My cats can’t go out where I live now but I let my cats go out when I can. Cats like to bask in the sun, climb trees, roll in the grass, Chase bugs. Making a cat stay inside all their life I believe is a less quality life for a cat.
Had a cat that always stayed in the house...damn thing lived 19years.
I’m with you. Several times my cat will catch a mouse or lizard and I make her drop it and the critter goes on its way. She is skilled in mouthing her prey instead of biting it.