Domesticated cats running wild present a serious threat to wildlife and other domestic animals!!!
Domestic cats are very much like their wild couterparts - put them
outside and they immedicately revert to their wild tendencies,
including hunting, pouncing, and killing. Even their kill ratio of
1/3 is the same as for their wild counterparts.
Domestic cats are well-fed, well-cared-for, and in no need of hunting
for their food. The result of such hunting excursions is a lot of
wildlife that is injured, maimed, or killed, mostly for the fun of it
(for the cat).
As a responsible cat owner, it is your responsibility to keep your cat
indoors in order to keep the local wildlife safe.
We recently had to rescue a 3-week-old baby rabbit who had been mauled
by a neighborhood cat. HIs injuries were too severe to save him, and
we had to euthanize him as the most compassionate treatment. This
poor little soul never had a chance, and all because someone let their
cat outside to roam the neighborhood.
Please keep your cat indoors, for the benefit of all the animals whose
homes are outside. This world belongs to them as well.
Thank you!!!
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