[Craftmore]

Keep your cat in the house,Why do cat owners think the world owes them freedom not granted to other pets?We trained our cat after is was weened to walk on a leash and be on a chain outside same as a dog.People were amazed to see my daughter walking downtown with her cat on a leash.If some nieghbor cat kept coming in my yard,the cat would soon be missing.Keep it in your house or on a leash.

[USMCWife6869]

I really have to agree. I have always been a responsible pet owner. My dogs have a fenced area all their own. We have over an acre, but we fenced about a third of it just for them. Because we live in a hurricane area, it's a 6-foot hurricane (shadow-boxed) fence, and my neighbor's freaking cat spends hours sitting on the other side taunting my dogs through the slats. It makes me (and the dogs) crazy. And I'm sure if my 80 pound Boxer was running loose and harassed the cat, there would be Hell to pay.

In addition, other people in the neighborhood let their cats run wild, and I'm constantly finding their poop all over my yard, they get in my trash, they get to my herb gardens, and generally make me nuts. Because I'm an animal lover in general, I would never, EVER hurt them, and I value peace between neighbors too much to pitch a fit, but it's just plain rude to allow your pets to run wild in someone else's yard.

On a much more serious note, I once got to work and heard a meowing, and found a cat up in my truck's grill. To this day my vet is shocked it made the ride safely. Thank God I don't work far from my house, and I happened to work for that Vet at the time. Keep the cat in the house.