CATS – SHOULD THEY BE KEPT INDOORS TO PROTECT WILDLIFE? VOX POP
January 1st, 2008
BY ANDREW CAVE, at the West Country Cat Show, in Weston-super-Mare
CATS destroy wildlife. Research by the Mammal Society suggests that 275 million creatures are killed by domestic cats in Britain annually. Mice predictably top the list but this also includes 55 million birds, including jays, woodpeckers and swifts. Should pet owners take preventative measures such as keeping cats indoors during the nesting season or using harnesses when cats are outside?
Valerie Prestidge. 58, cat breeder, of Pontypridd, South Wales (picture number 81)
"Yes they should do ...
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