You’d wager that people rarely allow their cats outside intentionally?

I imagine you’d lose that bet.

Indoor/outdoor cats have been common everywhere I have lived.

My next door neighbor’s cat, Mr. Freckles, almost completely wiped out our chipmunk colony and I still find dead birds he has killed every few weeks.

I live in a small neighborhood of 43 homes and there are 6 cats that I know of that spend the majority of their time outside.

I wish I lived where you live where it was less common.