I admit I have a “free range kitty”. But my neighbors seem to like him. My next door neighbors, who would Never have a “dirty pet” in their fastidious home, get to have a cat by proxy. He visits.
He also is a great wandering exterminator. Yes, he brought me a bird once. But he brings me a mouse or rat every other day. Yesterday he dropped off a giant rat on my porch.
birds are prey species. They need a preditor to keep them healthy. We call the birds we feed, welfare birds and popcorn snacks. We have tons of birds in our neighborhood.