"Death is just a part of nature's course and though a cat may die early...even before it's a year old because of being outside...atleast you have the wonderful feeling that you gave it the best life you could while it lived.
Also, who's to say that an animal cannot come back in another form after it dies...? Your cat that you trapped inside all her life while she begged exit will remember that. You give the cat the best life you can by allowing her outdoors then she will remember that as well. If she does die thru cause of the outdoors you will not be the one to be blamed for that she will of course know that you tried to give her the best life on this Earth that you could while she was in that form."

Those comments actually make me ill. I know that there are people who let their cats outdoors but I will never change my mind on this. There is absolutely no excuse for thinking it's okay to let a cat die young, just because you think it "lived a good life." I would rather be indoors with plenty of food, water, toys, cat trees and people that love me, than to be ran over, attacked, eaten, tortured, etc.