Calling a trade-off a trade-off in arguments for cat confinement

Overview of attention for article published in Animal Welfare, October 2025

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You wrote a lot just to share a terrible study. And even...

User 9159, in the Melbourne, Australia: Local news and other tidbits subreddit, 16 Sep 2026

You wrote a lot just to share a terrible study. And even within the study it showed all 16 cats had increased levels of stress…

About the whole “cats are indoor animals” thing:...

User NeverendingKoala, in the animalsdoingstuff subreddit, 25 Apr 2026

About the whole “cats are indoor animals” thing: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/animal-welfare/article/calling-a-tradeof…

We bred dogs from wolves. Like we bred sheep from yaks,...

User rainribs, in the United Kingdom subreddit, 21 Nov 2025

We bred dogs from wolves. Like we bred sheep from yaks, pigs from boars, cows from aurochs. But cats haven't changed and…

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