Same here - I feel VERY strongly about outdoor cats and their impact on wildlife. I rent where I live and the owners have an indoor/outdoor cat. I have two but they are strictly indoor (my previous pair were, too). I live in a rural area with lots of wildlife year round. I do put feeders up in the winter once the ground and/or temps freeze or we have a heavy snowfall. I only put them up about a month ago (very late for this region). I DO NOT put up feeders (except hummer) in the summer as I will not invite the birds into the yard to become Greylock's meal (he is out less in winter) - or rather his play thing.



He was hit by a car a couple years ago, totally smashed hip. They were able to fix him up (no internal injury - amazing!) and they spoke of leaving him in - he was back out by that spring.



When I was getting my Wildlife Habitat Naturalist Certification we had to do a wildlife management plan for our property. In it I of course included that the owners keep their cat inside. This is a real bone of contention b/t us so we do not discuss it anymore, but I decided when I move next year I will give them a copy of the plan - at least I'll be out of the line of fire



OH, and get this - NO BELL! NO TAGS! on their cat! THAT should be a LAW. There are nights that he is out all night, too. Int he summer I will often get up to check on my moth mating at 2-4a.m. and there he is. It is amazing that a fisher or great horned has not picked him off yet. UGH


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