We don’t let small children cross the street by themselves. That’s because kids have no concept of what a street is, or how dangerous it is. Same for cats, but add in plenty of predators and diseases. Outdoor cats have a much shorter life expectancy than indoor cats.
That’s my thought exactly. But they have the mind of a child, so there has to be a middle ground especially if living in a town or busy street. No idea what that could be. If only cats would stay inside the yard, or a cat park like dogs lol.
But keeping them indoors 100% of the time? Total wrong end of the spectrum, borderline abuse.
Yeah, cats are safer if you never let them go outside, sure.
So are humans. But would you want to live like that?
We don’t let small children cross the street by themselves. That’s because kids have no concept of what a street is, or how dangerous it is. Same for cats, but add in plenty of predators and diseases. Outdoor cats have a much shorter life expectancy than indoor cats.
I think the bigger thing than them potentially getting hurt is the fact that they will hunt and decimate local fauna
It can be both
But do they actually get to live though?
Gilded cage and all that.
I do live like that.
Importantly, while cats are safer indoors, vulnerable wildlife is much safer when cats are indoors.
You running in forests, hunting for food with bare hands, fighting with bears for survival?
And should dogs be let out to roam free too?
That’s my thought exactly. But they have the mind of a child, so there has to be a middle ground especially if living in a town or busy street. No idea what that could be. If only cats would stay inside the yard, or a cat park like dogs lol.
But keeping them indoors 100% of the time? Total wrong end of the spectrum, borderline abuse.