I have found some things on the net that say they should be kept indoors but most of it is from US sites! You are right, why the difference between the countries?

Thats interesting, thank you. I looked at the RSPCA website and it says cats should always be allowed access to the outdoors. Guess i will be going to the cats protection league instead!

Thanks for the replies

I have always had cats. At one stage we had 8!

I now live on a main street and it would be too dangerous for a cat to live here and have access to outside.
Do you think it is fair to keep a cat in a;ll the time (except for walks in ...