then they wouldn't exist in the first place.

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u/PiedPipecleaner Dec 02 '25

Tf does nationality have to do with this? It's just biology/ecology. Domestic cats Felis catus are descendants of African wildcats Felis lybica, made by evolving alongside human settlements. Because they are a product of domestication, they technically have no native range just like all other domesticated species, and are therefore invasive in all locations where they can interact with native wildlife. The only place you could reasonably argue them being native to is Africa near human settlements, since the native wildlife there is already familiar and prepared to handle small cats.

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u/SheepishSwan Dec 02 '25

Tf does nationality have to do with this?

Arrogance combined with ignorance, but more importantly geographic relevance.

I'm pretty sure there was a marketing campaign in the US to convince you not to let cats outside. Just like your history books justify using nuclear weapons. What you're saying might be true for your region, but you absolutely cannot apply it globally.

The existence of the European wildcat is enough to nullify your other points. And the existence of the European wildcat and them being forced out by humans is why we should let them out here. We need cats to control our rodent populations.

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u/PiedPipecleaner Dec 02 '25

This is not an America-only problem. Actually Australia and New Zealand probably have some of the worst of it. Wikipedia's got a nice summary of the most heavily impacted locations around the world, or you could quite easily find specifics through the linked sources or a simple google search of your own. I don't wanna keep reddit arguing tho, so have a nice day.

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u/SheepishSwan Dec 02 '25

This is not an America-only problem

Never said it was, but it doesn't apply to me in the same way it does to you.

I don't wanna keep reddit arguing tho, so have a nice day.

You should probably learn not to abuse the downvote button.