Well this is a simple one. No cat should EVER be allowed to stay out all night long. That is when accidents happen, particularly road traffic accidents.
There is also a growing trend in certain parts of the UK for 'cat catchers' to roam the streets at night, gathering up and kidnapping as many cats as they can. Cat skins are big business and are used to make up all kinds of trendy clothes, which you will see labelled as rabbit or 'real fur'. It could well be from a kidnapped cat.
There is one part of the UK which has been dubbed the 'Bermuda Triangle' for cats. Hundreds have disappeared over the last year or so.
So be advised - get your cat onto a routine. Let them out for a late night time to 'do their business' then call them in. Don't give them their final feed of the night until AFTER they have been outside and returned. After three days or so of the same routine, they will do it automatically.
It goes without saying that you will need to provide a litter tray (at least one) for them, so that they can use it during the night if they need to.
Having said that, every cat we have ever had soon settles down into a routine of going outside, coming in and eating, and then maybe using the litter box, and then settling down somewhere cosy (usually my bed) for the night.
If everyone in the UK did this, then the criminals who hurt cats for the value of their fur would soon go out of business.
Re: Should Cats Be Allowed To Stay Out All Night ?
Hi Lizzie
Well this is a simple one. No cat should EVER be allowed to stay out all night long. That is when accidents happen, particularly road traffic accidents.
There is also a growing trend in certain parts of the UK for 'cat catchers' to roam the streets at night, gathering up and kidnapping as many cats as they can. Cat skins are big business and are used to make up all kinds of trendy clothes, which you will see labelled as rabbit or 'real fur'. It could well be from a kidnapped cat.
There is one part of the UK which has been dubbed the 'Bermuda Triangle' for cats. Hundreds have disappeared over the last year or so.
So be advised - get your cat onto a routine. Let them out for a late night time to 'do their business' then call them in. Don't give them their final feed of the night until AFTER they have been outside and returned. After three days or so of the same routine, they will do it automatically.
It goes without saying that you will need to provide a litter tray (at least one) for them, so that they can use it during the night if they need to.
Having said that, every cat we have ever had soon settles down into a routine of going outside, coming in and eating, and then maybe using the litter box, and then settling down somewhere cosy (usually my bed) for the night.
If everyone in the UK did this, then the criminals who hurt cats for the value of their fur would soon go out of business.
Regards