We have a cat who chose to stay indoors after we moved to the country. We have two cats who were born and raised in a barn and who now are happily living in our big shop. They go outside when they want. They are neutered, chipped, have had all their shots and get wormed regularly. There are two of them, litter mates, and they keep an eye out for each other. Our dog has trained them to run really fast and to go up trees. They take care of the mice and rats on our farm which is why they are domesticated in the first place. We live on a road where rush hour consists of about five cars.
We have two cats who were born and raised in a barn
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Same here. Those two tabbies happily take care of the barn vermin. But they are vulnerable to roaming tomcats, who beat them up, eat their food, and pee everywhere in the barns. So we make sure that any tomcats are sent. . . onward. There is nothing good about a feral tomcat.