In article >, Brooklyn1
says...
>
> On Fri, 18 Nov 2016 16:27:02 +1100, Bruce >
> wrote:
>
> >In article >, graham says...
> >>
> >> Domestic cats are far and away the biggest killer of birds.
> >
> >That's why our cats are indoor cats.
>
> House cats are likely to lead very short lives when let outdoors, they
> don't have the survival skills of feral cats. Also in urban and
> especially suburban areas many assholes will shoot and poison cats. My
> indoor cats never go out, the ferals never come in. The ferals are
> far more physically fit; lean, mean, and very powerful... their
> physiques look very different from house cats, they are larger, weigh
> more, and all rippling muscle. They can actually climb a tree as
> effortlessly as a squirrel, that's where they catch them, not on the
> ground.

My main concern if I'd let our cats out (apart from the damage they'd
do) is snakes and ticks, but especially snakes. I can just see them
stick their noses where they shouldn't. The cats, that is.