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We are getting a significant number of trolls, cat owners, cat lovers and people posting questionable content using throwaway accounts, so we will be imposing measures on the accounts in question for now. This includes prohibiting new and low karma accounts.

If your content is removed, you will need to actually contribute to other Subs to gain sufficient karma to be able to post here. Alternatively, if you have a main account, you can use that.

If you are using your primary account and are concerned about harassment in other Subreddits from being a member of this Sub, you can hide your post and comment history within your profile settings.

We will monitor the Sub closely to see how this n

We've been manually categorizing the posts by flair for some time but we will now require all users to select a flair before they are able to make a submission.

Please take the time to read through the following description of each flair which is as follows (We accept there may be an overlap between the various categories):

• Problematic Cat Owners - A post that highlights issues with cat owners that you or somebody else may be experiencing
• Cat Lover Rant - A post complaining about cat lovers in general, doesn't necessarily have to be about a cat owners but certainly cat people
• Relationship / Family / Roommates - Any posts about an SO, family member or roommate's problematic cat(s)
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We've been receiving a large number of posts where cat owners are coming to this Sub to complain about their own cats. As a reminder this is a Sub for people who don't like and do not own cats. This does not include people who dislike their cats or those who consciously made a decision to own a cat and have come to regret it. Also, there are cat owners that feel the need to insert their opinions and offer their "advice" for people that are simply venting about cats or cat people.

If you are a cat owner, we would respectfully request that you refrain from posting or commenting in this Sub. Please also stop asking us to make exceptions for your specific case when your content is removed. And

We're starting to get quite a few comments that clearly cross the line in terms of relocating problematic cats whether they are indoors or outdoors.

We've had rule 2 for a little while now. It was previously included in rule 1, but we felt the need to create a separate rule to make things a little clearer for people.

To make the Sub's position clear:

1. We will only allow comments that suggest relocating any outdoor cats to a local shelter where if it has an owner they can reclaim the animal - It really shouldn't need to be clarified why this is the case. The fact that taking someone's pet behind their back and placing it somewhere where they will never see it again shouldn't need to be

A few months ago we made the decision to prohibit cat owners and people who liked cats from posting. The time has come to extend this restriction to commenting. We did allow them to still comment despite the post restriction in case they were acting in good faith or came to offer advice. However, the advice most of them gives rarely helps anyone and in most cases benefits the cat owner or the cat itself. Furthermore, even if they are genuinely commenting in good faith, it doesn't really change anything and often comes across as condescending to some people. There is actually very little benefit allowing th

We were brigaded around three weeks ago so we put the Sub on private. The brigade wasn't so much an issue as it's happened multiple times before and we've accepted that due to the nature of a Sub like this, it will occur from time to time. We did made the decision to leave the Sub closed for a little while as it has been under constant moderation for over five and a half years and a break was required. Contrary to what has been claimed, we're not 'cat hags' that have taken over the Sub to permanently put it on private. We actually don't want to mod a private Sub and are looking at measures to try and keep it open the next time a brigade occurs. One thing we are currently doing is looking

For the addition of any new rules or changes to existing rules, we normally make a sticky post as an announcement but as members of this Sub, it is your responsibility to ensure that you review and understand any rules before posting or commenting. We would also recommend reviewing the rules from time to time. Whilst all the rules should be adhered to, we would like to draw people's attention to certain rules in particular.

No posts from cat owners or cat lovers - Firstly, the most recent new rule that has been added is, we are no longer accepting posts from people who own or like cats, although they can still comment. Please refer to the following post [https://www.reddit.com/r/catf

This is going to be a fairly long post which is primarily about cat owners but will briefly cover cat lovers. A lot of people here won't like it but after having had discussions, we are doing it for the good of this Sub. It's important to note this is something that has been under consideration for quite some time. If you do not wish to read the whole post you can skip straight to the TLDR at the bottom.

This is an anti-cat Sub and its original purpose was to allow people who disliked or didn't own cats to discuss the negative aspects of them or to vent about cat owners and cat lovers without having to deal with the normal backlash or justify their reasons to anybody. Contrary to what s

Further to the other post, we've had some mixed results with regards to cat owners posting/commenting here. There are regular commenters who strongly dislike/hate cats, that don't seem to have an issue with them, provided they don't break the rules. In fact, judging by the upvotes to their posts and what's been said, they think it's a good thing as they demonstrate the true nature of cats as pets.

Conversely, we are getting users who are against it, where quite a few are very frustrated with cat owners posting/commenting and don't want them here in any capacity. It seems as though feelings are running high with some

We've had feedback that has highlighted something we've been thinking for some time and that other members have mentioned previously. We have several questions, which we would like answered to try and gauge the general consensus of the Sub. You can be as detailed or concise as you like.

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1. What is your opinion on cat owners posting here to complain about their own cats?
2. What is your opinion on people posting in this Sub to seek advice on dealing with problematic/nuisance cats?
3. What is your opinion on posts that have pictures of cats, even if it is solely to criticize them?

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This is a post, which I suspect will be extremely unpopular with a certain segment of the people subscribed here but the changes we are about to make are for the good of the Sub. It's important to note that this isn't due to the actions of a single person but rather multiple comments and posts progressively from numerous people.

This is a Sub for people who don't like or own cats to vent about them or complain about cat lovers. Whilst this Sub has always had the occasional pro-dog content, it seems, it is starting to turn into a pro-dog Sub. We have posts/comments that compare dogs to cats specifically to make dogs look good. There are posts requesting opinions about dogs, where anythin

With immediate effect, we will no longer be permitting crossposting or links to other Subs from any further posts/comments. Other Subreddits are also off topic for discussion, which includes mentioning the Sub, how it is moderated, any bans, what the members post there or any forms of self promotion. No exceptions. Posts or comments that do not adhere to the above will be removed. There is also a new rule to reflect this.

We will still allow screenshots for now provided they obscure both the Subreddit and the user (which includes your own username), they make no attempt to discuss the Sub in question and are not intended to target any users for harassment. These posts will be reviewe

We've started to have an increasing number of posts/comments as of late that are clearly crossing the line with regards to animal abuse. I would like to draw people's attention to Rule 1, in particular this section of Reddit's side wide policy https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043513151 where it says:

Do not post content that encourages, glorifies, incites, or calls for violence or physical harm against an individual (including oneself) or a group of people; likewise, do not post content that glorifies or encourages the abuse of animals.

Examples of this include (but are not limited to) text that sugge

To prevent harassment, any screenshots from this point must obscure any usernames and Subreddits.

Any posts or comments which do not hide this information will be removed.

There's also a new rule to reflect this.

Any questions, feel free to contact us via modmail.

As always, please continue to report cat lovers who argue, harass or troll people in the comments.

Just to assure the regular subscribers, whilst things may appear to have been a little quiet on the mod front as of late, the team is still active and this Sub is still being moderated.

We've had users reach out directly and this is something that has been noted - This is an anti-cat Sub that was set up primarily to allow people who don't like cats to vent and discuss the negative aspects of cats and cat lovers, which is detailed in the FAQ. Recently it seems as though a lot of the people commenting are cat lovers/owners who complain about the posts or harass people in the comments. Whilst we don't have a strictly no cat lover rule, this Sub is