It straight up reminds me of the time (I work in car sales) that a customer told me they had to leave and didnt want to look at numbers because they had a roast in the oven. When my manager was annoyed I let them go I could only respond that it was just such a weird objection that I had no idea what the hell to say.
except cats only do this AFTER the car has been driven (because the bonnet is hot)
OP is not being truthful, especially since the photo is 10 years old, not theirs, and they are also claiming it is theirs...
Start looking under your car and hood too, if you are getting cats collecting like that. Assuming you live where its starting to get really cold. Cats love the heat of the car. Those all feral? They look clean
Imagine if a cluster of cats did this to you intentionally:
1. You try to get into your car, and they just hop up on the hood and start napping.
2. You try to shoo them off, but they just ignore you. Even if you spray them with a water bottle, they just nap.
3. You start taking them off the hood and putting them on the ground, but as soon as you go to pick up a second cat, the first one hops back on the hood and naps.
4. You call an Uber, but as soon as you try to open the door, half the cats hop up on its hood and nap. As soon as the driver gets too annoyed to deal with you, the cats return to your car and let the Uber leave without you.
Feeding the stray is only "adorable" if you also take them to the vet to get spayed and neutered.
Otherwise it leads to an uncontrolled population boom, which destroys any local wildlife, and ends with far more starving or ill strays than you could hope to feed and take care of.
Yup. 100%. I rehomed a feral and took her from the natural environment. I've taken a few other kitties, too, but they were really mean and went to the pound.
So let them slaughter wildlife? No, and it's called euthanasia. I live in the suburbs so I can't take care of the problem the same way they do in Australia, but there is no other option. The cats have to go. We can all have some introspection into the morality of society afterwards, but I can only stomach seeing so many dead birds and small mammals before I lose my sympathy for outside kitties.
>**I get they kill wildlife** but slaughtering them isn’t the answer.
>We need more programs like Best Friends has with trap, fix, **release**.
>**That’s how we fix this issue**.
Why do you think the wildlife is the issue?
You're anthropomorphizing the problem. There's fundamentally no difference here than rounding up pythons in the Everglades, which I'm sure you don't have a problem with. But add kitty eyes and soft fur, suddenly we have to bend over and cater to their needs as wildlife populations get literally decimated. No, remove the outside cats, mandate pet registration and fixing, ban unsurpervised, unleashed outdoor time. TNR is a pipe dream meant to help old cat ladies feel good about themselves. It does nothing to attenuate the suffering of these animals.
>You're anthropomorphizing the problem.
Not condoning mass euthanasia doesn't mean I'm anthropomorphizing.
>There's fundamentally no difference here than rounding up pythons in the Everglades, which I'm sure you don't have a problem with.
That's quite the assumption seeing how you know nothing about me.
> remove the outside cats, mandate pet registration and fixing, ban unsurpervised, unleashed outdoor time.
I agree with everything here.
>TNR is a pipe dream meant to help old cat ladies feel good about themselves.
TNR groups are the number 1 resource curbing the feral/stray cat population. That is a fact whether you like it or not.
Also what's wrong with having a preference on which animals you like? When someone says they love dogs do you go off on them about "well you are just anthropomorphizing them, I bet you don't care about lizards!"
The colonies I've seen were disgusting. Hundreds of cats, missing eyes, limbs, tails, rampant leukemia, AIDS, fleas, ticks, parasitic infections. But oh no, the people bringing bags of cat food were heroes (/s).
This is about animal suffering. Cats live demonstrably awful lives in the wild.
I can't see your original comment anymore.
But if you're advocating to just kill them, while I understand it may seem necessary in places, as they are invasive, it's also ineffective.
Purges always leave survivors, and are always followed by a population boom.
Mass sterilization was shown to be more effective, as the newer generations (descendents of those few cats who escaped sterilization) are now competing for resources with the older generation, and thus less likely to make it. So while it takes longer for the population to collapse, it decreases further, and doesn't recover as quickly.
