Cats, small fluffy little animals that have invaded our homes, hearts, and environments–and they are doing a lot of damage. The thing is cats, as good as they can be for our health (provided we are not allergic), are uh–bad for the health of the ecosystem. They are an invasive species afterall, and invasive species rarely help the environment.
A cat is pretty adaptive, they can survive and thrive in most environments. This allows them to harm the environment anywhere they are. Cats are everywhere. You can find them in almost every continent save Antarctica. Cats are also excellent hunters. One of the best. They are literally built to kill. They can hear and smell really well to say the least. They can jump high, and can climb to places they can’t jump to. Cats can themselves fit into places you think would be impossible. Cats are also equipped with a variety of weapons– claws and teeth.
Cats can and do eat a variety of animals, they’re not picky. In fact, cats can consume 2,084 different species of animals. That’s a lot for an animal so small and more than most other predators. Speaking of predators, do you know what cats lack in most environments? Natural predators! That’s not to say that nothing can (does) kill cats, just that there isn’t an animal whose “job” it is to keep their population in check. So the population quickly gets out of control.
Cats kill a lot of birds. Way beyond what they should. I don’t need to tell you why this is bad for the environment. These birds are a key part of the environment and when cats kill them–they can’t do what they need to do. Cats also contribute to the extinction of animals. Which is also not great.
Cats do a lot of damage to the environment. Mostly because of their hunting skills and their lack of specialization ( what they eat). Cats should be kept inside or at least managed when they are outside.
