Cats Might Be One of the Most Invasive Species

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@anthonyd4341 Жыл бұрын

Wild cats are awful predators in Australia and should be culled. Not being anticat - they simply shouldn't be there.

@jeanniesmith3356 Жыл бұрын

Enjoy the rabbit and mouse problems.

@ivanvalentin3898 Жыл бұрын

@@jeanniesmith3356NYC has many cats and still has a rat problem

@jeanniesmith3356 Жыл бұрын

@@ivanvalentin3898 Well, farm cats must be better than city cats at getting ride of mice and rats

@jeanniesmith3356 Жыл бұрын

@i9ok8u79 My cats stay inside. You can have mice inside of houses. I think pet owners should be responsible and spay/neuter their cats. Too many people do not do that thou and just kick them out of the house. They just reproduce that way.

@川特朗普-c4t Жыл бұрын

@@ivanvalentin3898 On the islands and in Australia cats are an invasive species and should be removed, but on the mainland, the situation is complicated and I think they can be part of the urban ecosystem, keep calm and don't be biased by the media There are many cats in Eurasia and North America, and there are also many animals with similar hunting patterns and ecological niches to stray cats. For hunted animals, there is little difference between stray cats and other animals with similar ecological niches. Therefore, in Eurasia and North America, stray cats are more competitive with animals with similar ecological niches, rather than affecting the hunted animal population. The whole ecosystem is still stable, as long as humans don't overcare and discard cats in large numbers, nature will balance everything out, what do you think

@abr5873 2 жыл бұрын

How about… if you have pet cats spay them and keep them indoors. You may think they’ll be sad, but they will live healthier longer lives. “Feral” or homeless cats should be trapped neutered and returned. If done right, in addition to spaying all owned cats, outdoor populations will decline. Sadly, this has proven very difficult, and it is NOT the cats’ fault.

@ChrisG1392 2 жыл бұрын

My cats go outside daily and the birds that are out at that time all alert each other instantly and then come back when the cats leave. They've never killed a single bird and the feral cats only come around at night.

@AxisChurchDevotee Жыл бұрын

@@ChrisG1392 idk it all birds can do that. There used to be birds all over my neighborhood but in 4 years both the birds and other small animals are all gone due to all the cats that have moved here.

@GODsoN_216 Жыл бұрын

How bout just kill them they're worthless & so you are you for liking them & sharing this stupid idea. I was so happy to see these guys using cats as shark & marlin bait.

@ivanvalentin3898 Жыл бұрын

Nah. Just wipe them out. I don't hear you talking about rats the same way you talk about cats.

@theotheseaeagle Жыл бұрын

@@AxisChurchDevotee birds will “disappear” during the breeding season when they become more secretive. Usually they come back during the winter when they are less alert and looking for food. Birds also learn to avoid areas that they know cats visit regularly. Personally birds where I live seem to doing better with cats about. The cats are controlling all the non-native squirrels and rats which would be destroying all the birds nest. Just last year I saw an invasive eastern gray squirrel devouring a nest of Eurasian blackbirds whilst the adults looked helpless. The biggest threats I’ve seen are diseases like trichomonosis which has killed all the green finches and avian influenza as well as people killing all the insects that many native birds feed on

@slitheringswamp5352 2 жыл бұрын

Feral/Outdoor Cats have an edge on both native predators and even other invasive predators because they are pets. People feed them, so the cats can establish greater population densities than they otherwise would. And because they are cute, people hate to limit or even manage their populations. This is even more frustrating because cats were bred to kill small animals, even when not hungry. Many birds, reptiles, amphibians, and other small mammals are threatened (along with the other living things that depend on them in the web of life) because they are losing a popularity contest. If you have an outdoor cat please keep it inside. Beyond the problems it causes for wildlife, It's safer from parasites, illnesses, catnappers, and cars. AND it doesn't breed with a stray and contribute to the overabundance of feral cats without homes.

@hellwithit 2 жыл бұрын

Little news that you seem to ignore. Cats, house kats, etc rarely catch a bird. The majority of their diet consists of insects and an occasional mouse. There are some Cats that are exceptionally good in hunting but generally speaking, they are about 3 % of the species. Taking flawed data from a study done in England is not to bright. So you know now!

@hellwithit 2 жыл бұрын

And cats are not bred to do anything. It's natural because they are not domesticated fully and never will be. They hunt because that's what they do. You have to practice and know what you are talking about instead of re- narrative of someone else's flawed work.

@Jesse-gr2xo 2 жыл бұрын

You forget they keep the rodent population down. Dogs kill animals unnecessarily also, but again it is only cat-hating that rears its ugly head.

@nackomega9505 Жыл бұрын

@@hellwithit Cats are domesticated, which is what most scientists thought, and from 1500 to 2022, 902 species are extinct, and cats caused 63, invasive species were the no.2 reason for Biodiversity decrease.

