Shade Gardening: Your Woodland Shade Favorites 3, 1 by DonnaMack

DonnaMack wrote:
In my former community the people who lived across the alley would let their cat out for hours. Because my yard had ornamental grasses, the cat would come and hide at the base of the grasses and attack and kill birds. It was heartbreaking seeing their remains. I spoke to my neighbors but they are idiots. Happily, in my former community there were ordinances about unleashed dogs and roaming cats. So I called the police. Who went to their door. And who told them that there was a $25 fine for every occurrence. It stopped.

Another time I was wandering around with a two gallon watering can and I come across a cat. I turned the entire can upside down on it. Never saw it again.

Mind you, I love cats. I grew up with them. I have two. One is sitting in my lap as I type. None of them was ever allowed outdoors, which is why several of them lived past the age of 20. Here is Sophie, who has taken over my seeding mat, but she also shares. How could you endanger such lovely creatures by leaving them outside to the mercy of the elements, while also allowing them to reel such havoc?