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From: denise@dadla.WR.TEK.COM (Denise Caire)
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Subject: Re: wandering domestic cats
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Date: 27 Nov 89 20:05:14 GMT
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In article <2196@leah.Albany.Edu> gmr044@leah.Albany.Edu (Gregg Recer) writes:
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>O.K., I know I should leave this alone but I couldn't help myself.

Me too.

>
>Personally, I think letting your domestic animals run loose in other
>people's yards is irresponsible and rude, even if it isn't illegal.
>There's nothing natural about semi-feral animals being let out of

Semi-feral?  My cat is domestic, all the way.  Give me a good
suggestion about how I can let him out and keep him in my yard.
The nature of a cat is different than a dog, as you mention later.
To keep him in the garage or house all day when no one is home is
cruel.  A dog might like it fine, but not a cat.

This is obviously a sensitive area with you, what with all the 
exaggerated examples you present.

>This argument that cats do some kind of service by killing rodents is
>pretty flimsy.  Are there a lot of tabbies out there killing hordes of
>lice-infected sewer rats and thereby saving us all from the plague?

I think you should educate yourself a little more about cats prior
to spouting off about them.  They were revered by the egyptians and
are beautiful in their movements and always seem to be smiling.
Read up on them and maybe you'll realize there is a place for ever
Read about them; there is a place for everything - even cats belong.

>(As an aside: the way to solve such a problem would be to provide lots
>of barn owl nest boxes; these guys really love rats!!)  The only

Yes, this really sounds like a reasonable suggestion.

>I know some people enjoy the independent nature of cats; personally I
>like the more dependent (maybe it's dumb 8^] ) nature of dogs.
>Regardless of how independent they are, to me, letting cats, or any
>domestic pet, roam the neighborhood shows a lack of respect both for
>the neighbors and for the local environment.

Again, how can I keep my cat outside but in my yard?  It is easy to
complain but not real constructive.  Give me reasonable suggestions.

Denise Caire
denise@dadla.WR.TEK>COM


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