Should humans be allowed outside?

I would never let my human go out on their own, don't know what they might get up to, and have you ever seen the damage feral humans do to the wildlife and environment?!

Not long back from 9 mile walk with Staffordshire Gus (He's actually from Cumbria).

For all you would know from my outings, humans really are banned from going out!

We saw Roe deer, rabbits, Tawny owls, foxes, mice, bats, buzzards; not to mention many varieties of moth.

I find it interesting that the only place I've encountered anti-autistic hate speech out in public was on buses in London. I've also only ever been interrogated on why I have a bus pass when I was studying in the south-east. I ride my bus here pretty much daily - I have never been asked by anyone why I have a pass. Our bus is so infrequent it's basically a community bus - people know each other, if someone is lost, the whole bus steps in to help them find their stop. The passengers that use it come from all range of ethnic groups, ages, disabilities…but absolutely nobody hates on anyone else. It's really nice.

As for not going outside, I would actually die if I didn't have access to nature. That's my sensory safe place, and spending time in the garden has such a positive impact on my mental health when things are stressful.

I also find heatwaves traumatic for the same reason - aside killing my poor plants, it means I can't get outside enough, and I also can't cool my room, which is a panic trigger for me. So the last week or so was hard - I was actually glad to be at work on Saturday because it got me away from the worst of it.

But yeah. There are some humans that should not be outside…those who chase pigeons, stamp on bugs, tear down tree branches, drop litter, park on verges and let their dogs run riot off lead. But that doesn't mean the rest of us shouldn't be :)
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