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Your Cat Will Be Healthier and Live Much Longer if It Stays Inside |
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- The average life span of free ranging cats is three to five years, compared to nearly 17 years for cats kept indoors.
- In the U.S., about 1.5 million cats are killed by cars each year.
- Predators, such as coyotes, owls, mountain lions, and even pet dogs frequently kill cats left outside.
- Parasites, including fleas, ticks, and worms, are a much greater risk to outdoor cats, and put extra stress on them.
- Outdoor cats are more likely to contract infectious diseases, such as feline distemper, rabies, and feline leukemia, which they have also been known to spread to wildlife.
- Children are known to torment and maim cats left outside.
- Many outdoor cats are poisoned, shot at, and inhumanely trapped each year.
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