Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Cat policies [Was Suggestion for outdoor cats]

[Karen Carlson (kcarlson2]

Years ago I read an article (maybe in Natural History) about cats and 
their territorial habits in residential areas.  They establish my, 
yours, and pass-through (okay to be there but no loitering)territories. 
(I had a 19 year old girl who once bestirred herself to challenge a 
youngster who violated the pass-through rule.) Even cats living in the 
same household will divvy up the back yard.  The my/your territories are 
in lots with no competition from resident cats.  Thus I assume 
neighboring cats may move in.

Karen Carlson
Arboretum Cohousing
Madison, WI

On 6/28/11 5:45 AM, Sharon Villines wrote:
> On 28 Jun 2011, at 1:18 AM, Richard L. Kohlhaas wrote:
>
> > Before we moved in, our tentative pet policy said that cats could not run free.
> > Then we were told that if our cats weren't out, the neighborhood cats would take
> > over the territory (does anyone know if this is true?).
> In DC all animals are required to be under the control of their owners at all 
> times. There are people who trap feral cats and tame them so they can be 
> adopted.
>
> The only animals that take over the neighborhood, aside from humans, are 
> squirrels and birds.
>
> Sharon
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> Sharon Villines
> Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
> http://www.takomavillage.org
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