"Tracy" wrote in message
om...
As worrisome as it is, and I must admit that this group is enough to
give a person nightmares, people are so obsessed with violence towards
cats and disasters, I think it's the best thing for me and my cats.

That is soooo true, Tracy. Although I have received a lot of useful advice
here, the tone of the group is all a bit doom and gloom. I am in the UK and
I *personally* don't know of anyones cat that has died of anything other
than disease or old age and all of these were indoor/outdoor cats. I have
also never seen a dead cat at the side of the road and I do a lot of driving
with my job so I sort of wonder how common it actually is.

To the OP: At the end of the day *you* have to assess how safe your area is
and no-one in this group can do that for you. If the boy racers in the
football club car park are a problem, keep the cat in at night (I am
presuming here that the racers only turn up at night). This will also cut
down on the little "presents" AKA "dead mice" your cat will bring you as
they mainly hunt at night. As far as the road goes, I don't know, only you
can decide how much of a risk it is.

Jeannie