We've owned her for two years and have raised her from kittenhood.
We have a lovely yard and my cat enjoys nature tremendously. We enjoy watching her poke around the grass or the tulips and scout out birds, garden snakes whatever...She is not feral. She eats at home and uses the litter box at home. She enjoys the outdoors several hours a day weather permitting. Whenever anyone comes or leaves my house; she runs like the dickens to greet them and come inside for a snack or a rub.
In winter she is an indoor cat.
Short of locking her in a room it would be nearly impossible; if not cruel to contain her desire to be outside on a beautiful day like today. Cats like people have different likes and dislikes. I've owned three different cats for up to 16 years each and have never lost one before now. Each one had different needs and personalities.Some dog breeds are known as apartment dogs and some needs lots of running; cats are not all the same either.
As for the poisoning; I am convinced it is true. How else to explain sighting 3 dead carcasses in one week near my house? In six years prior I had never seen even one.
As for the house of cats on NW corner of Springfield -- it was my understanding that these cat lovers allowed their pets to multiply freely without being spayed and roam freely. I can personally recall seeing the porch swarming with as many as ten cats and kittens at a time. I'm certain it was a very unpleasant smelly nuisance for all the residents on the 4600 block of Springfield and other adjoining neighbors behind this house.
The theory behind the poisoning scenario was that whoever did it -- the action was directed at this house and these owners as a way of thinning the herd and sending a message.
Nicole McEwan
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