Hear me out.
Cats and dogs, but especially cats...
They shouldn't be kept indoors for all their lives.
Dogs can be trusted not to run away and they come when you call them, but cats don't do that, thus cats don't get let outside.
And this applies to ANY other TYPE of animal that is kept indoors all their lives.
It's not right. It just isn't.
I get it, we WANT companionship, heck, arguably, we NEED it.
And it's much better to get that companionship from pets than it is to depend on people with all their complex needs.
But...
That doesn't mean that our furry friends need to be held in captivity for all their lives.
My proposed solution??
OUTDOOR PET HOUSES!
Little mini houses that were MADE FOR our pets.
Now of course there would be hurdles to overcome as far as keeping predators OUT of these pet houses...
But the idea is to have a house MADE FOR THE PETS, that they can go in and out of as they wish.
They can take refuge inside their pet house when the weather is wet, or cold.
They can have an array of food and water and we can go and take milk and other treats into their houses.
THERE ARE SO MANY BENEFITS to this method.
Fluffy gets to run around in the grass, chase birds etc., Fluffy gets to have lots of fresh air and vitamin D.
FLUFFY NEEDS THAT.
Fluffy DESERVES that.
Fluffy shouldn't have to just DREAM of it. Fluffy shouldn't have to struggle with the idea that it may never get to go outside.
It's sad as fuck.
We need to start BUILDING PET HOUSES NEXT TO OUR OWN HOUSES as a default, as a mainstay, and as absolute integral part of OUR OWN PROPERTY.
Humanity's job is to care for the animals... the Bible says so. And it says so for a reason. WE ARE MEANT to care for the animals.
To feed them, to provide shelter, to take care of them and love them.
We're not supposed to be IMPRISONING THEM.
We need to take this course of action seriously, and quickly too.
All future houses should be built with a PET HOUSE nearby, or attached. Just like a garage. Just like a shed. This should be part of the property, and planned from the start.
Cats and dogs, but especially cats...
They shouldn't be kept indoors for all their lives.
Dogs can be trusted not to run away and they come when you call them, but cats don't do that, thus cats don't get let outside.
And this applies to ANY other TYPE of animal that is kept indoors all their lives.
It's not right. It just isn't.
I get it, we WANT companionship, heck, arguably, we NEED it.
And it's much better to get that companionship from pets than it is to depend on people with all their complex needs.
But...
That doesn't mean that our furry friends need to be held in captivity for all their lives.
My proposed solution??
OUTDOOR PET HOUSES!
Little mini houses that were MADE FOR our pets.
Now of course there would be hurdles to overcome as far as keeping predators OUT of these pet houses...
But the idea is to have a house MADE FOR THE PETS, that they can go in and out of as they wish.
They can take refuge inside their pet house when the weather is wet, or cold.
They can have an array of food and water and we can go and take milk and other treats into their houses.
THERE ARE SO MANY BENEFITS to this method.
Fluffy gets to run around in the grass, chase birds etc., Fluffy gets to have lots of fresh air and vitamin D.
FLUFFY NEEDS THAT.
Fluffy DESERVES that.
Fluffy shouldn't have to just DREAM of it. Fluffy shouldn't have to struggle with the idea that it may never get to go outside.
It's sad as fuck.
We need to start BUILDING PET HOUSES NEXT TO OUR OWN HOUSES as a default, as a mainstay, and as absolute integral part of OUR OWN PROPERTY.
Humanity's job is to care for the animals... the Bible says so. And it says so for a reason. WE ARE MEANT to care for the animals.
To feed them, to provide shelter, to take care of them and love them.
We're not supposed to be IMPRISONING THEM.
We need to take this course of action seriously, and quickly too.
All future houses should be built with a PET HOUSE nearby, or attached. Just like a garage. Just like a shed. This should be part of the property, and planned from the start.
