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I found Lusksat post really annoying and inflammatory to those who let
their cats out.

This subject is a parallel to a music newsgroup post asking whether it was The
Beatles, Elvis or The Rolling Stones who were the greatest. In other
words.....this topic has been discussed, analyzed and brought back for as long
as this newsgroup existed. It's not a new subject and no new ground has been
broken. Those in the UK feel it's ok to let a cat wander about. Those in the
US..experts...the majority of pet people, etc..feel is it best to keep the cat
inside.

Frankly, there have been a high number of posts from people who mourned a pet
who died outside from: a car..poisons..wild animals..dogs..and a significant
number of posts from those who lost cats (outside cats never returned home).
Quotes and references have been posted time and time and time and time again.
Animal Planet's "Emergency Vets", a very long running show, has aired the
tragic death of cats (due to reasons above) almost every episode.

In the mid 1970's - before I knew better - I had my cat go in/outdoors..He was
hit by a car. I lived in a very quiet residential neighborhood. Thankfully, he
survived.

If one wants to gamble with his/her life..who cares...but don't gamble with
your pets' lives.