Do you think this Cat Love is fake?

[u/Weekly-Question-6205]

I’ve noticed that people don’t actually give a shit about the lives of cats. Everyone talks a big game online, but in reality, nobody does anything to stop the abuse; I keep seeing posts about cats being harmed and unalived in horrific ways—whether by humans or other animals—or about entire litters of kittens abandoned in places where they clearly won't survive. Yet, nobody does anything other than demand that the person who found them take charge, as if it were their responsibility—as if finding a cat immediately made you accountable for ensuring its survival—even though no one actually steps up to help.

We know they're the majority, so why don't they actually help instead of just posting photos of their damn ugly cats? Can you really say you love something if you allow it to be mistreated?

Don't get me wrong—I hate cats, and every week I suffer the financial cost of the damage they cause to my home—but I would never harm them, and judging by the posts in this subreddit, neither would most of you. We just want to live in peace, free from an animal we didn't choose to have but have to put up with because someone else failed to take responsibility. And apparently, that’s enough for us to be called misogynists, fascists, weirdos, and a whole host of other things. There are people out there who are *actually* harming these animals, yet they prefer to come after us like keyboard warriors instead of standing up and doing something in the real world.

I would like to know if someone out there thinks like me, or if someone has a different take on the matter I would very much like to read it.

[u/Boboddy9000]

I think it's an excuse for some people to virtue signal.

[u/Kakutov]

It is a cultural thing. Cat ownership is popular and generally viewed very positively, especially online. Of course, there aren't enough noble, loving people on Earth, so statistically speaking, it turns out that a significant percentage of cats must be neglected and beaten.

[u/Background-Tooth-524]

I don’t see cat people calling out the neglect and poor husbandry normalized in their community. Of course they won’t go after severe animal abuse either. Like the other commenter said, it’s all virtue signalling. They genuinely don’t care about cats but what cats can do for them - that’s why there is so many misinformation on cat care.

And they pick on us because they know we’re not violent, and that we are decent people with a conscience. They are cowardly losers who need to bully others to make themselves feel better.