My cat needs to be contained indoors – how do I make sure it stays happy?

Wed, 3 Sep 2025 18:24:09 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/my-cat-needs-to-be-contained-indoors-how-do-i-make-sure-it-stays-happy-263333>

"In Australia, there are some 5 million pet cats, and several million feral
cats that live outdoors and away from human care, with devastating consequences
for native wildlife.

While there’s debate over just how much domestic cats harm wildlife, two-thirds
of Australians support keeping cats indoors only.

An increasing number of councils around the country either have overnight or
24-hour curfews for our furry, clawed friends.

But if your cat is used to going outside unsupervised at least some of the
time, is it possible to transition them to an indoor-only lifestyle? Here are
the welfare questions to consider."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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