• nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 year ago

    We’ve selected for traits that make some of them only really suitable at being indoor companions or mouse hunters.

    Hairless cats for just one instance.

    These aren’t wild animals.

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      1 year ago

      Okay, sure, but that doesn’t apply to the vast majority of cats. Your average house cat is much more a wild animal than a dog for example and it’s quite ridiculous to think they’d prefer being indoors.