i have had a couple cats that loved being outside but only when i was out there with them. they may have been using me as protection from the bully mockingbird that lived in our yard, i don't really care. i got cat time.

my current soulcat, when she's outside she climbs up to the top of the house and then meows that she's hot (she'll come down for a bowl of ice water but not a treat. she's such a goob). i guess i'm trying to say it's up to the cat whether i'd trust them in it.