Thank you. This is clearly a more rural property. Idk why people act like cats shouldn’t be outside ever, it definitely depends on where you live. It’s very normal in rural areas for families to have outdoor cats who adopted THEM.
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It's funny you say that, because the cat here did adopt me! And now takes over the bed at night. INdeed if the area is more rural it's much better for a cat or dog than being trapped indoors waiting for 'walk time'.
aug 27, 2025, 5:03 pm • 8 0 • view
I live in an urban area so it’s not an option for us, I wish we could let them roam and play. Growing up in a rural area, many neighbors had cats on their property that just kind of hung out. Sometimes they didn’t even have official names lol.
aug 27, 2025, 5:13 pm • 4 0 • view
One can theoretically put them on a leash. A lot of cats will not be thrilled to try this. Humans should research it 1st to see how to do it safely. I wish there was a force field they could wear that allowed them out alone safely.
aug 27, 2025, 5:54 pm • 5 0 • view
We have a harness and leash for one of the cats! He doesn’t really like it though so we don’t push it. He gets skittish if a car goes by and then immediately wants to go back indoors. The other kitty is older and has zero interest in the outdoors lol.
aug 27, 2025, 6:02 pm • 3 0 • view
Forgetting the reality that cats live an average of 2 years longer when kept in doors, they also kill an average of 8-25 billion birds and mammals each year. They are second only to mankind as causing pressure on threatened species. They're pets, not wildlife.
aug 27, 2025, 6:01 pm • 3 0 • view
Mostly an American thing. Much of the rest of the world cats are often outdoors. Common in the UK and throughout Europe. And then there's Istanbul 😏 Though America has predators of cats that many places don't and a bigger car culture.
aug 27, 2025, 6:04 pm • 1 0 • view
Seems I read a few years ago that Australia had implemented a bounty system. I live in Canada and many cities ban free roaming cats. I see thousands of cats come through the local SPCA's. It's a bigger problem than most realize.
aug 28, 2025, 10:56 am • 1 0 • view
Yes that’s another great point! Culture plays a role. Kinda what I was getting at regarding rural culture. It’s normal in rural culture to have pets that are indoor/outdoor or even sometimes purely outdoor pets!
aug 27, 2025, 6:07 pm • 1 0 • view
It's normal in many places, but it's also brutal on the local small wildlife, especially birds. And then there's the local larger wildlife, which can be rough on the cats.
aug 27, 2025, 10:37 pm • 1 0 • view
There's some arguement that cat impact on birds is not as great as suggested, in that most birds they catch are weak and likely to die soon anyway. Also the numbers are down to the large amount of cats whereas an individual domestic cat catches relatively few in their life.
aug 27, 2025, 11:40 pm • 1 0 • view
my local SPCA regularly has cats listed as "barn cat", they're semi-feral and generally don't like people but they'll keep the rats out of your barn as long as you feed and water them
aug 27, 2025, 6:49 pm • 1 0 • view