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Tara Yarlagadda

Should I Let My Cat Go Outdoors? 3 Reasons to Keep Your Pet Inside


Tempted to let your cat outside? To put it bluntly: don’t. Outdoor cats are a menace to the environment: Free-ranging domestic cats spread disease, encroach on wild animals’ food sources, and kill up to four billion birds annually. But letting your cat roam unsupervised outdoors is also potentially detrimental to your pet’s health.

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