@GODsoN_216 Жыл бұрын

@@hellwithit exactly cats aren't bred to do anything so ridding the world of their worthless lives should be seen as a contribution to society. Cats kill animals, insects & reptiles etc that are more vital to our ecosystems.

@RobVespa 2 жыл бұрын

The ivy my neighbor planted asked you to hold it's beer. Seriously. It's taken over my entire yard, is wiping out all my grass, is trying to kill my trees, and is beginning to spread to other yards. Also, I have two cats, but can't say anything bad about them due to the parasites they implanted in my brain that now control me.

@bngr_bngr 2 жыл бұрын

Lucky its not bamboo.

@RobVespa 2 жыл бұрын

@@bngr_bngr - That's in their back yard - and after they planted it, six or seven stalks did crop up in my yard across the fence - and as people have written about bamboo - It's no joke. It does grow fast. That growth was taller than me. However, knock on wood, the bamboo was easy to pull out and didn't return (knock on wood). I kind of wish I had moved the plants rather than pulling them out. The ivy is much more insidious in this scenario.

@bngr_bngr 2 жыл бұрын

@@RobVespa I love bamboo but in pots. My neighbors had ivy grow as thick as a tree. It was crazy. She had a gardener but for some reason she never let him work on her back yard. I had some grow over the side fence. I just cut it each time I worked on the yard. Some bamboo can be extremely aggressive. Another invasive plant is agave. They spread like bamboo. But they are easier to pull out.

@scottdiamond74 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe the cats can pee on it to kill it...

@RobVespa Жыл бұрын

@@bngr_bngr - Oh, the same neighbor also planted bamboo. Over a (very) brief period of time, I had about six shoots taller than me in my yard. Knock on wood, luckily, they haven't returned. My Aunt, on the other hand, well, her yard was taken over by her neighbor's bamboo - and it cost her A LOT of money to remove them... and the court didn't side with her (which I don't understand) when she wanted her neighbor to pay for the removal.

@janegregware3595 2 жыл бұрын

Spay or neuter your cat and keep it indoors

@redstealth9683 21 күн бұрын

No. 🖕 Cope and seethe about it.

@Why79-dx4rf 21 күн бұрын

@@redstealth9683refusing to do the bare minimum of pet ownership is not something to be proud of.

@jjchouinard2327 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed the video but felt more like a teaser trailer

@HorseshitDetectionAgency 4 ай бұрын

Feels more like a lazy joke.

@elbarto4069 7 ай бұрын

Cats are the second most invasive species only humans are worse

@chris135x 4 ай бұрын

Cat's are not invasive. They have natural instincts like every other animal.

@elbarto4069 4 ай бұрын

@@chris135x ? do you understand what invasive means

@chris135x 4 ай бұрын

@@elbarto4069 Yeah, I do. I just don't agree with bs narratives. All animals are invasive. Even insects are. Everything except us humans. Right? Being against nature doesn't make you right. Mob mentality doesn't mean anything. If you like genocide, just admit it. Stop trying to hide as a "saint".

@redstealth9683 21 күн бұрын

Yes. So what are you waiting for? Leave your ecosystem 😂

@Why79-dx4rf 21 күн бұрын

@@chris135xit is you who seemingly likes a genocide in your outright refusal to admit cats are a problem.

@StillMemes 9 ай бұрын

Lmao the comment section is an absolute war, look. I own 3 cats and don't let them outside for the sake of their well-being, the outside is dangerous, cars, predators, animal abusers, diseases everything!, yeah sure it's kinda sad to see them (and pretty much any animal that is classified as invasive) getting culled in some parts but remember that it's good for the enviroment. So your best thing to do is easy; keep your pets indoors, spay and neuter the pet, and DON'T let them roam outside. It stills sickens me that there are still people who cluelessly let their pets outside unsupervised, it's like a toddler going outside with no parents watching it. If the cat or any pet wants to go outside because it's bored then make them happy inside, play with them, spend time with them. Overall invasive species should never be villainized, because it's not their fault that they're invasive, they didn't come to an area by themselves.

@cammytheangora2008 5 ай бұрын

What I find funny is that let's say I have a hunting dog and I don't take it out hunting, nobody would care. Yet they'd get onto me for not allowing a cat to freely roam outdoors.

@chris135x 4 ай бұрын

Fear mongering sh*t.

@chris135x 4 ай бұрын

@@cammytheangora2008 It's ignorance and hypocrisy.

@redstealth9683 21 күн бұрын

Nah, this is nothing. It’s mostly a few good people debating the pro-cat killings. If pro-cat killing views were actually sound it would have gained traction years ago. But it’s not so 🤷‍♂️ they’re here making these pathetic videos. Impotence incarnate.

@redstealth9683 21 күн бұрын

@@cammytheangora2008tell me you don’t watch dog KZbin without telling me.

