Are we bad cat owners?
I've just seen a lovely black and white cat, dead beside the road. It made my heart leap a little, even though I know my two are safe inside their fenced-in yard. I feel a little like an ex-smoker or one of those annoying food bigots when it comes to cat keeping these days. I want to spread the word about keeping cats safe, but don't want to lecture. I allowed my first cat Nikki to come and go as she pleased. My next cats were always in at night, and closely supervised during the day. I thought I was a responsible cat owner. It wasn't until my beautiful Milla, was hit by a car and killed that I really understood just how quickly accidents can happen. Was I a bad cat owner before? After Milla was killed, I kept Noomi inside and began to fence the yard. I had no real idea how, and it seemed like an almost impossible task. I even had misgivings about how Noomi would deal with being restricted to the yard; was it humane to stop a cat from freely roaming? She certai