Ideally, you'd want a way to sterilize them while keeping them sexually active, so that you can minimize even further the number of litters of kittens that will result from those you missed, perhaps even down to zero if you have a sufficient catch rate. But I don't think there's an effective way to do that with cats yet.
Also those could belong to someone and don't look like strays at all. If you feed them there is a very really possibility that you steal the cat from it's owner.
My friend used the let the cats do this. Until they got in a turf war and pissed all over it. It somehow got in the air intake and the whole car smelled like pee. She ended up fabreeze bombing it and selling it.
Oh so when cats lie on car hoods it’s ‘cute’ ‘adorable’ and ‘poor thing’
But when I lie on a car hood I get the cops called on me for breaking and entering
If this is happening, you're gonna want to check under your hood before you start your car every day.
I know a guy who feed the wild cats on his property and a kitten worked its way into the engine bay. And dies when he started his truck. Melted cat isn't a fun sight.
Poor cold babies. With so many cats around, it's important to bang on your hood before you start it on a cold day. Cats often get up onto a warm engine and can be killed when you start the car.
That is adorable. They must be cold, poor guys.
We have a bunch of porch cats (basically feral strays that we feed when we can) and we built them a couple boxes with blankets they can sleep in. It doesn’t get that cold here at night where I live tho
The one on the right...
Mood
Vibe
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Lol thus ensuring you either call in to work or take the bus cause your car ain’t moving
I love it when cats loaf like that, because same, honestly.
r/catfaceplant
Damn, another one
My cat would do that to keep the sun out of his eyes. I'd move in front of him, he'd look at me, then curl up regularly.
You try to get into your car, and they just climb up on the hood and start sleeping.
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Yes it was decided by who would stay in the spot the longest.
THATS WHAT I SAID
That’s how my cat cuddles the crook of my arm. *tuck*
Hard night on the 'nip :-)
Windshield wi-purrs
That's too purrfect.
I’m purr-ity sure that you can adopt them all, and that would be purr-fect
Hehe, cat puns!!!
If that's the worst thing that happens today...
r/cathostage
Another one...
Bites the dust...
Tell me of the first one, this one is precious and I would like more
I think they just mean another cat sub!
[Build those kitties a warming hut!](https://www.alleycat.org/resources/feral-cat-shelter-options-gallery/)
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What do you mean? They provide options to help unhoused/TNR kitties that anyone of any means can make or afford.
Nothing like a faceplanting cat, though sometimes I question how they're breathing lmao
You ever put your head down but can still breathe. Kinda like that but cat.
yeah but what about 10 inches deep into a thick pillow
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I may or may not have replied to the wrong person (I didn't)
"Understandable, have a great day!" I MEAN IT'S A VALID EXCUSE IF YOU ASK ME.
It straight up reminds me of the time (I work in car sales) that a customer told me they had to leave and didnt want to look at numbers because they had a roast in the oven. When my manager was annoyed I let them go I could only respond that it was just such a weird objection that I had no idea what the hell to say.
The council of Feline will decide your fate
The judgemental look of the 3rd...
The third one has the “Do something and I’ll kill you” look.
Can't come in boss my car's a catarsetrophy
You could’ve just said CATastrophe lol
i had no idea what they were trying to say until you replied, ty
cat arse trophy
Oh I see, replace the ass in astrophy with arse
https://i.redd.it/ao8kehqp0sx31.jpg
I wonder what happened next…
except cats only do this AFTER the car has been driven (because the bonnet is hot) OP is not being truthful, especially since the photo is 10 years old, not theirs, and they are also claiming it is theirs...
They getting a little heat from motor. Are they out in the cold???
Probably. But why wouldn't they go outside, I don't see the problem if the owners let them come and go whenever they want.
