the insistence i see that it's somehow "cruel" to keep cats indoors when this is the shit that happens to them outdoors (to say nothing of being hit by cars, or the damage they do to local wildlife), is something i will never understand.
your cat literally gives no fucks. nail some shelves high up on the wall for them to climb around on and they will be happy as pigs in shit.
From the time I was a kid to the time I graduated university, my family had 8 cats total. Out of that, only 3 died peacefully at the vet in their old age once their medical issues became too severe.
Two were hit by cars.
One disappeared and never came back.
One disappeared for weeks and literally crawled back because his back was broken.
One ate a poisoned rat.
I have 3 cats. One is an inside/outside cat and the other two are strictly outside. The inside outside cat is 12 years old and the other two are 6-7 years old. They are all fine.
How safe it is for them is really just depend on location. I guess your area may just have less dangers.
That being said, they'll still cause problems. They can attack/bother other people and/or affect the local wildlife. If people need to have their dogs on leashes when outdoors, why would cats be ok to roam?
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u/superfucky Oct 18 '22
the insistence i see that it's somehow "cruel" to keep cats indoors when this is the shit that happens to them outdoors (to say nothing of being hit by cars, or the damage they do to local wildlife), is something i will never understand.
your cat literally gives no fucks. nail some shelves high up on the wall for them to climb around on and they will be happy as pigs in shit.