Pets Australia — October-November 2017

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PETS | Behaviour and training

In recent years, there has been a trend

towards keeping pet cats indoors. Many

local councils in Australia now enforce cat

curfews, meaning you could face fi nes if your

cat is caught roaming the streets during the

night. So why has this practice become so

popular and what are the benefi ts?

The biggest benefit of keeping cats indoors

is that doing so helps to keep them safe.

Indoor cats are much less likely to be injured

compared to free-roaming cats. Cats that live

an outdoors are more prone to being attacked

by another cat or animal or being hit by a car.

Free-roaming cats are also more susceptible

to contracting diseases compared to their

indoor-only counterparts. Another benefit

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Keeping your cat indoors

is recommended by most

experts, but why? Dr Kate

Mornement from Pets

Behaving Badly reports.

Provide your indoor cat with lots of

enrichment to help keep her happy.

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