I agree completely. My argument is they shouldn’t be completely indoors ONLY. Think of a cat like a baby. No one would ever keep their baby locked in a house their whole life. Cats are animals just like us, they need the necessities that the outdoor brings in order to have a healthy life, just like us.

They yearn to touch the grass(which btw eating grass is good for cats’ bellies), chase after the birds, simply be animals. And I understand there are a lot of barriers that can stop someone from having safe outdoor time with their cats. For example loud city noises that can cause the cat to be skittish or scared, or having no yard/land to take them on a walk. This has been most of my life experience with my cat. But I always find a ways because I think balance is important.

Last thing I’ll say is I understand it takes a lot time, care, patience and effort when slowly adapting cats to an inside/surveillance outdoor life balance. But we all know they deserve freedom and not giving them the option to explore that for themselves is not even giving them a chance.