“Outdoor cats” are a menace and should be arrested
not only are urban environments a danger to cats themselves (cars, diseases, insects/ticks, other cats/animals, etc), but they are also technically an invasive species; even well-fed cats will hunt and kill native species. sometimes ur cat won’t come back and if they’re not fixed, they’ll breed and produce feral young which learn to hunt and further disrupt the habitat. keep ur cats inside or on a leash in ur yard
to anyone who lets their cats out because they’re destructive (running around, knocking things over, scratching/ chewing on furniture), yes it’s because they’re bored. no, it’s not a reason to let them outside. it means that the environment they’re in isn’t stimulating enough. just like u have ur phone, laptop, PS4 or whatever, ur cat wants to have fun too!!! they live there just like u do so give them stuff to play with. toys, scratch posts, their own shelves to look down from. some cats will even let u put a leash on them to walk around outside and that’s ok ! even pieces of string taped to shelves is enough to grab their attention now and then. give ur buddies some attention and play with them!!!
in addition to threats ur cats may face when outside: they can wander into peoples’ yards or public parks/spaces. cats will eat plants (most often grass) which normally help them digest, but most times are doused with pesticides and other nasty things. not only that, but they risk munching on plants that are fatal to them (i.e. LILIES are quite popular spring plants and will shut down a cat’s liver with its pollen alone) SO reduce the risk of kitty not coming home BY KEEPING HER INSIDE!!!
if u insist that ur cat should eat grass, u can get them some cat grass which is designed specifically for cats to eat. they come with little planters that u can put on a windowsill and let ur cat munch away on it without worrying about pesticides!! grade A organic grass
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