[Evans, Marv]

Cats don't have to be outside to be in danger of attack. Years ago when my cat was still alive, my wife was sitting on the side of our bed when the cat ran under her legs. An instant later something else ran under her legs. It was a fox that had followed the cat inside through the front door we kept chained open for her to come in & out of. I was outside and didn't believe her at first when she called out there was a fox in the house. I came inside, and sure enough there was a fox. I opened the front door all the way, trapped it behind a day bed & sprayed it with pepper spray. After I let it go, it exited out the front door immediately. At that time, construction of large tracts of homes was going on in the surrounding area. We had all kinds of animals - coyotes, foxes, racoons, skunks, etc., etc. always coming around since their habitat was less available. There would be coyotes trotting down the street, foxes with kits in the back yard, and groups 6 or more racoons around the house some nights.