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Once again when a cat was found dead here from a heart attack someone came
on from the USA and brought up the inside/outside debate again. It wouldn't have made any difference, FGS. I rarely enter into the inside/outside debate. It's safe here in the Uk and not in America and we must agree to disagree. I don't know of any cat shelter here who would agree to home a cat into a indoor home. so that's the difference between our countries and I suggest we leave it at that. Please. |
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Christina Websell wrote: Once again when a cat was found dead here from a heart attack someone came on from the USA and brought up the inside/outside debate again. It wouldn't have made any difference, FGS. I rarely enter into the inside/outside debate. It's safe here in the Uk and not in America and we must agree to disagree. I don't know of any cat shelter here who would agree to home a cat into a indoor home. so that's the difference between our countries and I suggest we leave it at that. Please. Depends upon WHERE in the USA! (In the American Southwest, they are likely to fall prey to coyotes or other predators.) Also, the barbaric practice of declawing is legal here, which it is not in the UK - another reason for "indoor" cats, even though some people let THEM out, too. (Don't suppose anyone asks the cat whether it would prefer to be "indoor-outdoor" or not.) |
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"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in message m... Christina Websell wrote: Once again when a cat was found dead here from a heart attack someone came on from the USA and brought up the inside/outside debate again. It wouldn't have made any difference, FGS. I rarely enter into the inside/outside debate. It's safe here in the Uk and not in America and we must agree to disagree. I don't know of any cat shelter here who would agree to home a cat into a indoor home. so that's the difference between our countries and I suggest we leave it at that. Please. Depends upon WHERE in the USA! (In the American Southwest, they are likely to fall prey to coyotes or other predators.) Also, the barbaric practice of declawing is legal here, which it is not in the UK - another reason for "indoor" cats, even though some people let THEM out, too. (Don't suppose anyone asks the cat whether it would prefer to be "indoor-outdoor" or not.) I think my cat prefers to be out/in but I don't want to argue about it. I can't imagine why a cat would want to be kept inside all the time but that's your culture. It's not ours. and I don't like that we are always defending ourselves about letting them roam. That's what they should do. |
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"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in message m... Christina Websell wrote: Once again when a cat was found dead here from a heart attack someone came on from the USA and brought up the inside/outside debate again. It wouldn't have made any difference, FGS. I rarely enter into the inside/outside debate. It's safe here in the Uk and not in America and we must agree to disagree. I don't know of any cat shelter here who would agree to home a cat into a indoor home. so that's the difference between our countries and I suggest we leave it at that. Please. Depends upon WHERE in the USA! (In the American Southwest, they are likely to fall prey to coyotes or other predators.) Also, the barbaric practice of declawing is legal here, which it is not in the UK - another reason for "indoor" cats, even though some people let THEM out, too. (Don't suppose anyone asks the cat whether it would prefer to be "indoor-outdoor" or not.) It's up to you all to tell your vets that declawing is not acceptable in any country in the world except the USA. If my vet did it except for medical reasons he'd be struck off. Refuse to go to a vet who does it and tell them why. |
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"Christina Websell" wrote in message ... Once again when a cat was found dead here from a heart attack someone came on from the USA and brought up the inside/outside debate again. It wouldn't have made any difference, FGS. I rarely enter into the inside/outside debate. It's safe here in the Uk and not in America and we must agree to disagree. I don't know of any cat shelter here who would agree to home a cat into a indoor home. so that's the difference between our countries and I suggest we leave it at that. Please. ~~~~~~~ I understand (and accept) the point you are making, but I have often wondered about metropolitan areas such as London. I do know that there are at least *some* people in UK large cities who keep cats indoors. What is the general practice in areas like that? I am not asking this to start an argument. I genuinely wonder about statements that cat shelters would not agree on an indoor home because the "predators" in that case refers to traffic. Does your statement apply equally to rural and metropolitan areas in the UK? MaryL |
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"MaryL" wrote in message ... "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... Once again when a cat was found dead here from a heart attack someone came on from the USA and brought up the inside/outside debate again. It wouldn't have made any difference, FGS. I rarely enter into the inside/outside debate. It's safe here in the Uk and not in America and we must agree to disagree. I don't know of any cat shelter here who would agree to home a cat into a indoor home. so that's the difference between our countries and I suggest we leave it at that. Please. ~~~~~~~ I understand (and accept) the point you are making, but I have often wondered about metropolitan areas such as London. I do know that there are at least *some* people in UK large cities who keep cats indoors. What is the general practice in areas like that? I am not asking this to start an argument. I genuinely wonder about statements that cat shelters would not agree on an indoor home because the "predators" in that case refers to traffic. Does your statement apply equally to rural and metropolitan areas in the UK? MaryL No. but they are likely to refuse a home with a lot of traffic and won't let you adopt one. Which is sensible. I suppose. Not much traffic here and huge gardens to lose themselves in. I'd quite like to be that person who decides if the potential adopter is good enough. No-one assessed me for Kitty Farmcat. I wish they had refused.. No-one assessed me for Boyfie. I think I've done well with both. |