@utah133 Жыл бұрын

My cat has never killed a bird. Hes an inside cat, and i only let him kill the mice each spring when i move to my remote cabin.

@melgonz.6962 10 күн бұрын

Every cat owner claims this, but statistics dont lie.

@BrianAchterberg928 Жыл бұрын

I have a way of handling our neighborhood feral/wild cat problem… it’s called a pellet gun and my neighbors have no problem with it.

@GODsoN_216 Жыл бұрын

Well you're a great person who lives around great ppl not like these cat loving queers

@concerned-nobodi Жыл бұрын

@scamlikely5284 what if I told you owning cats promotes gay behavior because of the parasites cats carry

@Dyejob01 2 жыл бұрын

They should get Spade and Neutered!!! If you have a cat, get it fixed.

@GODsoN_216 Жыл бұрын

The only good cat is a dead one.

@chris135x 4 ай бұрын

Get yourself fixed or be quiet.

@SanctumStudio407 2 жыл бұрын

We have like no birds in my neighborhood anymore and that's because of all the feral cats. Multiple people on different streets in my neighborhood feed them and even have little cat hotels in their front yards with bowls for food and water. By doing this it encourages these animals to stay and harm our native wildlife populations. I'm an animal lover through and through, but we can't live in a bubble of denial.

@ChrisG1392 2 жыл бұрын

Do you feed the birds? I have 6 bird feeders and no cats. My cats also dont bother the birds. Dont complain while you do nothing. Feral cats didn't wipe out your local bird population they have no food or water so moved elsewhere.

@SoCalRegisteredNurse 2 жыл бұрын

I feed the birds around here, mostly black capped chickadees. They make their nests in our trees and even our Christmas wreath one year. It’s bigger birds that rob their nests. We have feral cats because IMO people leave their cats behind when they move. I feed them, too. I think if they have a stable source of food they won’t go after the birds. At least I hope. Cats weren’t bred to hunt; it’s their natural instinct. The squirrels came and ate my flower bulbs. Now I won’t have flowers for the bees because the squirrels come around because the feral (dumped) cats are fed and they don’t go after them. So now what? Every living thing on this earth has a right to be here.

@kellydalstok8900 Жыл бұрын

The reason there are very few birds in my neighbourhood is that there are hardly any trees and shrubs left. People prefer paving their gardens and keep just a few plants in pots.

@jeanniesmith3356 Жыл бұрын

I have a lot of birds where I live. It is out in the country where there is a forest. Maybe city life isn't for all birds.

@msmichelle822 Жыл бұрын

I have a flock of chickens. There are cats that sit and wait by my chickens food to chase off whatever rodent, particularly squirrels, that tries and takes some for themselves. These cats do not hunt my chickens. They protect them. Cats are a lot smarter than people think.

@marketsqueezer 2 жыл бұрын

The most invasive and dangerous animal is human.

@gatitoiberico 2 жыл бұрын

Totaly

@Vile_Entity_3545 2 жыл бұрын

Well said

@anidiquaojala1804 2 жыл бұрын

💯

@oldschoolman1444 2 жыл бұрын

A virus. Well, Mr Anderson! My name is Neo! 😂

@elizabethreed3358 2 жыл бұрын

🎯

@brianc5581 2 жыл бұрын

Cats should just be kept inside. But most cat owners don't care bothering other people with their pets.. or them killing animals

@ChrisG1392 2 жыл бұрын

Do you feed the animals or just like being a cat Karen?

@川特朗普-c4t Жыл бұрын

On the islands and in Australia cats are an invasive species and should be removed, but on the mainland, the situation is complicated and I think they can be part of the urban ecosystem, keep calm and don't be biased by the media There are many cats in Eurasia and North America, and there are also many animals with similar hunting patterns and ecological niches to stray cats. For hunted animals, there is little difference between stray cats and other animals with similar ecological niches. Therefore, in Eurasia and North America, stray cats are more competitive with animals with similar ecological niches, rather than affecting the hunted animal population. The whole ecosystem is still stable, as long as humans don't overcare and discard cats in large numbers, nature will balance everything out, what do you think

@Thepriest39 Жыл бұрын

Good. Now I have a legitimate reason to wipe out the roaming neighborhood cats.

@voltdriver4101 Жыл бұрын

Yikes

@WhistlesToAnimals 4 ай бұрын

Too bad we didn't have great laws like they do in Australia, you would be paid for getting the vermin out of the ecosystem.

@trashcat2498 4 ай бұрын

Lol

@demonorse 2 жыл бұрын

Keep your kitty inside.

@vsbltnyn 5 ай бұрын

i love how invasive human who'se food, homes, anything has destroyed the nature so eager to complain about a cat.

@redstealth9683 21 күн бұрын

Nailed it.

