Quote Originally Posted by BC_MoM
I know here it is illegal to let your cat roam the neighbourhoods. There are MAJOR fines for it. If you want your cat outside, it must be outside in your yard on a leash.
We have a similar law here. No cat can be off it's owners property. They can be outside, but must be confined to the owner's property with a leash or pen. It's very similar to the dog control by-law. Any cat found roaming can be trapped and taken to the pound where you have 3 days to reclaim it. If the humane society has room, it will go there after 3 days, if they are full, the cat can be euthanized.

I'd be a basketcase if my cats were allowed outside. Plus where I live between the dogs, the foxes, coyotes and wolves, an outdoor cat has a mighty short life span.