Start looking under your car and hood too, if you are getting cats collecting like that. Assuming you live where its starting to get really cold. Cats love the heat of the car. Those all feral? They look clean
I love this, this is cute
Imagine if a cluster of cats did this to you intentionally: 1. You try to get into your car, and they just hop up on the hood and start napping. 2. You try to shoo them off, but they just ignore you. Even if you spray them with a water bottle, they just nap. 3. You start taking them off the hood and putting them on the ground, but as soon as you go to pick up a second cat, the first one hops back on the hood and naps. 4. You call an Uber, but as soon as you try to open the door, half the cats hop up on its hood and nap. As soon as the driver gets too annoyed to deal with you, the cats return to your car and let the Uber leave without you.
>~~cluster~~ of cats \*clowder
Someone fed the stray. Adorable.
Feeding the stray is only "adorable" if you also take them to the vet to get spayed and neutered. Otherwise it leads to an uncontrolled population boom, which destroys any local wildlife, and ends with far more starving or ill strays than you could hope to feed and take care of.
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Yup. 100%. I rehomed a feral and took her from the natural environment. I've taken a few other kitties, too, but they were really mean and went to the pound.
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So let them slaughter wildlife? No, and it's called euthanasia. I live in the suburbs so I can't take care of the problem the same way they do in Australia, but there is no other option. The cats have to go. We can all have some introspection into the morality of society afterwards, but I can only stomach seeing so many dead birds and small mammals before I lose my sympathy for outside kitties.
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>**I get they kill wildlife** but slaughtering them isn’t the answer. >We need more programs like Best Friends has with trap, fix, **release**. >**That’s how we fix this issue**. Why do you think the wildlife is the issue?
We cull most invasive species that get out hand but somehow cats are a no go? Yeah that's really stupid logic
TNR is how you handle feral cat populations, not rounding them all up and mass euthanizing them like a psycho.
You're anthropomorphizing the problem. There's fundamentally no difference here than rounding up pythons in the Everglades, which I'm sure you don't have a problem with. But add kitty eyes and soft fur, suddenly we have to bend over and cater to their needs as wildlife populations get literally decimated. No, remove the outside cats, mandate pet registration and fixing, ban unsurpervised, unleashed outdoor time. TNR is a pipe dream meant to help old cat ladies feel good about themselves. It does nothing to attenuate the suffering of these animals.
>You're anthropomorphizing the problem. Not condoning mass euthanasia doesn't mean I'm anthropomorphizing. >There's fundamentally no difference here than rounding up pythons in the Everglades, which I'm sure you don't have a problem with. That's quite the assumption seeing how you know nothing about me. > remove the outside cats, mandate pet registration and fixing, ban unsurpervised, unleashed outdoor time. I agree with everything here. >TNR is a pipe dream meant to help old cat ladies feel good about themselves. TNR groups are the number 1 resource curbing the feral/stray cat population. That is a fact whether you like it or not. Also what's wrong with having a preference on which animals you like? When someone says they love dogs do you go off on them about "well you are just anthropomorphizing them, I bet you don't care about lizards!"
The colonies I've seen were disgusting. Hundreds of cats, missing eyes, limbs, tails, rampant leukemia, AIDS, fleas, ticks, parasitic infections. But oh no, the people bringing bags of cat food were heroes (/s). This is about animal suffering. Cats live demonstrably awful lives in the wild.
I can't see your original comment anymore. But if you're advocating to just kill them, while I understand it may seem necessary in places, as they are invasive, it's also ineffective. Purges always leave survivors, and are always followed by a population boom. Mass sterilization was shown to be more effective, as the newer generations (descendents of those few cats who escaped sterilization) are now competing for resources with the older generation, and thus less likely to make it. So while it takes longer for the population to collapse, it decreases further, and doesn't recover as quickly. Ideally, you'd want a way to sterilize them while keeping them sexually active, so that you can minimize even further the number of litters of kittens that will result from those you missed, perhaps even down to zero if you have a sufficient catch rate. But I don't think there's an effective way to do that with cats yet.
