Reply #410: Unbiased research? I've posted several sources from colleges...

[BikeWriter]

...and environmental experts. Here's one.


The Toronto Humane Society goes even one step further. It suggests cat owners never let their animals outside. That prevents them from getting into fights or contracting any diseases.

And David Pimentel says, whatever you do, don't just release your animals when they become a nuisance to you.

"It would be nice if people, when they have cats that have bred and have a lot of young ones, wouldn't just dump them out in the wild," Pimentel says. "They should dispose of them with the SPCA or some place like that."

White agrees. "It's not a nice life for a feral cat. They have a short life and it's a very hard life."
http://exn.ca/cats/gonewild.cfm