@GeekFreeek Жыл бұрын

What about humans

@Dasple Жыл бұрын

Not all human were bad so

@bebebonb0n 11 ай бұрын

spay and get neutered or something like that :v

@leonardw5487 5 ай бұрын

Humans can be educated and do good if they want to but cats cannot be educated to care for the ecosystem or to stop hunting wildlife

@chris135x 4 ай бұрын

@@Dasple All humans are bad if they're reciting bs narratives.....

@chris135x 4 ай бұрын

@@bebebonb0n For humans, yes.

@gergnoyl 2 жыл бұрын

It's not their fault, it's ours.

@Canis_Fatalis Жыл бұрын

Obviously, but that doesn't mean the issue should be completely ignored. The main premise is something needs to be done about it.

@hcn6708 Жыл бұрын

Yes, and getting rid of them is part of fixing the problem

@hcn6708 Жыл бұрын

Yes, and getting rid of them is part of fixing the problem

@SockPuppet28 17 күн бұрын

How anybody can like those little four legged, sadistic, evil psychopathic creatures. aka: Cats, is beyond any logic.

@chris135x 5 күн бұрын

It sounds like you're the problem. Do you let dogs lick you all over your face?

@bankerdave888 2 жыл бұрын

Many invasive specimens came on the Mayflower.

@1969kodiakbear 2 жыл бұрын

Species. Broca's area, or the Broca area is a region in the frontal lobe of the dominant hemisphere, usually the left, of the brain with functions linked to speech production.

@trashcat2498 4 ай бұрын

As someone who loves cats, it pains me to see the ignorance of people that ignore the environment bc they "love cats"

@chris135x 4 ай бұрын

Cats are cats. Why don't we spay and neuter humans???

@misterpotato427 4 ай бұрын

@@chris135x You're psychotic

@KROPP10201 3 ай бұрын

⁠@@chris135x are you a cat by any chance

@chris135x 3 ай бұрын

@@KROPP10201 No. But why ask that?

@redstealth9683 21 күн бұрын

@@misterpotato427he made a good point and now you’re going for insults. You’re an emotional mess, get therapy. Humans are the most invasive species. Deal with it.

@川特朗普-c4t Жыл бұрын

@WhiteLightning777 Жыл бұрын

Not all feral cat situations are the same. In places lacking a native cat species or something like it, major damage can occur. Cats domesticated themselves in the first place by protecting our grain from pests. Putting lots of seeds into an area will essentially lure cats in via prey items in. Cats can't distinguish corn in a barn meant for human consumption from bird seed from a feeder. They assume its ours & its their job to kill anything stealing it. The Egyptians bred them that way. The bird feeders create the prey density that justifies sustained predation. So, keep cats inside & no bird feeders that allow seed to fall to the ground. The cats are far more interested in bugs & mice then birds. I work in a conservation zone with feral cats & watch them. They nearly always, 95% of the time, eat bugs, then mice or the occasional frog during rain storms & breeding seasons. Bird feeders attract vermin too.

@jeanniesmith3356 Жыл бұрын

Bird feeders attract squirrels. Cant keep them out of it.

@GODsoN_216 Жыл бұрын

Only good cat is a dead one

@theotheseaeagle Жыл бұрын

@@jeanniesmith3356 cats are quite good at controlling squirrels. Saw an invasive grey squirrel killing blackbirds last year but haven’t seen one in awhile now.

@川特朗普-c4t Жыл бұрын

Birds can fly, so of course birds are more difficult to catch than mammals@@theotheseaeagle

@cynthiahowe Жыл бұрын

If that were true, NYC could just use cats to rid itself of it's rat infestation. There are tons of cats in NYC, and yet still a major rat issue. And pigeons as well.

@ivanvalentin3898 Жыл бұрын

Pigeons are cool. There are many cats in NYC and we still have a rat and mouse problem. There are 3 cats in my yard and still here rats at night

@theotheseaeagle Жыл бұрын

Because cities provide the perfect environment for rats to hide from cats and breed. My cats kill tons of rats each year, I only see the occasional small one scurrying among bushes. Haven’t seen many non-native eastern grey squirrels in awhile either fortunately

@川特朗普-c4t Жыл бұрын

@reverieimgs 2 жыл бұрын

Humans are one of the most Invasive Species.

@kristensorensen2219 2 жыл бұрын

#204👍🤔🤷We are the ones that control this stuff. My cat ate anything it could catch.

@GODsoN_216 Жыл бұрын

Just put your cat outside so anything that can catch it can eat it or so it can be run over by a car or tortured by some psycho kids idc how they die just that they die.

@MerlinTheCommenter 21 күн бұрын

Human. You are talking about humans.

@MUHAMMEDYASEEN-bp4gk 5 күн бұрын

Ok yes humans are a big problem a bigger problem to the ecosystem than cats so we should try to stay away from the ecosystem but cats are also a problem we can fix our mistakes cats cant so we should fix our mistake of introducing cats to local ecosystems its as simple as that

@chris135x 5 күн бұрын

@@MUHAMMEDYASEEN-bp4gk Why be against cats because of the cat's nature? Humans have been known to commit things like famine, gulags and a Holocaust. Yet I'm supposed to think cats are the problem?

