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Melanie McDonagh

OPINION - I never let my cat outside — and this is why it's far better for his quality of life

So, what’s the most divisive subject just now? Trump? Pff. Harry’n’Megan? Nobody likes them. Amazon taking over James Bond? I think we’re agreed that it’s going to be awful.

Nope, the contentious issue of the day is cats. More specifically, whether we should be keeping cats indoors at all time, whether every cat should be a house cat. The Scottish government suggested this recently for some areas, and they would, frankly, have had a warmer reception if they’d suggested a Herodian cull of the first born.

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