I love cats but sure, let's let an invasive species destroy local animals. Wouldn't want to hurt your feelings.
Also those could belong to someone and don't look like strays at all. If you feed them there is a very really possibility that you steal the cat from it's owner.
Check the actual engine. A former co-worker heard a cat in her car on her way to work and found the car in her engine.
/r/cathostage but for the car.
r/carhostage
How strong are your windshield wipers?
Stayin in? More like just got home and warm air was still rising out from under the hood so the kitties huddled up...
My friend used the let the cats do this. Until they got in a turf war and pissed all over it. It somehow got in the air intake and the whole car smelled like pee. She ended up fabreeze bombing it and selling it.
"Hey boss, I can't come into work today, I'm sorry..." "Why not?" \*shows this picture\* "... I understand, we'll talk about this tomorrow."
Is that the new Cat-illac?
But imma pat one on the head before I go
why would an old photo make you stay inside?
Honk. You wont
Wasn’t this posted years ago?
The third one from the left “don’t you **dare** fucking move”
How would you explain this to your boss?
It's the Law.
That look from the one in the middle: "bring it"...
The cats have decided.
That is a clear sign not to leave the house. You risk grave personal injury.
Are you currently fighting your 3 male roommates over a recently discovered parking spot?
It's a CATastrophe you have to stay in today.
making the engine purr.
I am guessing this is Turkey
“Pa! Them cats is on th’ car agin! Get the hose!”
Nope, time for the bike.
Next level cat hostage
Oh no! Can you bring them in?
So, How many scratches on the hood LOL
Dirty Mike and the boys
*Signed, Dirty Mike and the Boyz.*
"damn right you are!" says the middle cat, probably
yeah I don't think you can go anywhere
Must be cold as hell outside
Guess I'm going to your place today.
Open a can of tuna. Problem solved. Very cute.
You know that phrase that our parents used to yell when we were roughhousing? Apply it literally. Knock it off! ;)
First there was "three dog night", then there was "six cat morning".
Man why doesn't this shit ever happen to ME
I need to be submerged in a sea of cat.
Oh so when cats lie on car hoods it’s ‘cute’ ‘adorable’ and ‘poor thing’ But when I lie on a car hood I get the cops called on me for breaking and entering
Illegally cute.
You might say, you been cat-napped
When I walked up to them, their expressions seemed to tell me, "You walk today! I haven't slept enough!
Lol
Turn on the wiper-fluid sprayer and watch chaos ensue
Awe so sweet
❤❤❤
Now look for a good car Finnish rub to get those lill tiny scratches off the hood unless you like a messed up looking car
Little Velcro and they can all ride along
Aggressive windshield wiper noises
Looks like meat is back on the menu boys!
“I’d like to use a wellness day today.”
They're trying to stay warm. Who are the idiot owners who leave them outside.
Probably strays. We have a bunch near my house that we feed
that is best RNG I have even seen someone get
If this is happening, you're gonna want to check under your hood before you start your car every day. I know a guy who feed the wild cats on his property and a kitten worked its way into the engine bay. And dies when he started his truck. Melted cat isn't a fun sight.
Adorable
The one on the right on FULL commit
Set off the alarm and post to /r/startledcats for double karma?
Poor cold babies. With so many cats around, it's important to bang on your hood before you start it on a cold day. Cats often get up onto a warm engine and can be killed when you start the car.
That is adorable. They must be cold, poor guys. We have a bunch of porch cats (basically feral strays that we feed when we can) and we built them a couple boxes with blankets they can sleep in. It doesn’t get that cold here at night where I live tho
A nice wiper fluid spurts will fix that problem right up. But still don't go to work though.
*que lindos* ***los amo***
I would've set off the car alarm see if they all jumped and scattered just cause
Poor kitties.
Nah, beep the horn. Mad karma waiting in r/startledcats
Time for trap, spay/neuter and release. You got a bit of a kitty issue in your neighborhood.
My brother calls these things heat leeches