16 Reasons Why Cats Should be Kept Indoors

01. They are less likely to be hit by a car when crossing the living room than they are when crossing the street.

02. Their owners are less apt to have rabies than are free-roaming animals.

03. Their owners are less likely to bite them than are free-roaming animals.

04. Their owners are not as liable to have fleas, fungus, or worms as are free-roaming animals.

05. It is unlikely their owners will transmit to them the feline leukemia virus, feline immunodeficiency virus, and other contagious diseases.

06. When it is ten o'clock at night, their owners will always know where they are.

07. Birds will like them better.

08. Crotchety neighbors will like them better.

09. They will never come home looking like something the cat dragged in.

10. It will be much more difficult for people to hurt them.

11. They will not disappear as often.

12. Their owners will never have to bail them out of the local animal shelter.

13. There is less chance of getting a leg caught in a steel-jaw trap.

14. They sleep most of the time anyway.

15. Their owners will not have to go calling them all over the neighborhood when it is time for dinner.

16. They will live longer, happier lives, and so will their owners.

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