outdoor cat owners are so so so frustrating sometimes. like they are GOING to get killed, either by a car, an animal or a person, and in the time before they do that, they're gonna be killing a bunch of wildlife, but yeah, its perfectly fine and not at all neglectful and irresponsible because 'its an animal that needs to have enrichment and run around, itd be depressed if i kept it inside' dont get a cat then? if you cant take care of an animal, dont get that animal? if you really are so adamant about it needing to go outside, then supervise it while it does! get a leash and a harness! because if you dont theres just gonna be one morning where you see them for the last time and youre not gonna know when that is!!
my friend's family had outdoor cats her whole life growing up and would get a new one when the old one died or went missing to the point where she thought the average lifespan of a cat was supposed to be 3-5 years and not 15-20. Like
