I've decided, definitively, that keeping an indoor cat is cruel

[Monty91]

Denying them their innate instinct - the freedom to roam outdoors - is nothing short of imprisonment, albeit with benign wardens who give you lots of cuddles. But ultimately, a prisoner who's treated well is still a prisoner.

Unfortunately, I've now discovered FIV cats often live to the same age as healthy cats so I've potentially got another decade of angst-filled days worrying about the little **** :-(

[Nicosia Gooner]

so that I can report you

[Alexism - Atheoist]

neighbors are deprived songbirds just so you can feel good about your cat's mental well being.

[Ashberto]

You'll be knitting your own yogurts next.

[Ashberto]

[Nicosia Gooner]

the outside world, if one cannot provide that then its selfish to have one imo :shrug:

[Monty91]

I wouldn't let my cat out on the street even if he didn't have The Aids - but I certainly regret taking him in whilst living somewhere without any self-contained outdoor access.

[Nicosia Gooner]

[Monty91]

But I think these cats should ideally be housed somewhere with a garden, and, preferably, someone at home all day for company.

[Nicosia Gooner]

[Monty91]

start eating my eyeballs within about 30 seconds of finding my corpse, and yet I'll merrily wish cancer on someone who happens to disagree with me about the relative merits of Theo Walcott as a central striker.

[Ashberto]

As a dogophobe, walking on Hampstead Heath on a sunday morning is hell with thousands of the buggers charging around out-of-control everywhere.

[Nicosia Gooner]

better :-)

[Nicosia Gooner]

[Ashberto]

Cats jump over walls and fences, so if your cat is not allowed to interact freely with the outside world, it's only alternative to your home is to become an ex-cat.

[Monty91]

in return for the health and happiness of my cat.

[Monty91]

of course not the same as being allowed to roam free, but still a better quality of life than being stuck indoors.

Also, you can take them for walks using a harness which is something I'm considering.

[redgunamo]

[Ashberto]

[Ashberto]

They're staff.

[Rich]

[redgunamo]

its ancestor, the wolf (whatever Headgear says).

[Monty91]

than non-FIV cats.

He came from a charity. They told us he had FIV on the day they brought him to our flat.

[Billy Goat Sverige]

[Rich]

[redgunamo]

[redgunamo]

[Maravilloso Marvo]

[Redflag]

[Monty91]

the pussy.

[Maravilloso Marvo]

anything better to do with his day.

[Monty91]

would have reduced the chances of us wanting to keep him?

[Monty91]

[Monty91]

[Luis Anaconda]

[redgunamo]

[redgunamo]

They know this; it's their business.

[Monty91]

I'm not sure how that is worked into their "scam".

[redgunamo]

Many people support such projects without actually getting involved in what they do.

It's also a decent earner for vets too, as you can imagine.