Broader adoption of keeping cats safe at home would have large benefits for cat welfare, human health, local wildlife and even the economy. So, should cat owners be required to keep their pets contained to their property?
The answer to the question is obviously “yes”.
What’s stopping us?
Assholes. Selfish assholes. Here in the US, one of my neighbors cats was killed by a coyote last week, it got the cat because it was out in the neighborhood. the results were horrific (like, they kept finding pieces of it around the neighborhood).
KEEP YOUR FUCKING PETS INSIDE YOUR GODDAMN HOUSES PEOPLE.
Said neighbor still lets their other cats roam. fucking twats.