Free-roaming cats get into loud, late night time spats with other cats, chew or dig up neighbors' plants, kill community birds (but also might support control the local rodent populace), and bury their wastes in other people's gardens. Vulture's Matthew Lowe went even even more, calling Saturday Night Live "as much a public assistance as it is a present", crafting that this episode was "a lot less a hazard than a gesture of solidarity".