Some people like cats, and some people hate cats. When a cat visits a neighbor's house, and meets a homeowner who likes cats, it goes without saying that the food and drink may even trigger a battle for ownership of the cat. But when it meets a homeowner who doesn't like cats, that's another story. .

01 The cat went out for a trip and came home with a warning letter

An owner in Wales has a cat that often sneaks out of the house and patrols the community. The owner said that everyone in the community loves it.

But one day when the cat came back, there were three small notes stuck on the collar. The owner opened the note in confusion and saw a message from an angry neighbor:

Please leave cats at home. Almost every day your cat comes to my house, takes food off the table, scratches my couch, and spreads fleas throughout my home. Your cat also comes to visit at night and sleeps in the kitchen. Feed your cat well. I can't open the windows in my house anymore, I've had enough. If I see your cat in my house again, I promise I'll take it somewhere.

After reading these notes, the owner was extremely shocked: If you don’t like it, you don’t like it, so why are you threatening me? Got it?

The owner expressed disapproval of the various evidence listed on the note:

When the owner saw this note, he immediately took the cat to check for fleas, but it was clean.

The owner never welcomes others to help him feed the cat. He even hangs a small sign on the cat's collar. It says "Don't feed me."

Home furniture wallpaper fromI have never been hit by a cat's claws before, even in my own house. The owner does not believe that the cat will harm other people's houses.

The most important thing is that cats spend the night at home every night, so why would they go to someone else's kitchen to sleep in the middle of the night?

Although the owner felt that the neighbor's message was full of doubts, he was really worried that the cat would be killed one day. He captured it and sent it somewhere, so he had to temporarily stop letting the cat go out for a walk.

02The strange free-range cats that have been in the news in the past few years

Although owners in Europe and the United States are more standardized in raising dogs than in China, when it comes to raising cats, they particularly like to let cats out to roam. The resulting problems are also varied:

Like in the article, neighbors complained about cats breaking into homes and causing trouble and stealing things. Yes, not a few.

The cat pictured above has just been in the news. Its hobby is to collect the neighborhood’s intimate clothing. The owner had no choice but to post a photo of the stolen goods, but no one was too embarrassed to claim it.

The cat in the picture above walks between two families and serves as their cat at the same time. , although the secret was later exposed, fortunately the two families had good personalities and not only did they not compete for the ownership of the cat, they also became good friends.

The cat pictured above is amazing. It accidentally captured the body of a woman living alone in the same neighborhood. Fang Xin, ended up being locked up in the other party's home, tempted by delicious food and drink.

Finally, the original owner couldn't bear it anymore and filed a lawsuit against the neighbor to court, asking for a court ruling. She should stay away from other people’s cats.

Although this orange cat has been raised by the owner for several years, it has not been microchipped , neither neutered nor vaccinated. The cat had been free-roaming, and was taken away by a local stray animal shelter as a stray cat, and refused to be returned to the owner. The owner had no choice but to "reluctantly agree" to take the cat back. Helped it complete these procedures, but the shelter believed that the owner lacked sincerity and still refused to let the cat go home.

It can be seen that the trouble caused by free-range cats is no less than walking a dog without a leash...

03 Why keep free-range cats?

Many people choose to keep cats because they think cats are more homely and do not need to go out. , but after reading all the news above, did you suddenly realize that cats have a need to go out?

Actually, this depends on personality. Some cats like to run around, while others like to hide safely at home. Unlike dogs, cats must be walked every day. Whether a cat needs to go out all depends on the cat's hobbies.< /span>

However, considering that in the wild environment, they also need a territory to patrol and hunt., so many foreign families will leave a "cat door" on the door to let the cat go out for a walk.

Cats are very curious, which is actually a manifestation of their hunting instinct. They are interested in everything. Being curious and obsessed with observing and studying new things can make it easier for cats to find prey. Many owners abroad believe that keeping cats at home is too cruel for them.

However, from a management and responsible perspective, free-range cats still do more harm than good. After all, they are When wandering outside, the owner cannot guess what kind of accident will happen, and it is impossible to take care of, protect and restrain its behavior. If you cannot be responsible for your own cat, it cannot be called raising a pet.

The cute owner thinks that if you really want to give cats some time to go out, it is better to train them to adapt to walking leashes , the owner takes the cat for a walk at a fixed time and place every day. This is safe and allows the cat to get close to nature. It can also show off to passers-by that "my cat can be walked". Isn't it possible to kill multiple birds with one stone?