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letters | issue is not cat etiquette, but safety

Cavalier take on free-roaming felines is irresponsible

  May 17, 2012

Eugene Bailey writes: All cats should be kept inside or restrained for their own good and that of family members. Consider only that rabies is ever-present in the wild, and that a cat that had contact with an infected animal could easily transmit the disease to an unsuspecting family member who touched it. Feline leukemia is also widespread, and easily transmitted among cats, who often fight when unsupervised.

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