http://www.savannahpets.org/2007/12/15/dogs-and-cats-should-be-a-part-of-your-family-not-landscape-decor-or-security/ Get interactive with Coastal Pet Rescue. Topics are pet-related, such as pet adoption, animal welfare, animal cruelty, pet rescue, and user submitted Q&A. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:48:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 http://www.savannahpets.org/2007/12/15/dogs-and-cats-should-be-a-part-of-your-family-not-landscape-decor-or-security/#comment-95 Budman Tue, 18 Dec 2007 03:19:55 +0000 http://www.savannahpets.org/2007/12/15/dogs-and-cats-should-be-a-part-of-your-family-not-landscape-decor-or-security/#comment-95 Except for running areas, for exercise, or "timed" outdoor activities, which I believe both dogs and cats enjoy, it seems both cruel and counterproductive to force a pet to live outside. At the very least, if you live on the farm, or some other free range, give your pets the option to come in when they want. Or fix up a protected, heated area in the barn with a pet door...you get the picture. What Dr. Fetko says, above, is the truth. Except for running areas, for exercise, or “timed” outdoor activities, which I believe both dogs and cats enjoy, it seems both cruel and counterproductive to force a pet to live outside. At the very least, if you live on the farm, or some other free range, give your pets the option to come in when they want. Or fix up a protected, heated area in the barn with a pet door…you get the picture. What Dr. Fetko says, above, is the truth.

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