Could be the type of pet, the breed, how they behave, their relationship…anything about the pet that informs you on their human.
Could be the type of pet, the breed, how they behave, their relationship…anything about the pet that informs you on their human.
Feels, huh?
Concentrations =/= ceasing to be rural
I’m from VT, we’re rural enough in the sense that our “cities” have an average of a few thousand people in them, challenging your notion/definition here.
I didn’t say cats don’t shorten their lives by being outside, I was saying it’s not as significant a game changer as you make it out to be.
Except for dogs which are typically kept from being outside, of all the animals mentioned there, coyotes and eagles and other predatory birds are rare in town limits and raccoons don’t attack for no reason unless it has rabies, which itself is rare. So is poisoned food since it became illegal to poison potential prey animals (how many animals do you see dead after having eaten poisoned prey). Cars will be a threat if the street is busy and the driver doesn’t stop, but that’s not necessitated. Silliest of all is you saying cats kill other cats, which happens rarely as there is no reason.
The so-called 15% who have been doing this for ages without being swarmed about it by the feds can attest this is normal and does not have the impact those who claim to speak for the 85% claim it has.
Quora is a very very bad source. You’ll find threads there in support of the flat earth! It’s as real as asking your neighbors knowing that none of them actually know and everyone is just repeating their own anecdotes. I on the other hand quoted UC Davis Veterinary Medicine. All the threats I mentioned are in fact very real.
You offer fanciful counters like the cars won’t be a problem if the driver stops! You are just trying to justify your outdoor cat which will die sooner than mine.