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Originally posted by UKDaisy
I will never own an animal that is an outside animal. Unless its a big dog and I have a fenced in back yard with an access to a covered shelter that suits the weather. Read my post on the loss of an animal to see why I wouldn't let cats out. Outdoor cats end up missing, hit by a car, or purposely killed. Outdoor dogs normally get blamed for things like tearing up garbage, bathroom on neighbors lawn and if they break away from their leash mean neighbors, kids, or other will call the pound, poison or be mean to the dog. Trust me, maybe I just live on a mean street or know to many horror stories but it happens all the time!!!!
Personally I think about it this way.
-Do you want to stay out on a cold night, steping in an inch of snow when you go to pee or dealing with cold wind when you are coming home?
-Do you want fight others just b/c you accidently went in their property?
-Do you want to sit in the pouring rain or thunderstorm while the person that gives you food is cozy inside?
-Do you want the possibility of your dog or cat to be poisoned by bastards that live or are around your street?
-On Halloween do you want neighborhood boys to kidnap your cat, bury it to its neck and run over it with a lawnmower?
-Would you like to stay outside all day in the sun when its 98 degrees out?
If your answer is no ......then you need to keep your animals indoor. I have way to many horror stories to tell and I help volunteer at a local animal shelter. I am very passionate about keeping animals safe and in good homes. So please keep your animal inside.
And basically for me that means that if I come home to dog pee then I clean it up. Much better than coming home to find a dead dog.
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I agree you need to keep your pets indoors.
As a vet I see so many horrible things that happen to pets that are outdoors (both dogs and cats) EVERY time I work. At the 3 clinics I work at there is a bulletin board and it is always full of missing pet notices-it is very sad.
IMO if you get a cat it needs to be indoors or don't get one. A dog needs a fenced in backyard and needs to be kept indoors when it is below 40 degrees.
i got into a fight with a client last week b/c he had a 1 year old non-neutered cat-he "didn't believe in neutering or declawing". Stupid a$$ man-HELLO your frickin cat is impregnating all the stray queens dumbass. I was soooo pissed. I don't like declawing but I don't have anything against people that do it, especially if it is that or euthanasia.
If you get a pet it needs to be spayed/neutered-there is no excuse, none at all.
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