[RP TownTalk] This N That

[Sarah Wayland]

This is precisely the situation with our now-missing cat. She was
miserable when forced to be indoors, and made us miserable too. We
tried to play with her, love her, etc., but we were a poor substitute
for frolicking in the leaves and hunting squirrels. We decided that
we'd prefer she have a short but happy life, as opposed to a longer
but miserable life. We adopted her when she was 6 months old - she'd
been a stray before that and was used to living outdoors.

Cranky Old Coot - I really understand the issue about the birds, and
feel bad about it. But I eat chicken for dinner sometimes too. Nature
is red in tooth and claw.

-Sarah


On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 10:58 AM, michelle burns <mishburns at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I have two indoor-only cats and an indoor/outdoor adopted stray.  I would
> prefer that she stay indoors 100% of the time but have giving up on trying
> to confine her because when she wants to go out, she finds a way.  One
> benefit of having her outdoors some of the time is the reduced number of
> rats in the neighborhood.
>
> ________________________________
> From: "lisagrob at verizon.net" <lisagrob at verizon.net>
> To: wheadle at yahoo.com
> Cc: TownTalk at riverdale-park.org
> Sent: Fri, November 12, 2010 9:31:28 AM
> Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] This N That
>
> Cats naturally like to be outdoors at least some of the time. Cat-owners
> know the risks. I think hundreds of strays are a different problem.
>
>
>
> Nov 12, 2010 01:29:22 PM, wheadle at yahoo.com wrote:

> RE cats in general; perhaps I'LL get some flak over this, but I can't see
> why
> people let their cats run loose in a residential area; the animals stand a
> very
> good chance of getting hit by a car (or train!), they can get injured in
> other
> ways, they can get diseases or parasites, etc.  I know many, many people who
> keep their cats indoors and the cats are happy, well-adjusted animals.  Yes,
> it
> involves a lot of owner interaction and time with the cats but if you're not
> willing to provide time for ANY animal you bring into your home, you
> shouldn't
> have a pet at all.
>
>



-- 
Sarah Wayland
sarah.wayland at gmail.com