Underground radio type fences

On Nov 29, 7:31*pm, "cybercat" wrote:

What exactly is the problem? Ever seen a cat run over by a car? Ripped open
by a dog? Then there are parasites and sadistic humans who torture and kill
cats for fun.

Cat hit by car (fatally): Yes. Person hit by car(fatally): Yes. Dog
hit by car (fatally): Yes.
Ripped open by a dog: No. Dog killed by cat: Yes. Dog permanently
blinded by cat: Yes X2. Dog chased by cat: Too often to mention.
Cat chased by dog: As above.
Cat actually injured by a dog in any way: Never. Not to suggest it
hasn't or wouldn't happen - but I have never experienced it in 56 +
years around cats (and dogs).

Parasites: Just as much chance for exposure inside as out. Most
parasites are flea-born, and immature fleas will go merrily through
the finest window screens. As will a variety of mites. And many other
parasites, spores and bacteria will come right in with your shoes. And
why systemic controls were developed - and are very effective.

Sadistic Humans: Sure. A very real danger if you do not know your
neighbors and your neighborhood. Can't argue with that. But those
sorts of humans are as much a danger to you as to your pets. So you
had best stay at home as well.

You seem to have a real problem with the reality of cats. Again, they
are at the top of the food chain and didn't get there by being passive
parts of the environment. So it is important to recognize their needs
and accomodate them *FULLY*. Where it is patently unsafe for them to
go outside - heavily trafficked streets, crowded neighborhoods, near
industrial sites or even where larger, more effective predators are
common, then something else *MUST* be done. And that can be expensive,
a lot of work, and time-consuming. But just as seeing a tiger in a
small cage can be heartbreaking - the cage may be relatively larger
and the tiger relatively smaller - but it comes to the same thing for
a bored cat. Imagine yourself in Prison - and what you would need to
make that concept bearable - now apply that same logic and intensity
to your cats. Infinite amounts of bad television and popcorn won't
quite cut it.

Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA