ABSTRACT
Living with animals raises all sorts of difficult moral questions. After a quick survey of some of those problems, this chapter dives into an issue facing many companion animal guardians: namely, whether to allow their cats to roam outside, where they are bound to hunt and kill some wild animals. This allows us to consider a range of puzzles in companion animal ethics, including the nature of our relationships with companion animals, the risks to which we can permissibly expose others, and foundational questions about the choice to live with animals in the first place.
