Dogs and cats - Why is it ok for cats to kill things for fun?

[desertdarlene]

I think I did a search one time on outdoor enclosures for cats and several results and ideas for outdoor pens came up. I am allergic, but love cats and have to keep them outside. I hope to have a nice enclosure for them like the ones I saw while doing my search.

 

[ZuulLanceMaster]

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An enclosure? like a coop? It's an interesting idea..... I don't think that the cats will like it very much, though.

 

[ZuulLanceMaster]

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Ohhhh..... that is SO sad!

 

[ChickieBooBoo]

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Ohhhh..... that is SO sad!

What a jerk!

 

[ellieroo]

here are few ideas for cat runs/yards. But it takes a responsible owner to make use of the idea/concept


http://www.catsofaustralia.com/cat-enclosures-2.htm

 

[desertdarlene]

Yeah, there's some pretty nice ones you can make for cats out there.

I know of cats who hated the outdoors. If you took them outside, they would get scared and run back inside. But, those are cats who have indoors since they were babies.

 

[cgmccary]

OP: Shouldn't cats, like dogs, should be kept under an owner's control or not owned at all. I say that with the realization that in rural settings both cats and dogs are used to eliminate predators and rodents. "Under control" can also be defined as kept on the owner's property, not locked or tied up.

Yes, cats should be kept up. I started keeping my cat indoors when I decided I could not tolerate the killing of yet another wild bird. The toll that cats take on the wild bird population is tremedous -- millions each year! After I drove the second injured hummingbird 120 miles round trip to the Wildlife Rescue center (one of them made it and was released back into the wild a month later), I decided the cat was coming in for good. I love the cat, but coming indoors has taken its toll on my furniture. I am thinking of having her declawed (they say they can do it painlessly with a laser now). I still like having her indoors for any mice that get in-- she always catches those.

I also believe dogs that will harm someone else's property or livestock should be kept up and their owner's held accountable.​

 

[PamB]

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Yes, cats should be kept up. I started keeping my cat indoors when I decided I could not tolerate the killing of yet another wild bird. The toll that cats take on the wild bird population is tremedous -- millions each year! After I drove the second injured hummingbird 120 miles round trip to the Wildlife Rescue center (one of them made it and was released back into the wild a month later), I decided the cat was coming in for good. I love the cat, but coming indoors has taken its toll on my furniture. I am thinking of having her declawed (they say they can do it painlessly with a laser now). I still like having her indoors for any mice that get in-- she always catches those.

I also believe dogs that will harm someone else's property or livestock should be kept up and their owner's held accountable.

Never heard of this laser surgery and decided to check it out....here is what I found
"Although the surgery takes less time and isn't as invasive, extreme pain and recurrent infections can still occur after the procedure is complete. Declawed cats may also experience long term muscle weakness in their legs, shoulders, and back." One of my older cats is declawed, but not my younger ones because the vets around here refused to do it....When we had I first cat declawed, I wasn't well informed. Good luck with whatever you decide and, by the way, that is very kind of you to take the hummingbird to the Wildlife Rescue Center.

http://www.vetinfo.com/cat-declawing-techniques.html