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[QUOTE]Originally posted by MinutiaeMan: [QB] Dogs are more adaptable to cold climates on their own, whereas the species that domestic cats are descended from are strictly warm-climate creatures -- so dogs (and relatives, like wolves) are more at home in colder climates... [i]assuming there's no human dangers otherwise[/i]. That's the key. I still hold by the original claim (and Toadkiller's opinion, I believe) that the main reason it's inhumane to let a pet outdoors is because there's the high risk of the pet being painfully killed or maimed by human activity. Like in WizArtist's story, it's [i]more[/i] inhumane to let them get flattened on the roadway because you're too busy to keep constant watch over the animals. If you let them out (without a leash), you've got to watch them like you watch kids: constantly. As far as cats being afraid of the outdoors, that is purely a result of individual upbringing and early experiences. Our older cats are strays that we brought in when they were each a year or two old, and they still want to get out from time to time. (We let them, but only under direct supervision, and during the warm months.) The younger cats were adoped from a shelter at eight weeks old (and they'd been inside for a few weeks before that, too), and they rarely show an interest in going outdoors. We also had a fairly neurotic cat named Chessie, who died of kidney failure a few years ago (at nine years old); she was actually born indoors and never expressed an interest in going outdoors, ever. But that's simply because she was born inside and the outdoors was an unfamiliar environment. As long as a family is able to continue supporting their pets, there's simply no reason against keeping them indoors and domesticating them further. It's [i]more[/i] cruel to leave them in danger outside, because although cats are plenty capable of taking care of themselves in the wild (assuming they're raised in the wild and are taught the necessary skills by their mothers), the simple fact is that humanity has spread across the entire planet like a cancer, and the cities and suburbs are no place for them, and even rural areas, with the highways and hi-speed roads running through it, aren't that safe. Or are you guys arguing that humanity should never have domesticated cats and dogs in the first place? If that's your argument, then I'll just stop now, because there's no point in arguing over something that happened nine thousand years ago. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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