{"id":63347,"date":"2026-03-17T20:03:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T00:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/?p=63347"},"modified":"2026-03-17T20:15:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T00:15:48","slug":"cat-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/en\/cat-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Should I Let My Cat Out?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"63347\" class=\"elementor elementor-63347 elementor-63335\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a95ac7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a95ac7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77651a0\" data-id=\"77651a0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9966f1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9966f1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Should I Let My Cat Out?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c95a547 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c95a547\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 0.9375rem; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\">This controversial issue often provokes heated discussions among cat lovers. The Montreal SPCA does not recommend letting your cat roam freely outdoors, particularly in view of <\/span><b style=\"font-size: 0.9375rem; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\">the impact this causes on wildlife <\/b><span style=\"font-size: 0.9375rem; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\">(both prey and wild predators, who suffer unfair competition from domestic felines).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 0.9375rem; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\">If, despite the risks, you do decide to let your cat go outside unsupervised, we offer a few essential tips and recommendations <\/span><b style=\"font-size: 0.9375rem; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\">to ensure their safety and limit the negative consequences.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-489f7c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"489f7c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17ba5c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17ba5c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60823f9\" data-id=\"60823f9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-045eee9 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"045eee9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4aa77ed\" data-id=\"4aa77ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60475b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"60475b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1001\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1001\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Risks and consequences<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1001\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1001\"><ul><li>Cats who go outdoors are more likely to suffer <b>injuries<\/b>, caused especially by fights with other cats, predators or accidents involving vehicles. They are also more likely to be <b>infected<\/b> by parasites or viruses. <b>Veterinary fees are therefore generally higher for cats who go outside.<\/b><\/li><li><b>Cats kill between 100 and 350 million birds every year<\/b> in Canada. Around the world, cats have contributed to the extinction of several species of small animals.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7c3cea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7c3cea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4dbccf2\" data-id=\"4dbccf2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d061265 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d061265\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13f15cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13f15cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-451a99e\" data-id=\"451a99e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6f352f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f6f352f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a665239 elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-shape-circle elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"a665239\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-cat\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIf you decide to let your cat out, here are a few recommendations\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86ab57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86ab57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Make sure your feline is <b>spayed or neutered <\/b>and has a <b>tag and microchip<\/b> with your current contact information.<\/li><li>Treat your cat for <b>parasites<\/b> and keep their <b>vaccinations<\/b> up to date.\u00a0<\/li><li>Make sure they\u2019re wearing a <b>quick-release collar<\/b> so that it comes off if they get stuck somewhere.\u00a0<\/li><li>Equip their collar with a <b>GPS tracker<\/b>\u2014it\u2019s a handy tool for locating your friend!\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>If you <b>move<\/b>, keep your cat indoors for a few days and gradually introduce them to the new surroundings by going out with them the first few times.\u00a0<\/li><li>Set aside an amount in your <b>budget<\/b> to treat your cat in the event of injury or infection.\u00a0<\/li><li>If the forecast is for <b>bad weather<\/b>, keep your cat in. The same goes before you head to bed or leave the house.\u00a0<\/li><li>Various devices on the market <b>reduce predation<\/b>, such as CatBib-type bibs, Birdsbesafe-type collar covers, bells, etc.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b96b82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8b96b82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a1914d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a1914d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f730cae\" data-id=\"f730cae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6844666 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6844666\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c800473 elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-shape-circle elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"c800473\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-house\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEnrich your cat\u2019s home environment\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1db17b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1db17b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 0.9375rem; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\">Your cat can lead an exciting life even if they don\u2019t go outside! Use a <\/span><b style=\"font-size: 0.9375rem; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\">harness<\/b><span style=\"font-size: 0.9375rem; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\"> for supervised outings or set up a <\/span><b style=\"font-size: 0.9375rem; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\">\u201ccatio.\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-size: 0.9375rem; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\"> You can offer them <\/span><b style=\"font-size: 0.9375rem; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\">hiding places<\/b><span style=\"font-size: 0.9375rem; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\">, <\/span><b style=\"font-size: 0.9375rem; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\">high-perched observation spots<\/b><span style=\"font-size: 0.9375rem; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\">, a scratching post, interactive toys and catnip. And don\u2019t forget the snuggles!&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38e7958 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"38e7958\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_5115-1-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-63354\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_5115-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_5115-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_5115-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_5115-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_5115-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_5115-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e9af1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9e9af1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This controversial issue often provokes heated discussions among cat lovers. The Montreal SPCA does not recommend letting your cat roam freely outdoors, particularly in view of the impact this causes on wildlife (both prey and wild predators, who suffer unfair competition from domestic felines).  <\/p>\n<p>If, despite the risks, you do decide to let your cat go outside unsupervised, we offer a few essential tips and recommendations to ensure their safety and limit the negative consequences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":63340,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[109,78],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cats","category-tips-and-advice"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Should I Let My Cat Out? - SPCA de Montr\u00e9al<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, nofollow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Should I Let My Cat Out? - SPCA de Montr\u00e9al\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This controversial issue often provokes heated discussions among cat lovers. 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