Do you let your cats run at large?

**Pawsitive Thinking** · 06-27-2008, 09:30 AM

As a responsible cat owner I find your post highly offensive. Clearly trying to resurrect the indoor v outdoor cat issue which is never going to be resolved amicably. Brody has 24 hour access to the house so is neither an indoor or outdoor cat but that does not make me a jerk

**horselover365** · 06-27-2008, 12:44 PM

Originally Posted by Brody's Mum

As a responsible cat owner I find your post highly offensive. Clearly trying to resurrect the indoor v outdoor cat issue which is never going to be resolved amicably. Brody has 24 hour access to the house so is neither an indoor or outdoor cat but that does not make me a jerk

I totally agree. I let my cats outside, they have acess to the house at all times, and they never leave my yard. My one cat does not even go outside simply because she does not want to.

**columbine** · 06-27-2008, 12:55 PM

I agree that letting cats roam is irresponsible, but if someone who can't afford to take on another cat goes the extra mile to to do TNR, they're doing a great deal of good.

Love, Columbine

**Suki Wingy** · 06-27-2008, 01:53 PM

Both my cat, and the cats I will be living with this fall, are not allowed out of the house for any reason except to go to the vets office. My grandmother's cats, however, are allowed out in her back yard that is FENCED, and since they are declawed, (that's another story) they can't get out. Before the 6 foot wood fences, they went out on harnesses.

**Maya & Inka's mommy** · 07-10-2008, 09:16 AM

Originally Posted by Brody's Mum

As a responsible cat owner I find your post highly offensive. Clearly trying to resurrect the indoor v outdoor cat issue which is never going to be resolved amicably. Brody has 24 hour access to the house so is neither an indoor or outdoor cat but that does not make me a jerk

I agree 100% !!!It isn't very nice to call people who let their cats out are all irresponsible and jerks

. When you make a poll, you have to give all possible solutions, not just the ones that are right in your opinion..........

**kt_luvs_kitties** · 07-10-2008, 11:20 AM

I am going to completely ignore this poll...

I think you need to rethink your position, and you DO blame the cats, or else you would not want to take them away to a far off shelter.

If you are that concerned, and want the howling to stop, DO TRAP THEM. then take them to be fixed.... That would solve the problem of howling and wandering into your yard, mostly.

It is ALOT harder than you might think. I have done TNR... and they were MY problem. I have 15 cats(indoor only), thats as many as I can keep. That was the only rational choice I could make for the strays.... I never thought of it as "they are not my problem."

And if it is that bad, tape a note to the cats collar, follow them, post signs and talk to the owner.

PS- You DO NOT have the right to shoot them. Noone does.

**Alysser** · 07-12-2008, 08:31 AM

I agree with Twisterdog, though I don't find it a big deal if your cat is in your yard/garden/balcony and supervised or trained to not go outside. I know if dog owners let their dogs run around a neighborhood their would be BIG problems.

I'm sorry you are having problems with these cats, but I think this poll is way out of line. I don't understand why you have to be so rude? There is no need for it. Just because a cat is let outdoors doesn't make a person an idiot or irresponsible. You let your dogs outside to go to the bathroom, does that make you and idiot? That's basically what you're saying to me. By the way, if you trap the cats and tell the owners you posioned them or something I hope they call Animal Control on you. I find that really, really stupid to even say that to someone. You could just say you did them a favor and spayed humanely trapped their cat's for them and got them spayed so they wouldn't be such a nuisance or not even say anything at all.