Does the Purrfect Fence protect against predators / coyotes?Updated 10 months ago

Purrfect Fence has been providing enclosures that keep cats safe outside for more than 15 years. We estimate that we have more than 60,000 cats inside our enclosures across the US, Canada, Europe, and Australia. In this time we have never once been made aware of a situation that resulted in a cat being harmed by a predator while inside our enclosures. These amazing results suggest that our fencing system serves as both a visual and physical deterrent. The flexible mesh material is very difficult, if not impossible to climb for any would-be ground predator. Some of the animal experts we have consulted with tell us that because the fence materials and configuration are so unlike anything an animal would have encountered before they will tend to stay away.

Coyotes in partiular tend to be opportunistic hunters. This means that they prefer to sneak up on potential prey rather than hunt it down. While it is possible for a coyote to eentually "break in" to the cat enclosure, it would be a rather time consuming task and the cat(s) inside would surely be aware and able to run back inside or find place to hide. Without any reason in sight for the coyote to attempt the time-consuming break in, they will generally walk away.

Though we did not necessarily design our system to handle all of the different types of threats, we are very proud of our track record of keeping cats safe regardless of the situation!