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The fuck is with all this anti cat propaganda nonsense.
Astroturfing from Big Dog.
Clifford knows his demographics.
Conservatives?
Unironically the world would be better off if 99% of cats went away. I love my two but that's just how it is
Why?
Pp boy is a dog
They are really destructive to native wildlife, and have caused widescale ecological damage.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_predation_on_wildlife
How are my cats doing this from my apartment? Psychically?
I hate to tell you this, but they’ve been donating to conservative PACs while you’re at work.
This is why I keep the WiFi password hidden from my two troublemakers.
Goddamnit! But they’ve always been so tolerant of my lack of religion!
I'm not sure. What class did they roll?
Who rolls for class
Just a turn of phrase from my old WoW days.
Oh yeah I've heard a little about that.
Dead birds
There's no way 99% of all cats are outdoor cats.
There are enough outdoor cats to put thousands of wild species at risk: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/cats-kill-a-staggering-number-of-species-across-the-world/