Therefore, the animals on their menu have not evolved with the domestic cat as a predator. Also, unlike wild native predators, domestic cats will hunt whether hungry or full and they will kill more than they can eat. In addition to domestic cats detrimentally affecting prey populations, they are also detrimental to predatory species such as owls, hawks and snakes. Cats decrease these native predators' food source each time the cat kills an animal outside. It is against Pinellas County law to have a cat outside unleashed.
Indoor cats have longer life spans.
The incidence of exposure to infectious diseases such as feline leukemia and rabies is decreased. Keep your pet away from neighbors who might poison, torture or shoot it. Outside dogs and cats cannot harm or kill your cat. Millions of cats are killed each year when hit by a car or caught in a warm engine on a cold day. Neuter or spay your pet in case it sneaks out one time.