He also picks fights with neighbour cats and dogs and loses every time, costing me a fortune in vet bills. I love him.

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    Maybe make the cat indoor-only and save on vet bills. And save the animals in your neighborhood.

    It’s a fact that cats hunt for fun in addition to sustenance. Since you presumably feed your cat, we can only assume that everything he attacks outdoors is for fun.

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      Outdoor cats decimate bird populations. Letting your cat out is terrible for your local ecosystem. Seeing this stuff really frustrates me.

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      Some cats are escape artists- my timeshare cat is a verified cat burglar.

      (He’d steal carrots of all things.)

      They weren’t letting him out intentionally. Took a long while to seal up all the ways he found to get out.

      But yes, it’s a dangerous world for cats. It’s not safe for them, and it’s not safe for critters they go all murder hobo on.

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    If your cat is attacking neighbor animals you should not let it outside anymore. Culling wildlife is problematic but “their nature”. But a pet that actively attacks other people’s pets is just a menace and will only end in heartache and legal issues.

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      Yeah, no. That’s not a thing where I live. It happened 5 years after he was neutered and came with other scratches and bite marks as well.