“Cats are only happy when they are outside”... discuss...

                  

I don’t know how many times I’ve seen people on the Internet say this. 

They go on and on, ad nauseum, about how cats are miserable when they’re inside and how the only time they can possibly be happy is when they are free to roam at will.

There are many predators, however.

Cars, people who hate cats, and coyotes are but a few of the dangers that face cats when they go out in the world unattended.

Any rescue shelter you visit these days does not adopt cats out to people who say they’re going to let the cats outside.

That is because it is a proven fact that being an indoor only cat adds several years to every cat’s life.

If cats are free to roam, why don’t we just all let all of our pets roam?

Dogs, snakes, guinea pigs, ferrets… you name it… just open the doors and let all the animals out.

I hear you… right now you’re saying “This woman is crazy, it’s not safe to let dogs, snakes, guinea pigs and ferrets out”!

And yet, for some reason, people think cats should be roaming free.

Why is that?

Are dogs more dangerous?

Why, because their teeth are sharper and bigger?

Cats have very nice sharp fangs, razor sharp claws and are Nature’s perfect killing machines.

They are exquisite creatures… sleek, silky, fast… much better at escaping punishment after committing murder than dogs are. 

If you want a cat, and you want the very best for it, just make sure it has a well-equipped catio to enjoy.

It can then breathe fresh air, listen to birds chirping and watch bunnies hopping through the yard.  The only things it will kill are interlopers on your (and the cat’s) turf of the insect, reptile and rodent kinds.

Plus, you won’t have neighbors on NextDoor complaining about how cats have been killing birds again.

And you will also not have to read on NextDoor that coyotes have been killing cats again… at least, not your cat.