Restricting outside access is not cruel. When children are outside (young
children) keep an eye on them. Same for cats they need to be protected. Bob
do you let young children roam?

Bob Brenchley. wrote in message
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On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 17:10:20 -0700, "Mogie"
wrote:


Bob Brenchley. wrote in message
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On 13 Jul 2003 06:19:46 -0700, (Nightstar)
wrote:

Hi - I live in a condo with a fenced patio. The fence is approx. 6
ft. tall and made of wood. I want to be able to allow my cat, Pop, to
go outside on the patio but he can climb over the fence. Someone
suggested attaching "chicken wire" to the fence so it extends 8 inches
above the top of the fence. Supposedly when the cat tries to jump to
the top of the fence the flimsy chicken wire will not hold the weight
of the cat and he will not be able to go over the fence. Has anyone
heard of this or tried it? Does anyone have any other suggestions?

Thanks in advance!

Cats are NOT cage animals. If you live in an area where, for whatever
reason, you feel unable to allow a healthy cat its freedom to roam for
at least some time each day (and only you can judge your area) then
don't have a cat. To have a healthy cat, knowing you will keep it in
24/7 marks you are being cruel, selfish, or both.

Moronic posting style corrected. You have not been charged for this
service but I reserve the right to charge in the future if you make
the same mistake again.

Keeping a cat indoors or restricting their access outside is not cruel
anymore then restricting a young child's access outside is cruel. Cats
and
young children both need to be protected from possible forces that might
be
of harm to them. Someone who allows their children to roam freely usually
end up with dead or missing children and have them taken away.


If you live in an area where, for whatever reason, you feel unable to
allow a healthy cat its freedom to roam for at least some time each
day (and only you can judge your area) then don't have a cat. To have
a healthy cat, knowing you will keep it in 24/7 marks you are being
cruel, selfish, or both.

The FACT is that none of the UK's major shelters, nor most of the
smaller ones that for various reasons affiliate with the big boys,
will normally rehome a healthy cat to an indoor only environment. This
has been confirmed on numerous occasions by people who work at the
grass roots level - actually finding homes for cats.

Cats are NOT children an should not be treated as such. But believe
me, if you constantly kept your child indoors only you would be the
one looking at having it taken away.

--
Bob.

Your IQ score is 2 (it takes 3 to grunt).




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