@Why79-dx4rf 5 күн бұрын

@@chris135xthere is not one problem. The world is a mess of a variety of different problems, and pretending that all problems but the biggest one don't exist, is detrimental to improvement.

@MUHAMMEDYASEEN-bp4gk 4 күн бұрын

@@chris135x the cat's nature is not the problem but the number of cats is the problem yes even one cat is a problem for an unprepared ecosystem, but many cats have been bred to unreasonable amounts is a major issue

@chris135x 4 күн бұрын

@MUHAMMEDYASEEN-bp4gk Well there's too many people living today. Why don't we force people to be sterile?

@thsc9119 Жыл бұрын

There's no more or less invasive. Something is invasive or it isn't.

@elduderino7767 2 жыл бұрын

cats are little psychopaths, they kill for pleasure and entertainment... actually it's not even that.. it's the torturing for hours for pleasure that is so utterly vile the only way you can love these things is by ignoring their nature, put it this way - if you were shrunk to the size of o rodent you're precious pet would eat you as it's first lunch - if you're lucky it would be so hungry it wouldn't torture you for 5 hours letting you think you can escape only to reel you back in and break another bone vile creatures, owners that let them roam are just as bad, they torture hundreds of native animals a year, not for food.. but for fun

@elduderino7767 Жыл бұрын

@HLA_0302 your cat

@elduderino7767 Жыл бұрын

@HLA_0302 your ignorance makes sense, you should get one

@elduderino7767 Жыл бұрын

@HLA_0302 only a simpleton would ask for scientific literature relating to personality disorders for cats less projection and more thinking time little one

@jeanniesmith3356 Жыл бұрын

Well, cats will play with mice for hours. My cat Thor loves to hunt mice. He got rid of the mouse problem. It was his job as the house cat.

@theotheseaeagle Жыл бұрын

Haha yet your the same person that would be the first to complain about rat and mouse infestations lmao. If you’ve not had to deal with all the nasty diseased rodents which overpopulate and kill all the native species without cats around maybe you should be quiet. And I’m sure you’ve not seen how those rats and grey squirrels which cats hunt torture and devour all the baby songbirds which they find leaving them to rot. At least cats actually eat most of what they kill and feed the local scavenging kites and buzzards with the things they don’t eat, all those cuddly squirrels you hold so dearly certainly don’t

@tropictiger2387 Жыл бұрын

"Might be"

@jacobv3396 2 жыл бұрын

I knew I was gonna see an easily offended cat-owner in the comments.

@leow5632 Жыл бұрын

Not just one. A whole lot of them. Cats are an invasive species then just deal with the problem by keeping the cats indoors but cat people being themselves love to drag dogs into their hate as well.

@voltdriver4101 Жыл бұрын

To be fair, pretty much everyone here is a monkey-brain. Regardless of being pro or anti cat.

@chris135x 4 ай бұрын

And you want a genocide. Right???

@thsc9119 Жыл бұрын

Cats didn't invade. Humans invaded bringing cats with them. So, don't blame the cats. But here's something else to think about: Cats are marvelously, almost miraculously, adaptive. They can survive from tundra to tropical deserts and everywhere in between. What this means is that where they are now is where they'd eventually be anyway, even without the assistance of mankind. In a sense, all we humans did is speed up evolution.

@azrielmoha6877 Жыл бұрын

Profound. But it's still a problem that decrease the biodiversity of our planet at a time when human made extinction is already an all times high

@theotheseaeagle Жыл бұрын

Exactly! City people need to understand that just because an animal has been brought somewhere by people it doesn’t automatically mean it harms the local ecosystem lol. If they want to see a animal which harms the ecosystem maybe they should look at all the cuddly invasive grey squirrels which have killed all the native red squirrels and kill millions of young nestling songbirds each year

@川特朗普-c4t Жыл бұрын

@@theotheseaeagle On the islands and in Australia cats are an invasive species and should be removed, but on the mainland, the situation is complicated and I think they can be part of the urban ecosystem, keep calm and don't be biased by the media There are many cats in Eurasia and North America, and there are also many animals with similar hunting patterns and ecological niches to stray cats. For hunted animals, there is little difference between stray cats and other animals with similar ecological niches. Therefore, in Eurasia and North America, stray cats are more competitive with animals with similar ecological niches, rather than affecting the hunted animal population. The whole ecosystem is still stable, as long as humans don't overcare and discard cats in large numbers, nature will balance everything out, what do you think

@thsc9119 Жыл бұрын

@@川特朗普-c4t Good luck with removing such a highly adaptable species which is also one of nature's most perfect hunters. The wildcat/domestic cat (virtually the same species) has a higher kill ratio than almost any other cat species as well as most other predators of similar size. Perhaps members of the weasel family exceed them a bit as well as some of the raptor birds. Aside from their hunting prowess, they breed almost as well as rabbits, except that cat mothers take far better care of their kittens than rabbits do with their offspring. Not only will a cat teach her young how to hunt as well as other survival skills, she will also defend them fiercely. Your best shot may be to try to control the cat population as best you can, because now that they are there, you're screwed: they will always be there. They are one of Nature's great survivors.

