Re: Re: ridecamp-d Digest V99 #1370

["BE" <betndez@budget.net>]

Oh, come on!  Always keeping a cat in the house is like always keeping a
horse in a stall.  And did the owner say the cat wasn't neutered?  Some of
us depend upon our feline friends (neutered) to live in our barns and keep
them rodent free.

Betty
So. Oregon

From: MBlanchrd@aol.com To: ridecamp@endurance.net

>I know this isn't ridecamp related but..if your cat was is so precious to
>you, why are you allowing him to roam outside? The average lifespan of a
cat
>that's allowed to roam the neighborhood is two years. While they're out
>there, they're not just washing their paws and climbing trees....they
>defecating in your neighbor's garden and flower beds, killing song birds,
and
>probably breeding new litters of kittens, something we don't need. Owning
an
>animal of any sort entails responsibility for that animal's natural
actions.
>You are, ultimately, responsible for your cat's wounds...if he hadn't been
>wandering outside, he wouldn't have gotten shot.
>If you truly love your cat ALWAYS KEEP HIM INDOORS.
> OK, flame away...got my asbestos on!!!!
>
>Michelle and Vociferous Wren, the indoors only Siamese
>



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