Are people on CE really that opposed to letting their cats go outside?
We had 3 cats at one point, lived their whole lives indoors from kittens to almost 2 years old. One day one of the cats snuck outside, was gone for like a day, came back, and went outside everyday afterwards until the point he was basically an outside only cat. We followed suit with our other 2 and there was no issue.
They came back once or twice a day to eat or drink from the bowls we kept outside and to get petted and hangout with us on the back patio. They all died of old age.
Theyre animals, their instincts will enable them to survive. Unless you live somewhere with shitty weather I dont see the big deal.
1. Risk of getting hit by a car 2. Risk of attacks from other animals 3. Disease and health risks (Feline HIV, tapeworms, ringworms, etc.) 4. Risk of those who hate cats (like TC) mistreating it when unsupervised 5. Risk of the cat getting trapped or lost then starving to death 6. If not fixed (which a lot of outside cats are not because of bad owners), reproduction is going to happen 7. Decimating the bird population in the area from a non-native animal 8. Reduces their lifespan
I mean there are tons of reasons to not let your cat outside. The risks outweigh the reward.
Plus outdoor cats have to be outdoor cats their whole life. A cat that grew up indoors will NOT survive as an outdoor cat. I think it's fucked up to have an outdoor cat period but trying to make an indoor cat in to an outdoor cat is straight up evil ---
Alt of Genocet_10-325 Conservatism is a plague on society.