@ScrapPalletMan 2 жыл бұрын

Humans are

@Lucky14970 2 жыл бұрын

If you don't like cats, you might be a terrible person... In fact it's very likely!

@kenneth9874 2 жыл бұрын

What? Those disease carrying furry parasites?

@nackomega9505 Жыл бұрын

what a childish speech

@bakerkawesa 2 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: there are at least 8 billion human beings.

@justins21482 2 жыл бұрын

not at least... there IS now officially 8 billion of us LOL. invasive for sure but compared to insects a drop in the bucket.

@bakerkawesa 2 жыл бұрын

@@justins21482 As you typed, more people were born. More are being born as I type. Also, the impact an individual of our species has on the planet is magnitudes greater than that of an insect. The planet can sustain many trillions of insects.

@KROPP10201 3 ай бұрын

Asia

@bakerkawesa 3 ай бұрын

@@KROPP10201 You could blame Asia (about 4 billion people) and Africa (about 1 billion people) for raw population numbers. But when it comes to consumption and impact on our planet, the West takes the cake. The average American has a larger footprint on the planet than the average African or Asian.

@KROPP10201 28 күн бұрын

@@bakerkawesa wasn’t it China ?

@kevinwilson3332 Жыл бұрын

How can you say that about cats what about human?

@ChrisG1392 2 жыл бұрын

Feral cats hunt at night you know lol when there are no birds around

@jeanniesmith3356 Жыл бұрын

Yep, cats hunt at night when the mice come out to eat.

@Chuddie14 4 ай бұрын

That’s why in the Us alone they only kill up to 4 billion birds a year. Not a lot.

@ChrisG1392 2 жыл бұрын

There are 100 million cats and 10 billion birds in america. I feed the birds every day and give them water and then when my cats go outside the birds fly into the trees and then fly back down when the cats go inside. People who complain about it simply have no real life experience with any of it. My cats have never killed a single bird and feral cats hunt at night!

@funnelingspace9268 Жыл бұрын

Cats kill 2 billion birds a year and are responsible for the extinction for 63 species of mammals, bird, and lizard

@theotheseaeagle Жыл бұрын

Exactly. The thing I’ve noticed is the people who whinge and complain about outdoor cats are usually Americans from the cities. They wonder why there’s no birds around them and instead of blame it on cats instead of the towers of concrete around them. Birds are doing fine, and removing cats would probably be *more* catastrophic as it would lead to massive increases in nest raising species. The biggest threat to birds now is climate change and diseases

@Why79-dx4rf Жыл бұрын

@@theotheseaeaglestop spreading false information, cats do not help control the populations of rodents on large scales.

@theotheseaeagle Жыл бұрын

@@Why79-dx4rf I’m assuming you come from the city, again not your fault you haven’t had the opportunity to actually work with animals (as I have been doing my entire life). Tell me this? How many bird boxes have you created? How many native trees have you planted to actually help these animals you seem so concerned about? How many endangered species have you saved from dying gruelling deaths? Let me guess, you haven’t done anything. Instead of complaining, at least actually *DO* something to help these species. If cats were such a threat, I’d be advocating for them to be kept indoors, yet they aren’t that big of a threat. Maybe if you happen to live in Australia or New Zealand with endemic species which have no natural defences against mammalian predators, then yes keep them indoors, but stop forcing your city beliefs onto people who actually work with birds as well as cats

@theotheseaeagle Жыл бұрын

@@Why79-dx4rf cats *do* control rodents. Look what happened in Australia, they eradicated all the cats without removing all the invasive rats and mice first, what happened? They had a mouse plague which cost farmers hundreds of billions of pounds worth in agricultural damages and ironically caused more upset to the local ecosystem then the cats were actually causing. Less than a few years ago I saw an invasive North American grey squirrel tearing into a nest of young blackbirds, now I haven’t seen any squirrels around for awhile? Why? Because the cats were controlling them. Same for the highly invasive brown rat. I had them eating chicken feed and raiding the nests of native birds. Now guess what? Ever since getting cats I haven’t seen a big one around for ages (apart from the ones my cats have killed). I’ve seen native rodents have a resurgence too as they are no longer being eaten alive by rats and grey squirrels

@WhiteLightning777 2 жыл бұрын

America ALREADY has native cat species, namely the bobcat, cougar & lynx, & they're bigger & stronger then domestic cats. While cats might have some impact, they're not alien to north America & aren't on top of the food chain. Native cats & canines can even eat domestic cats, a great reason to keep your cats indoors!!

