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You really don't know what you are talking about mate. Indoor cats live 13-17 years. Outdoor cats average 2-5. What's cruel is willfully exposing your cat to an
by krisroadruck 6y ago
You really don't know what you are talking about mate. Indoor cats live 13-17 years. Outdoor cats average 2-5. What's cruel is willfully exposing your cat to an environment that will very likely result in a reduction of their lifespan by 60-80%. There are plenty of ways to stimulate a cat that don't involve dramatic risk of disease, parasites, disfigurement or death by predator or vehicle.
- h_anna_h 6y agoPretty sure that you are talking about feral cats rather than cats that are allowed to go outdoors.
- krisroadruck 6y agoI am not. I am talking about domestic cats allowed to roam outdoors unsupervised some of the time.
- zimpenfish 6y ago> Outdoor cats average 2-5. On the other anecdata, my parents have only had outdoor cats and every single one has made it past 5 - several past 10, one past 20. Of the 10 I can think of just now, only 1 died of "unnatural" causes (car).
- throwawaysea 6y agoWhat’s your source on the life expectancy of outdoor cats? I haven’t observed this having any impact myself. Cats that stay indoors and ones that free roam seem to have the same life expectancy. The ones that roam even seem healthier.
- krisroadruck 6y agoHuman Society and University of California-Davis.
- h_anna_h 6y agoWould you happen to have the exact paper?