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From: denise@dadla.WR.TEK.COM (Denise Caire)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: wandering domestic cats
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Date: 29 Nov 89 18:25:26 GMT
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In article <1041@dinorah.wustl.edu> mary@dinorah.wustl.edu (Mary E. Leibach) writes:
>She
>has an outdoor run in her yard.  It consists of a cord up high
>stretched from the house to a tree on the other side of the yard, with
>a leash extending down.  With this contraption, the cat can freely
>roam her pet human's property, but not outside it.  She gets to play

My first response to this is, is the cat declawed?  How does she keep
it from climbing the tree and getting all tangled up (such as
strangled)?

>This is a really happy
>and loved cat. 

Perhaps. (Purely conjecture.)

>She does not have to worry about getting run over by
 ^^^  ?the cat? ?the owner?

>cars, or get a disease from ferals, or get in a fight, or be abused or
>shot by nasty humans, or cause a population explosion.

My cat stays pretty much around my house because it is lower in the
pecking order than some of the neighbor cats.  It is neutered.  I
doubt if my cat has the same fears as your friend or her cat.
Also, my cat is 2 years old and although I've seen him look at birds,
I've never seen him go after one or found evidence in my yard that
he has ever caught one (such as bird feathers, carcasses,...).


>other animals can get outside her territory and be safe from her.  If
>you wanted to make one, it shouldn't take much more than $5 for some
>clothes line and some leash hooks.  Or you could buy one for X-mas for
>your cat.  

Boy will he be thrilled.  The first cat on the block with a tether.

>
>Personally, I don't really see how implementations of keeping cats in

But you really got your 2 cents worth in.

>Pretty please with catnip on it?  :-)

Okay.  But remember, someone talking about shooting cats to keep them
away from a bird feeder started the discussion.  I have had enough and
I will no longer respond.  My cat will remain outside where he likes it
when the weather permits.  Bells are worthless and taking the chance
of strangling the cat by tethering it is an incredulous suggestion.
No hard feelings :-).

Denise Caire
denise@dadla.WR.TEK.COM

>Blake's Birds are really not experts on cats, Blakey being the only

I'm glad you made that statement before the next!

>It is the
>considered opinion of Blake's Birds that allowing a cat to roam freely
>IS NOT FAIR TO THE CAT!!!

And it is my opinion that Blake's Birds should "stuff" a sock in it!

>Putting a cat to sleep that has been badly
>mangled isn't exactly our idea of fun!!!

My idea of fun is putting a mangled Blake's Bird to sleep.  
What a hoot!!!  (Sheesh.  It's just a joke, okay :-)


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