One thing that I used to have to worry about until I moved: Owls. Yup,
owls frequently carry off cats for chow. Also, there was a yahoo in my
neighborhood that liked to shoot cats for fun.
Keep 'em inside if you even like them.
"bluedeuce" <zerokat@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> ...
>>> The only thing I am personally completely against as far as cats go is
>>> declawing and confining indoors.
>
> I totally agree with your stand against declawing. I totally disagree
with
> your position on indoor cats.
>
> When you think of all the bad things that happen to outdoor cats, how
can
> you possibly tell other cat owners that they are wrong for keeping their
> cats indoors. Let me point out a few of these bad things.
>
> 1. Large canines, catkiller dogs and packs of coyotes are a very real
> threat and thousands of cats are killed and maimed every year in your
> city.
> 2. Cat hater adolescent boys who delight in torturing and killing cats
> for no other reason than their sick enjoyment.
> 3. Injuries from catfights, especially those catowners who are too
selfish
> or ignorant to have their cats de***ed.
> 4. Numerous feline diseases that indoor cats usually don't acquire.
> 5. A lot of missing cats are stolen, especially kittens and purebreds.
>
> But, the most compelling reason why my cats are indoors cats is that I
> don't want to go pick up either one up off a road where they have been
run
> over by a car. When I see any cat that has been killed by a car it
bothers
> me a lot. I can still see in my mind a 6 month old cat lying dead in the
> parking lot of my apts right outside my window a few weeks ago.
>
> So, John is DEAD WRONG when he and his sister refuses to de*** his cat
> and tells others that they are wrong for keeping their cats safe
indoors.
> You know what John, you and your sister is full of it. If you cannot
> afford de***ing there are places and organizations that will do it for
> free.If you two cannot find the time to take your cats to the vet for
any
> reason then you should not have cats.
>
> Cats trust us with their lives and people like John and his sister
betray
> that trust.
>
>
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