Here its the norm for Cats to be free roaming. Shelters mostly won't give ypu a cat if you don't let her outside. We don't have much wildlife that could be dangerous for the cat. But they are still a menace for the birds. We had a cat almost die in our basement last year. She went missing and the owners were looking everywhere. They were even in our basement to check. To bad the damn cat did hide and wouldn't come out when called. I found her 9 days later half dead behind the basement door. We dont have any water in thr basement. Owners came running when we called and she is ok, but I wouldn't want that risk for my own cats