[swmobuffalo]

Ever put a cat on a leash? Better yet why the thought that a leash will change the nature of the beast? Cats roam, fight, catch prey and defend their territory. People do the same thing only with more deadly results sometimes.

[MineralMan]

"Ever put a cat on a leash? Better yet why the thought that a leash will change the nature of the beast? Cats roam, fight, catch prey and defend their territory. People do the same thing only with more deadly results sometimes."

I love cats. I have three of them. I'm the kind of guy who takes time to coax cats to me and pet them.

That said, a cat that attacked me, unprovoked, outdoors would shortly be a cat no longer. I'd treat it exactly as I'd treat a dog that attacked me. I'd hate to do that, but I would put an end to that cat at once.

Our pets are wonderful things, and can be great assets to our lives. However, if they attack people, they should be put down at once. I do not, and never will, have any tolerance whatever for other people's pets that attack anyone.

[jennyp]

We had our tomcat, Lightbulb (RIP), on a leash for almost 10 years. Then our little girl, Neko. By the time Lightbulb finally figured out how to wiggle out of his harness at will, he was too old to do any harm to anybody.

(He was never much of a fighter anyway - he'd just sit there & argue with any stranger he didn't like. Well, except for the mailman. He did swat a few mailmen in his day ... but he never had a problem with the UPS guys! He was a Libertarian cat, I think. :-)

  

Anyway, the point is they get used to the harness if you start them off early and give them a long leash, like 20 ft. or so.