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most people understand declawing is cruel and don't do it. and as i've witnessed far too often in my own neighborhood, feral cats often live short lives and suf
by clairity 7y ago
most people understand declawing is cruel and don't do it. and as i've witnessed far too often in my own neighborhood, feral cats often live short lives and suffer tragic deaths.
unless you have supportive research in human-feline relations, cat population epidemiology and comparative global felis catus sociology buttressing those anti-american presumptions, my cats will continue enjoying their happy indoor lives.
- thunderrabbit 7y agoFor me, the "logic" goes like this: my cat wants to go outside, so I let him outside. (He was neutered, so not going to make any more cats.) He's an adult (cat) and can make his own decisions. I won't let my (small) fear of his death imeped his (great) desire to go outside. Update: he lived a long-for-a-cat happy life and passed peacefully several years ago.
- clairity 7y agoit's nice to hear that your cat had a good life. however your experience doesn't generalize, particularly your assessment of the risks and benefits. i watched a neighbor's cat get hit by a car and then die in my hands. the mortality rate for cats in my neighborhood is probably north of 20% per year (huge). it would be irresponsible to expose my cats to such risk when they're quite content already. mortality would have to be less than 1% (small) for me to reconsider.