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Re: Keep your cats indoors.
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Originally Posted by dannybgoode
I would never keep a cat indoors. They are not indoor creatures. Sorry, just the way I feel. And no, my cats do not just see me as a source of food either.
There was an interesting documentary on the life of cats here I the uk and they tracked every cat in a small village and the amount of wildlife kills was way below what anyone thought it would be. Will try and find a link. Not saying cats don't kill wildlife- they do but not nearly to the level previously thought.
But no, imo cat owners who let their cats out are not irresponsible. Those that keep them cooped up indoors are...
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I'm going to guess that the documentary you watched hardly did the research that goes into real science. Keeping cats outdoors is ecologically irresponsible.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/...irds-each-year
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