@joedotphp Жыл бұрын

Yes but they hunt other game animals which are also native.

@jeanniesmith3356 Жыл бұрын

Yes, coyotes diet consists of 30 to 40 percent cats.

@GODsoN_216 Жыл бұрын

Just euthanize cats there lives are worthless.

@GODsoN_216 Жыл бұрын

@@jeanniesmith3356 Well good they're I think they're in every city in the country now hopefully they can help with our cat infestation problem

@jeanniesmith3356 Жыл бұрын

@@GODsoN_216 I have seen coyotes living in the suburbs, but I haven't seen one yet living out in the country. Plenty of raccoons here thou. It may have something to do with all the farm land and little forest left.

@joemccay9978 2 жыл бұрын

Clickbait. Only a small part is cats.

@tvbox6955 2 жыл бұрын

Cats are hunted in Australia...great idea!

@SolaceEasy 2 жыл бұрын

Cats will outlive humans.

@ogrope1 2 жыл бұрын

Invasive compared to what?! Try humans😁🤦🏼‍♂️

@100millionsgoals7 2 жыл бұрын

Then what about the dogs who killed 1 billion cats every year just to fill thier stomach

@ivanvalentin3898 Жыл бұрын

Well then that makes dogs a useful species. One more notch under their belts

@100millionsgoals7 Жыл бұрын

@@ivanvalentin3898 when you killed by a useful species i really would like to notch under their belts I help stray dogs too thats why they cant hurt my areas cat If you just give enough food to dog dont care about species because i love all of them they will never attack anyone also my stray cats never attack on mouse and birds cause i give them 3 meals a day......

@LuDimezofKush 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. They should be classified as vermin

@ChrisG1392 2 жыл бұрын

Nah we'll keep them as cats so they can hunt rats like you

@jeffdavis5723 2 жыл бұрын

*Thanks **#NOVA** **#PBS** **#Official** for this information on this story/video.* ❤️ 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 ✔️

@CrochetIsLife54 2 жыл бұрын

But … cats PURR! 🥺 /s

@francesmendoza7261 5 ай бұрын

Lol I use to Not like cats at all! Til my bf came along w his cat. So I have to love her furry ass. Lol....I'm spun

@micheleparker3780 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a cat person, I don't care WHAT they kill and eat. Well, yes I do, a little...

@zemtek420 2 жыл бұрын

sounds like the cat evilness is starting to wear off on you. lol.

@elduderino7767 2 жыл бұрын

@micheleparker3780 2 жыл бұрын

@@elduderino7767 Yes... don't you love them?😂

@theotheseaeagle Жыл бұрын

@@elduderino7767 take a look of what happens to the chickens you eat for lunch. You’d have a heart attack Hypocrite..

@Why79-dx4rf Жыл бұрын

@@theotheseaeaglethe meat industry is designed for efficiency, it is cold in the torture it inflicts on animals, but at least the torture itself is not the goal, were as cats derive enjoyment from their prey suffering.

@MrDDiRusso 2 жыл бұрын

Survival of the fittest.

@muchi1465 2 жыл бұрын

Is NOVA PBS Official trying to create an argument for people to have worthless doo-doo-dogs as pets, instead of kats or birds or whatever?

@muchi1465 2 жыл бұрын

Because this sure looks like a smearing of the cat campaign.

@jeanniesmith3356 Жыл бұрын

Dogs crap all over the yard. People step in it. Parasites!

@Andrew04354 Жыл бұрын

@muchi1465 Both cats and dogs are universally invasive species that have no place in any ecosystem. IHD's toxoplasmosis infected cat worshippers probably told you to reject the cat menace because they can't handle cats being rightfully demonized. They are the same as dog worshippers.

@chris135x 4 ай бұрын

Yep. PBS is spreading ignorant narratives.

@hamentaschen 2 жыл бұрын

Seriously, why does my cat hate me so much?

@zemtek420 2 жыл бұрын

because cats are evil. Dogs rule. My own dog knows over 60 tricks so far you should check her out on Pawsuasive Dog Teaching.

@hermitey 2 жыл бұрын

Leave cats alone.

@chris135x 4 ай бұрын

Please........

@bohditony 2 жыл бұрын

Humans are the most invasive species

@spinnetti 2 жыл бұрын

invasive describes all species. Humans are the worst invasive species. Feels click-baity

@Morning-doom Жыл бұрын

If you’re worried about the birds, wait till you the collective bird deaths caused by wind turbines…insects as well.😎

@joedotphp Жыл бұрын

Cats kill FAR more birds than wind turbines. Cars, buildings, and pesticides also kill more than win turbines do.

