"Jacqueline" wrote in message
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On Mon, 8 Mar 2004 18:44:15 -0000, "AK" wrote:

I tentatively add to this thread, just my opinion, hopefully I won't get
flamed!

There is no right or wrong answer to this issue. In the UK where I live
cats have no natural predators so cats are not going to be killed by
other
animals.


(snip)

Cats don't have to be killed just by other animals. I live in an area of
the U.S. where there is a HUGE foreigner population. If a cat crosses into
a neighbor's yard, quite often it is killed and put into the neighbor's
dinner. NOT KIDDING! Cats are missing all of the time. It's a local
"joke" to say, oh, your neighbor ate it, but it's really not a joke. My
last neighborhood was mostly caucasion so I didn't have a problem with
letting my cats out. I currently live in a different area that is locally
known for eating dogs and cats (I watched a dog get beaten to its death this
last Christmas day for the family's Christmas dinner - again, I am NOT
kidding). Thank god I live in an apartment setting where I can't let my
cats out.

kilikini