"Phil P." wrote in message
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"Alison" wrote in message
He certainly suggested that cats can be happy indoors. Of course he
feels
cats can be happier outdoors - after all, he's British.

But they *can* be happy indoors and they can be happy in/out doors
too. They can be unhappy indoors and they can be unhappy in/outdoors.
He is discussing the cat/human relationship and the cat as a species
developing and adapting from being the solitary hunter to the family
pet. Whether they are indoors or in/outdoors is irrelevent in the
context of his passage.
Alison.