sag@lemm.ee to Comic Strips@lemmy.world · 10 months ago"Outdoor Cat vs Indoor Cat" by Sarah Andersenlemm.eeimagemessage-square101fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up122arrow-down1image"Outdoor Cat vs Indoor Cat" by Sarah Andersenlemm.eesag@lemm.ee to Comic Strips@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square101fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareKusimulkku@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-210 months agoFound this 230,000 CATS IN THE UK ARE RUN OVER EVERY YEAR! Statistically only 25% of road traffic accidents involving cats are fatal, so the chances are good the cat can survive with urgent care - instead of being left to suffer a painful death. https://www.cats.org.uk/teignbridge/news/animal-road-accident-awareness-day
minus-squareXIIIesq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-210 months ago230,000÷10,800,000÷4x100%≈0.5% If I had to personally take that risk or stay in the house for the rest of my life. I’d choose freedom every time. What’s really more selfish and entitled? Imprisoning an animal for life in return for an increased 0.5% of safety or letting it makes its own choice?
Found this
https://www.cats.org.uk/teignbridge/news/animal-road-accident-awareness-day
230,000÷10,800,000÷4x100%≈0.5%
If I had to personally take that risk or stay in the house for the rest of my life. I’d choose freedom every time.
What’s really more selfish and entitled? Imprisoning an animal for life in return for an increased 0.5% of safety or letting it makes its own choice?