Death by motor vehicles (roughly 65% of all outdoor cat deaths) is just
one of the many perils that await your kitty in the outside world. Have
you thought about poisonings from weedkillers, antifreeze and rodent poisons?
What about the people that are cruel, and seek out animals for sale to medical
researchers and for their own pathetic entertainment through physical abuse? Cats can get caught in fan belts when seeking warmth, or picked up by owls, hawks, or vicious loose dogs. Think of the microscopic parasites, and the
diseases that can be picked up by using gardens as litter boxes. Cats, being natural predators, can pick up tapeworms, fleas and roundworms by hunting
small prey such as mice, moles, chipmunks and birds. Finally, there are
several fatal diseases out there - Feline Leukemia, for which there is a
vaccine, yes, but 100% effectiveness is questioned; and Feline Aids, for
which there is no vaccine, and which is always fatal. Siamese Rescue can
provide you with additional research statistics and information about the
dangers facing outdoor cats - this is what they base their policies on.
Remember, you are getting a cat that has already been rescued from some
form of abuse, abandonment or human apathy - you are giving them a second
chance at life - don't let them down!
Someone else has already done that!