10 years old, hit by a car. More unfortunately, it was the morning I had to go out of town, so only found out when the neighbour rang the doorbell (luckily? a video doorbell).

  • cheese_greater@lemmy.world
    1617·
    19 hours ago

    Can I ask why he was outside? This common story never gets less sad and sadly never gets less common

    How did the car get in your house, you should sue for gross negligence and wrongful death as well as costs to repair the structural damage

    I’ll take the downvotes if it helps one person do the opposite

    • Bearbi3@lemm.ee
      86·
      5 days ago

      I can’t say why OP let their cat out. But from my mother’s perspective “they’re explorer, why would I limit their expedition to a 4 walled prison.”

      I personally don’t agree, but you can’t force people to keep them inside shrug

      I hope OP’s other babes will be okay.

      • prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works
        71·
        5 days ago

        We can force people to keep their dogs inside or on leash.

        I love cats but idk why they “should” get a free pass to roam, especially if you want it to not get hit by a car or killed by another larger animal, or kill countless other smaller animals.

        Be responsible.

    • Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee
      44·
      5 days ago

      We’ve created cars and put them in the middle of nature.

      (True, we also fed cats and still let them enjoy hunting, but that’s another human hubris sin.)

      • cheese_greater@lemmy.world
        44·
        19 hours ago

        If people love their cats and want to keep them safe, its just not an option. This is not a discussion or debate unfortunately, it really is that simple. Rip kitty :(

        This is about unsupervised outside

        • x00z@lemmy.worldEnglish
          34·
          4 days ago

          If people love their cats they let them enjoy freedom.

          The only reason to keep a cat inside is when you’re babysitting it when the owner goes on vacation.

          Nor should somebody have a cat in a city.

        • Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee
          44·
          5 days ago

          If I want my humans to be safe they are gonna get locked in the house 100% of the time (no matter how much they protest), miss out on their freedom, it’s really that simple to keep them safe.

          But I don’t love them so I didn’t lock them up.
          Some may die in monocycle accidents, other in crab-related incidents, but what do I care.

          (However it may seem, I am, reluctantly, more inclined to indoor cats, but they do become different.)