Mulut kebanyakan orang tu lebih banyak membebel, friend, pandai kata orang patut buat this, that and the other ... jangan dengar sangat , boleh naik giler if you are not careful.
Friend, this I can say to you based on my own pengalaman with my FurKids laaaa .....
Only you yang benar-benar keadaan kawasan rumah you dan juga perangai anak-anak you.
Only you can weigh all the pros and cons after taking into consideration the amount of danger your cats will be exposed to dekat kawasan rumah you (adalah berlainan sekali berbanding dengan orang lain) dan your cats' punya capability to look after themselves well and to run home (ini depends very much on how well you train them as well as the cat punya perangai also, plus where your cats are spayed/neutered).
It also depends on what kind of bad neighbours you have, whether they use poisons (weedkiller, rat poisons, have leaking motor oils and fluids all over, etc).
Your cats got skolah well outdoors before or not, or is it a full indoors yg tak pernah jejak keluar and learn socialising with other cats and learn to recognise a hostile cat? You kena tinjau betol-betol.
Memang outdoors tu seronok utk dia, tapi it depends on many, many factors. My cats all dapat rasa outdoors TETAPI saya monitor every single day to note danger levels and new dangers and adjust accordingly.
Are you prepared to go to such lengths? Most people don't.
I am also lucky to live in a considerably good safe neighbourhood where not many people rear cats or steal cats, and a clean neighbourhood not running over with rats with ppl having to tabur rat poison around to accidentally kill my cats!
I also am considerate to put in a lot of efforts to make my compound clean and attractive (cool and shady with lots of plants to hide, lepak and play hide and seek, chase-chase in) and I make effort to re-arrange my garden and put in new plants/playthings with new smells and sight to attract their interests in novelty.
Sebab saya tak mahu my cats make a nuisance of themselves kat umah orang lain and jump up and scratch orang punya kereta, etc. Buat orang marah for nothing ...
You need to always be on your toes and all that, friend, not just simply releasing them and closing the door ... Are you prepared to put in all these efforts?
Otherwise forget about the great outdoors, you can make things just as interesting indoors. Can make a small indoor garden for them too if you really want. Your cats punya safety should be your primary concern.
I think the main issue here is not indoors or outdoors but how to give your kids a fantastic time and an interesting life always. But safety must always be top priority.
My 2-sen ... eh, eh, tak pakai 1-sen lagik sekarang ... pembetolan ... my spohsen ...