A few days ago my sister bought a smart home camera (智能家居摄像机, zhì néng jiā jū shè xiàng jī) so that she can watch her pet while she is away from home. I was thinking of doing the same for my mother but didn't know how it worked.
After learning to install my sister's camera, I have learned the whole thing. Today I went to a local store to get one for my mother.
My sister has spent handsomely on her pet, cat playground, cat monitor and surveillance camera. I told my sister, many people consider their pets to be members of their family. As a matter of fact, we are their owners and masters. She looked puzzled.
Yes, you are the master and owner of your cat, in that, you make all decisions for your pet. From the very beginning you deprived her of the freedom to run outside and have some cat fun. Remember how much she wanted to run outside before and how you domesticated her at home against her will. You made the decision to neutralize her. Ultimately you keep her for your entertainment and not hers.
Of course, as her owner, you are responsible for providing all her needs, food, shelter, toys, healthcare, but you also deprive her of the companionship of her own kind, which she so desires. You have the absolute authority over her.
We keep pets mostly because they fulfill our needs, either emotional or psychological or financial needs. One of my relatives breeds exotic cats and makes money by selling them.
The nature of the owner-pet relationship is complex. They become dependent on us after being domesticated. Ideally, the owner could appreciate the personalities and preferences of their pets, even though they don't enjoy the same level of autonomy as their owners.