Reply #11: Nope, because there are about a zillion other reasons

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but just happens it would prevent jerks like this guy from harming them too.

Let's see. Dogs. Cars. Getting into harmful substances. In my neighborhood, wildlife, including foxes, hawks, groundhogs, and who knows what else.

Ask a vet if you don't believe me.

Then there's the damage the overpopulation of cats does to the environment, especially songbirds. I love cats AND birds. That's why I keep my cats inside and the birds outside.