I have three cats. Only one ever showed interest in outside, so we got him a harness and leash. He loves it, the best treat in the world. Now we live somewhere with a fenced in back yard, so we let him out with no leash on supervised play times, and one of his sisters has shown an interest so she comes with us into the yard. When we can't be with them as supervision, they stay inside. Not so different from a small child.
We also play with them all daily and are currently building an elaborate climbing wall to keep them entertained better during the sweltering heat of summer. At no occasion do they need the opportunity to murder in order to be happy.
Not on his whims though, he can't just go outside alone. And before we had a yard it was on leash only, which is something most people could do if their cat did show antsy behavior.
Dude the only time my cat gets anxious is when I leave the house for more than 13 seconds. I'm not saying there aren't cats who are miserable indoors but are you gonna seriously act like all cats want exactly the same thing? They have distinct personalities and some are quite content to be in a quiet, safe space with toys and food and loves and a view of all the pretty birds they they can pretend to kill with their toy. Some cats barely even care about killing or exploring. It's almost like they're individuals.
They’re a domesticated animal. Killing all the house cats in the world isn’t some collective good you’re doing to save cats.
So what, you just keep them locked up and anxious forever? Is that punishment for the birds?
Like, what's your angle?
fucking up ecosystems to avoid giving your pets adequate enrichment at home isn't it.
I have three cats. Only one ever showed interest in outside, so we got him a harness and leash. He loves it, the best treat in the world. Now we live somewhere with a fenced in back yard, so we let him out with no leash on supervised play times, and one of his sisters has shown an interest so she comes with us into the yard. When we can't be with them as supervision, they stay inside. Not so different from a small child.
We also play with them all daily and are currently building an elaborate climbing wall to keep them entertained better during the sweltering heat of summer. At no occasion do they need the opportunity to murder in order to be happy.
That sounds like a happy cat who gets to have a healthy relationship with being inside or outside.
Not on his whims though, he can't just go outside alone. And before we had a yard it was on leash only, which is something most people could do if their cat did show antsy behavior.
Dude the only time my cat gets anxious is when I leave the house for more than 13 seconds. I'm not saying there aren't cats who are miserable indoors but are you gonna seriously act like all cats want exactly the same thing? They have distinct personalities and some are quite content to be in a quiet, safe space with toys and food and loves and a view of all the pretty birds they they can pretend to kill with their toy. Some cats barely even care about killing or exploring. It's almost like they're individuals.