Anonymous
Post 01/09/2019 23:24     Subject: Please let your cat be a cat!
If your cat wandered into my neighbor's yard their huskies would make short work of it. Be careful what you wish for.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2019 22:13     Subject: Please let your cat be a cat!
Anonymous wrote:My indoor cat is 10 years old and was a stray cat on the streets of a third world country capital. When I walk my dog, I see foxes everywhere. Not to mention owls and hawks. Why, on earth, would I let her get killed on purpose?! She seems pretty content right now sleeping right by me.


Thank you for adopting her, PP! She has a blessed life.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2019 22:05     Subject: Please let your cat be a cat!
My indoor cat is 10 years old and was a stray cat on the streets of a third world country capital. When I walk my dog, I see foxes everywhere. Not to mention owls and hawks. Why, on earth, would I let her get killed on purpose?! She seems pretty content right now sleeping right by me.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2019 22:03     Subject: Please let your cat be a cat!
I grew up on the edge of a small town, with my backyard backing up to a forest. We had two indoor/outdoor cats. One lived to be 19, the other 23. They were very happy, loved running out into the woods, and also loved curling up on my bed at night.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2019 22:03     Subject: Please let your cat be a cat!
Read somewhere the average lifespan of an outdoor cat is 3 years. They get hit by cars, injured in fights with other animals and catch diseases. Better to keep them as indoor pets for better quality of life and less expensive vet bills.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2019 21:56     Subject: Please let your cat be a cat!
If you let them go outside put a bell on their collar to warn the birds.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2019 21:54     Subject: Please let your cat be a cat!
Our cats live better than most people.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2019 21:54     Subject: Please let your cat be a cat!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:"Yah, what OP said! heh, heh" -
signed the coyotes that hang in my back yard


Yeah, I grew up our west and an outdoor cat was known as “easy dinner.”


Yeah never had that problem in my East Coast home. He did eat birds though so we had to put a big bell on his neck.


I'm a PP who had outside cats. I'm east coast too. I would not let cats outside now in my area, due to coyotes moving in because their land is being developed.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2019 21:53     Subject: Re:Please let your cat be a cat!
As long as you have a coyote roller on your fence that stops your cat from going out of your yard, fine.

It's beyond obnoxious to let one of your animals roam around onto others' property.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2019 21:49     Subject: Please let your cat be a cat!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:"Yah, what OP said! heh, heh" -
signed the coyotes that hang in my back yard


Yeah, I grew up our west and an outdoor cat was known as “easy dinner.”


Yeah never had that problem in my East Coast home. He did eat birds though so we had to put a big bell on his neck.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2019 21:47     Subject: Please let your cat be a cat!
Anonymous wrote:"Yah, what OP said! heh, heh" -
signed the coyotes that hang in my back yard


Yeah, I grew up our west and an outdoor cat was known as “easy dinner.”
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2019 21:46     Subject: Please let your cat be a cat!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My mom’s indoor/outdoor cat lived to be 25.

I don’t think there is a one rule fits all. Some cats enjoy being outside and are generally safe. Others get scared, lost, or hurt.

Just be sure to get them spayed or neutered.


Voice of reason right here.

+1. We had an indoor/outdoor cat too. It lived to age 19. It would have been sad never to go outside and feel sunlight.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2019 21:36     Subject: Re:Please let your cat be a cat!
An outdoor cat is not a feral cat. It gets fed, gets to go inside when it wants, goes to the vet. People have had outdoor cats for decades and birds have not gone extinct. When I grew up all the houses had outdoor / indoor cats and the ecosystem was fine.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2019 21:36     Subject: Please let your cat be a cat!
"Yah, what OP said! heh, heh" -
signed the coyotes that hang in my back yard
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2019 21:32     Subject: Please let your cat be a cat!
Anonymous wrote:Let wildlife be wildlife. Cats wreak havoc on native ecosystems. It is environmentally CRIMINAL to let cats outdoors without supervision. The happiest, most spoiled cats live inside as the pets they were bred to be. The feral cats in my area look ragged with sores on their ears and crusty eyes. They are miserable and killing birds, the only benefit is the feral cat pee unholy stench probably keeps mice away.


How are you helping the outdoor cats find homes/ spay and neuter the feral population so the problem does not progress?