Why Do Animal Lovers Seem To Trust Cats A lot More Than Dogs?

If you live in the United States you'd better not be letting your cats out without a leash. They are regulated to be on a leash just as a dog is. It is extremely selfish and cruel to let a cat out to wander.

I would say it is the nature of the animal. I have never owned cats personally, but grew up with a lot of friends who did have cats that they let roam outside. My dog for instance, a Jack Russell, is very easily side-tracked. She would wander and wander if I let her, and then probably not know where she is, run into the street, get hit by a car, or picked up by a coyote. I'm not saying she isn't a smart dog, she is a smart dog, she is just not very attentive.

Dogs tend to get a scent in their nose and just GO. This can be a problem.

Cats on the other hand, tend to be more thoughtful about things. They think through problems, set up boundaries (territory), and analyze their settings. If they smell something interesting they don't usually run off after it like a dog would.

Cats are also better able to look after themselves. They are by nature solitary animals, whereas dogs are naturally pack animals. A cat by itself (assuming it is not declawed, and if it is declawed it really shouldn't be allowed to wander) can defend itself easier (scratch, climb a tree, etc). A lone dog is more at risk.

I don't do that with my cat!! She stays inside, and if she gets out, I go look for her. I suppose the reason some people do this is because cats don't really go far from the house. In the few times my cat has gotten out, she has never left my front yard. When my dogs get out, they run all over the block, through the street, and end up on the other side of the block!! My cat never goes in the street, and she would never go across the block. Maybe dogs are more adventurous than cats. They want to smell new things, and play with other dogs. My cat just wants to eat and take naps.

I despise people that let their cats roam outside of their property. I have cat poop in my back yard, claw holes and hair on my convertible top and on the patio furniture, and my dog chases them till the jump the fence or he catches them.

It is irresponsible and rude to let a cat roam outside of your property. Same with dogs. Both cats and dogs can get in trouble, destroy other people's property, or get hurt while off a leash.

I have cats and dogs. The dogs can roam the fenced back yard or walk on a leash in the neighborhood. The cat lives inside and never goes outside. It is too dangerous out there for my kitty.

In my opinion, cats aren't to be trusted. My cousin had a cat they let the cat out one night and it never came back. (I don't know what you are talking about)