Reply #7: So when Fluffy, an indoor only cat gets out of the house & becomes .. [View All]

[Princess Turandot]

disoriented and runs several blocks away, Fluffy should be available for target practice? Is that what you're suggesting? I know at least 6 people living in suburban areas whose indoor-only cats got out of their homes through no neglect of the owner, where it took days for the cats to be located. I somehow doubt that someone willing to shoot a member of largely domesticated species is going to check to see if the cat is feral or an escaped pet. I also suspect that some people will knowingly shoot their neighbors' cat because of other disputes, having nothing to do with cats at all.

A feral cat is not the equivalent of a wild boar. It won't hurt you; it will try to run away from you, as may a lost domesticated cat.