Cats instinctively kill birds and other small rodents. While I certainly see the appeal of outside cats the people arguing based on environmental concerns also have a point.
Additionally you should be really careful letting your cat out as it can get into something and then make you sick as a result
99% of cats are not native to wildlife in Europe or the americas. there are very very few specialised to their environment felines that look like housecats but it’s very few numbers (often dwindeling because of housecats). small feline != housecats or feral cats.
Cats instinctively kill birds and other small rodents. While I certainly see the appeal of outside cats the people arguing based on environmental concerns also have a point.
Additionally you should be really careful letting your cat out as it can get into something and then make you sick as a result
99% of cats are not native to wildlife in Europe or the americas. there are very very few specialised to their environment felines that look like housecats but it’s very few numbers (often dwindeling because of housecats). small feline != housecats or feral cats.
Our vet recommended keep our cat inside to prevent it from getting FIV, which was present in at least some of the local feral cats.
Commodore lived in the neighborhood longer than we had, tho. If we had tried to keep him inside, if he ever escaped he simply wouldn’t have come back.
I won’t make that “mistake” with my next cat, if any.
I’m much more likely to die in a car accident, and yet I have to drive almost everyday…