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To: Lane3 who wrote (63815)	5/6/2008 4:55:47 PM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543313

No, this is the Fairfax County shelter. No such oath. I would not have brought them home otherwise. I can see an indoor existence for sedentary, older cats but not the youngsters.

To: Lane3 who wrote (63815)	5/6/2008 5:26:41 PM
From: Rambi	Respond to of 543313

There's no question that indoor cats live longer lives. My brother seems to keep his until they are 20, while our longest lived ones have only been 5-6. We did let them out. And I have no doubt that it was far more dangerous out there than in our house, but they love being out. It's quality over quantity. Skip's cats just lie around fat and bored. Ours stalked and ran. They climbed trees. They dragged in squirrels, mice, rabbits. I think they would have lived longer but for the coyotes. Still, I like to think they lived full, rich lives. Then of course, there was CW's indoor cat... that managed to fall 19 stories to her death from his Dallas apartment. Life is just like that sometimes.