Is it OK to feed my neighbours cats?

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It breaks my heart to see the two cats next door. Ever since our neighbours had their baby two years ago, the poor things have been relegated to a life outdoors. They no longer seem to be part of the family.
Now, their only refuge is a garden shed, which I sincerely hope is heated.I do see the owner’s put food in the shed often and then it gets locked shut after with a cat flap for entry. The rest of the day, they're left to their own devices, either sleeping on top of the conservatory roof, or simply wandering aimlessly around the garden and sitting on fences. It's hard not to feel a pang of sympathy every time I see them. I know it's not my place to interfere, but the other day I couldn't resist giving them a few pieces of my own cat's food, and they practically inhaled it.

As pp have said, it’s mean to have moved them outside.

But stop bloody feeding them! They have owners who feed them. You don’t feed other peoples cats.

The cats might have chosen to move outdoors if they're not happy about a new baby in the house.

Cats aren't stupid - they are evolutionarily hardwired to put their own interests first at all times. If they wanted to live with you, they would already be doing so.

Sometimes I feed DCat before DH gets home. When DH walks through the door, DCat puts on an Oscar-worthy performance of being starved! He's a bugger, because he's already overweight due to the fact that someone else in the neighbourhood is almost certainly also feeding him. He's been on a diet for years and yet continues to get bigger