Hear Me Out: Stop The Hiss-Teria. Outdoor Cats Can Thrive.

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🗓️ 16 October 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

On today’s episode of Hear Me Out… a tail as old as time. As part of Slate’s weeklong pet advice column, Faux Paws, Hear Me Out is tackling a debate that gets animal lovers on all sides heated up: should cats be allowed to roam outside? Stacy LeBaron, longtime cat advocate and host of the Community Cats Podcast, argues yes… under the right circumstances, that is. It turns out, humans have an important role to play in helping our four-legged friends be healthy, happy, and helpful — whether they’re part of our outdoor environment or not. Need pet advice? Submit questions for Slate’s expert Faux Paws columnists here. Podcast production by Maura Currie You can skip all the ads in Hear Me Out by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now at slate.com/hearmeoutplus for just $15 a month for your first three months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Hear Me Out.
0:02.3	I'm your host Celeste Headley.
0:04.0	This week is all about animals.
0:05.6	Slate.com is doing a special column all week where we'll dish out advice on all things
0:10.2	pet ownership.
0:11.2	And it's called Get Ready, Faux Paws.
0:14.4	And Hear Me Out, we thought we'd take this opportunity to talk through a major controversy
0:19.0	in the pet world.
0:20.5	Outdoor Cats.
0:22.0	Both sides of this argument tend to get very heated.
0:25.2	There are those who say outdoor cats are an ecological disaster, killing off native
0:29.5	wildlife and putting cats in danger too.
0:32.2	But our guest today argues it's not that simple.
0:35.4	Cats can live outside and there is a place for them.
0:39.7	Animal activist and podcast host Stacey LeBarrin joins us in just a moment.
0:44.4	Stay with us.
0:49.1	We all need advice sometimes.
0:51.5	Right?
0:52.5	Someone to say I get it.
0:53.5	I've been there too.
0:55.2	But often it's hard to know where to turn, which is where we come in.
0:59.0	Hi.
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