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"Christina Websell" wrote in message ... "MaryL" wrote in message ... "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... Once again when a cat was found dead here from a heart attack someone came on from the USA and brought up the inside/outside debate again. It wouldn't have made any difference, FGS. I rarely enter into the inside/outside debate. It's safe here in the Uk and not in America and we must agree to disagree. I don't know of any cat shelter here who would agree to home a cat into a indoor home. so that's the difference between our countries and I suggest we leave it at that. Please. ~~~~~~~ I understand (and accept) the point you are making, but I have often wondered about metropolitan areas such as London. I do know that there are at least *some* people in UK large cities who keep cats indoors. What is the general practice in areas like that? I am not asking this to start an argument. I genuinely wonder about statements that cat shelters would not agree on an indoor home because the "predators" in that case refers to traffic. Does your statement apply equally to rural and metropolitan areas in the UK? MaryL No. but they are likely to refuse a home with a lot of traffic and won't let you adopt one. Which is sensible. I suppose. Not much traffic here and huge gardens to lose themselves in. I'd quite like to be that person who decides if the potential adopter is good enough. No-one assessed me for Kitty Farmcat. I wish they had refused.. No-one assessed me for Boyfie. I think I've done well with both. ~~~~~~~~ That's another difference between the US and the UK. If I have understood some of your messages correctly, you do no have an overabundance of cats as we do. Many shelters here require their cats to be kept indoor if it is an area with high traffic but probably not in rural areas or other areas with low traffic volume. Tragically, a great many healthy cats (and dogs) will be euthanized, so shelters look for good homes but the requirements vis a vis indoor/outdoor will not be the same. MaryL |
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"Judith Latham" wrote in message ... As Christina says, we do let our cats be indoor/outdoor where it's reasonable to do so. This is the vast majority of place in the UK. No, it's not totally safe as they could have an accident but the vast majority of cats don't. (I do hope I'm not tempting fate I'll just touch wood.) We don't have many predators as many countries do. If someone lives on a busy road they tend to keep their cats inside, this applies to living in a city or anywhere else. However most cats here are indoor/outdoor and create merry hell when they've been in a new home for a few weeks and want to go outside. Judith -- Judith Latham Stourbridge, West Midlands. UK. ~~~~~~ Thanks. That's very helpful information. MaryL |
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"MaryL" wrote in message ... "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... "MaryL" wrote in message ... "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... Once again when a cat was found dead here from a heart attack someone came on from the USA and brought up the inside/outside debate again. It wouldn't have made any difference, FGS. I rarely enter into the inside/outside debate. It's safe here in the Uk and not in America and we must agree to disagree. I don't know of any cat shelter here who would agree to home a cat into a indoor home. so that's the difference between our countries and I suggest we leave it at that. Please. ~~~~~~~ I understand (and accept) the point you are making, but I have often wondered about metropolitan areas such as London. I do know that there are at least *some* people in UK large cities who keep cats indoors. What is the general practice in areas like that? I am not asking this to start an argument. I genuinely wonder about statements that cat shelters would not agree on an indoor home because the "predators" in that case refers to traffic. Does your statement apply equally to rural and metropolitan areas in the UK? MaryL No. but they are likely to refuse a home with a lot of traffic and won't let you adopt one. Which is sensible. I suppose. Not much traffic here and huge gardens to lose themselves in. I'd quite like to be that person who decides if the potential adopter is good enough. No-one assessed me for Kitty Farmcat. I wish they had refused.. No-one assessed me for Boyfie. I think I've done well with both. ~~~~~~~~ That's another difference between the US and the UK. If I have understood some of your messages correctly, you do no have an overabundance of cats as we do. Many shelters here require their cats to be kept indoor if it is an area with high traffic but probably not in rural areas or other areas with low traffic volume. Tragically, a great many healthy cats (and dogs) will be euthanized, so shelters look for good homes but the requirements vis a vis indoor/outdoor will not be the same. MaryL i do understand that. We have a different culture and almost everycat expects to be allowed out here. It does have dangers. Boyfie had a bad accident but even so I would not keep him in. Tweed |
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"MaryL" wrote in message ... "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... "MaryL" wrote in message ... "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... Once again when a cat was found dead here from a heart attack someone came on from the USA and brought up the inside/outside debate again. It wouldn't have made any difference, FGS. I rarely enter into the inside/outside debate. It's safe here in the Uk and not in America and we must agree to disagree. I don't know of any cat shelter here who would agree to home a cat into a indoor home. so that's the difference between our countries and I suggest we leave it at that. Please. ~~~~~~~ I understand (and accept) the point you are making, but I have often wondered about metropolitan areas such as London. I do know that there are at least *some* people in UK large cities who keep cats indoors. What is the general practice in areas like that? I am not asking this to start an argument. I genuinely wonder about statements that cat shelters would not agree on an indoor home because the "predators" in that case refers to traffic. Does your statement apply equally to rural and metropolitan areas in the UK? MaryL No. but they are likely to refuse a home with a lot of traffic and won't let you adopt one. Which is sensible. I suppose. Not much traffic here and huge gardens to lose themselves in. I'd quite like to be that person who decides if the potential adopter is good enough. No-one assessed me for Kitty Farmcat. I wish they had refused.. No-one assessed me for Boyfie. I think I've done well with both. ~~~~~~~~ That's another difference between the US and the UK. If I have understood some of your messages correctly, you do no have an overabundance of cats as we do. Many shelters here require their cats to be kept indoor if it is an area with high traffic but probably not in rural areas or other areas with low traffic volume. Tragically, a great many healthy cats (and dogs) will be euthanized, so shelters look for good homes but the requirements vis a vis indoor/outdoor will not be the same. MaryL maybe it's a good idea to save a cat/dog from a shelter and then keep it inside for the rest of it's life. I don't think so. At all. and if everyone examined their cats life when they are kept inside.. should you have one? Feel free to scream at me. I'm offering it for debate. A kindly debate. Myself, I wouldn't have a cat if it couldn't go outside. Feel free to differ. I won't mind. |
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