@Morning-doom Жыл бұрын

@@joedotphp Yeah, they climb up on those turbines and wack those bird’s hunting fish in the sea…🤡

@Peramiiy Жыл бұрын

@@Morning-doom ok boomer

@Morning-doom Жыл бұрын

@@Peramiiy ok Doomer

@Chuddie14 4 ай бұрын

4 billion birds die in the us each year to wind turbines?

@muchi1465 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but there aren't really any creatures worse than d0gs, with and/or without owners.

@leow5632 Жыл бұрын

Worse than dogs? Dogs which are police dogs, visually-impaired service dogs, bomb/drug sniffing dogs and rescue dogs which saved thousands of lives during the recent earthquakes at Turkiye and Syra. I didn't see a single cat rescuing anyone at the earthquake sites. You are just a dog hater. Plain and simple

@muchi1465 Жыл бұрын

@@leow5632 , you're calling that crap "my boy", so i'll just put you on mute, i just know i won't get any common sense coming from you.

@funnelingspace9268 Жыл бұрын

@@muchi1465Last time, I checked dogs, don't kill billions of small animals a year, and aren't responsible for at least the extinction 63 species of bird, mammal, and lizard

@muchi1465 Жыл бұрын

@@funnelingspace9268 , that's just because they're already "well treated" by you dummies who are providing the food and all their needs for them.

@muchi1465 Жыл бұрын

We're talking about DOMESTIC d0gs, still.

@chris135x 4 ай бұрын

BS narrative. Cats are "invasive" until the rodent population starts increasing. The ecosystem has ways to balanced itself out.

@chris135x 3 ай бұрын

@@KROPP10201 So? Humans kill everything.

@parsleyisthicc 28 күн бұрын

@@chris135xmuh whataboutism

@redstealth9683 21 күн бұрын

@@parsleyisthiccah, found the low IQ edgelord. Just say you’re a sociopath who would kill animals when no one is looking and go 😂

@Why79-dx4rf 21 күн бұрын

@@redstealth9683it is you who seems like a sociopath advocating for the continual eradication of native animals across the globe by your refusal to keep your pet in check.

@chris135x 5 күн бұрын

@@parsleyisthicc Sorry but you're the one against natural things and animals. Not me.

@PrincessTS01 2 жыл бұрын

humans, most invasive specie in the universe

@Sceptid Жыл бұрын

god I hate cats

@Sceptid Жыл бұрын

outdoor btw

@chris135x 4 ай бұрын

And I hate humans.

@emmahardesty4330 2 жыл бұрын

Most cats do not hunt birds--a thing with superior eyesight and wings. Sad to see an expert simply repeating rumour based on mere statistics, without stopping to think this through. Many, many small species of wild cats have existed since the dawn of mammals, and so have populations of birds. Perhaps the presence of small predators is what prompted the evolution of wings. Domestic cats belong wherever there are humans, and are helpful. The most invasive species must be humans, followed by cows because of the way humans view them. If cats ate billions of birds every year...we wouldn't have any birds. Birds are massive carriers of many diseases; cats harm no one who treats them with respect. Island bird populations eventually adapt: think of Britain, Japan, Cyprus.

@theotheseaeagle Жыл бұрын

Yep, the birds here in Britain have coexisted with felines for almost their entire existence. Removing cats would just cause booms in the populations of nest raiders like rats and grey squirrels which do much worse to local bird populations. Just last year I heard a black bird screaming and saw an invasive grey squirrel devouring a nest full of nestlings whilst the parents chattered and squealed around it. The people which hate cats (mostly Americans from the cities which don’t understand what they are actually talking about) would be the first to complain about rat and mouse infestations trust me

@川特朗普-c4t Жыл бұрын

@smith3329 Жыл бұрын

There will be 10 billion humans in the best 20 years. What were you saying about cats?

@mybrotherdied227 Жыл бұрын

We don’t kill millions of birds and native reptiles a year.

@MUHAMMEDYASEEN-bp4gk 5 күн бұрын

@@mybrotherdied227 WE DO but that is not the issue we can stop doing it . but the cats cant

@iggybabs3981 2 жыл бұрын

This was way too short. I was hoping to hear so much more about why cats suck..

@chris135x 4 ай бұрын

Unhinged mfs.......

@MercilessGuitar151 2 жыл бұрын

Humans are the most invasive species.

@quietprofit5817 2 жыл бұрын

Wrong. stupid humans that think we are insignificant such as your statment leads is invasive.

@elduderino7767 2 жыл бұрын

cats suck, they hunt anything and everything and it to make matters even worse they do it for pleasure/entertainment human suck because they've brought these psychopaths from the animal kingdom across the globe annihilating native spieces and biodiversity everywhere worse pet ever hands down

@crimsonemperor2219 2 жыл бұрын

Not necessarily a species but bacteria puts everyone to shame, it's literally everywhere and things can't live without it