I am not understanding this whole outdoor cat thing.

My cat lives in my house. I don't have to worry about exposure to illness, poisoning, attacks by a dog, him being hit by a car, and I know that he is warm and fed.

There isn't much that bothers me more then finding kitty paw prints on my car, cat crap in my garden, dead cats on the side of the road, and having to slam on my brakes to keep from hitting a cat crossing the street.

I think it is pretty ironic that a lot of the time, some of the people who yell loudest about dogs that are kept outside and dogs running lose are people who have outdoor cats.