Hah, classic ajoknoblauch, always parading his hate for cats everywhere he goes. But slow down there!, it seems the original problem here was that dogs were being poisoned in Palermo and not cats. I don't think people in this city usually let their cats roam free. I sure as hell would not. At home it has never been a problem until people decided to leave poison around. Most of my cats back home roam around as we live in a small neighborhood where everyone know what cats belong where. Some of the cats are not interested in leaving the house and only go out to the patio and it's perfectly fine either way, as they are not brute and needy animals that take up space as dogs usually are. And yes, I spay/neuter all of my animals and have picked up loads of kittens, found them homes, or have sent some to shelters as to not contribute with the stray problem.