I had two outdoor cats during my childhood. Both were declawed. One of them died around 10 because my mom killed him, but the other one lived to be 20. What's more, even without claws, she managed to kill birds, rats, and even an owl once and leave them in our driveway on a daily basis. I don't see why outdoor cats can't live both a long and good life as long as you keep them up to date on their shots and get them examined by a vet regularly.

What good is another 7-10 years of lifespan if you die having never truly lived?

because traffic is the bane of dogs and cats?

My cat refuses to use a cat flap... He knows how to, but he just wont... Although we just a window or door open for him, so...

You must have a rather small bird population where you live if a few cats can tip the scales.
Practically every other house in my Parent's neighbourhood has a cat, and there still lives a lot of birds.

www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/347928/description/Cats_kill_more_than_one_billion_birds_each_year

If people can't handle animals being animals then they shouldn't have a garden.

My cat love's outside but has a phobia of outside. This would be perfect for her, because she would have a sense of being inside while being outside. This idea will also keep those fuken hawks from getting her.

because my cat could get lost or die!

So can you when you go outside, that doesn't stop you, does it?

You don;t know the population of funnyjunk do you? We never go to this mythical outside place.

You must go outside sometimes, coke and crisps don't just fly magically to your front door.