kaeli wrote in
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In article ,
enlightened us with...
Leash laws kill cats in two ways. First because any cat that is not
also collared & liscensed will be taken to animal control and in the
majority of cases destroyed. Second because cats on leashes
frequently hang themselves on trees and fences. For this reason a
good cat collar has "pop bead" break-away feature so that when it
struggles in the hanging position, the collar comes off before it
strangles to death. Then it is trapped for wandering free, taken to
animal control, and destroyed.
Gee, this doesn't happen to dogs. And how does a cat hang itself when
the owner has the other end of the leash in their hand? How bizarre...
Dogs should be leashed. Cats should be leashed. In fact, no pet,
regardless of species, should wander around unsupervised, be it a dog,
a horse, a cat, or a ferret.
They should be on their owner's property or under their control at all
times. It's a pet. Take care of it. Your neighbors shouldn't have to
deal with the nuisance. It's not their animal.
My cat goes outside with me, supervised, no leash since it really isn't
necessary. She goes about 50 yards in one direction, then wanders back
about 50 yards in the other direction. She is a happy cat, maybe a bit fat
because she isn't allowed to wander wherever she likes, but she won't get
hit by a car or attacked by another animal (or human).