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From: alb@alice.UUCP (Adam L. Buchsbaum)
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: Re: Letting Cats Go Outside
Message-ID: <2797@alice.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 25-May-84 20:20:21 EDT
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Posted: Fri May 25 20:20:21 1984
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	``the hunting instinct is as much a part of the cat's
	life as being outdoors.''

True, but there's not much here to hunt.  My cat, though, has
not suffered in respects to his hunting abilties, though.  He
has killed a couple birds, mice, etc.  The normal for a cat (my
late cat even got a baby rabbit once).  In the house, he kills
insects (walking, crawling, AND flying (he jumps)).  He probably
would not have kept this skill if we had not let him out, so letting
him out keeps our house rodent free.