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TakingAmes's avatar

Imma go with "because he asked nicely."

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kemist's avatar

One reason my cats have always been indoors-only. If they go out, it's on a leash (it's quite possible to train a cat to walk on a leash, you've just got to be a bit patient), or in a catio.

Other ones include infections, including zoonoses dangerous for humans like toxoplasmosis and rabies, fleas, cars, cat fights, predators and the sad fact that there are always sick fucks who will poison or hurt them for no reason in your neighborhood (my cousin lost one because some sociopathic teenager shot him with a crossbow).

To those who argue that it's not natural to keep a cat indoors, I always ask if they'd let their dog roam around the neighborhood by itself. It too is descended from a wild predator.

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