Redditors "Steals" Back Their Family Cat From Neighbors Who Claimed Their Daughter "Found" Him

"I've told them to leave since Fluffbutt is our family cat"

Maryjane

• Published in Animal Stories
• November 15, 2022

Indoor cats occasionally try to flee from the house, which can be extremely terrifying for their owners. Most house cats are completely unprepared to deal with the sensory overload of being outside and will return inside almost immediately.

Your house cat will naturally want to explore and get the finest view of its territory, even if it's through a window and isn't accessible due to a door. But if your house cat escapes, he or she is likely to injure themselves or be injured by another cat, person, or car.

Some cats like to see the big outdoors from the security of a comfortable window perch, while some are determined to go outside and experience it themselves. For any cat owner with a cat who loves to sneak out, this will unavoidably result in a great deal of aggravation and anxiety.

The OP in today's story has a family cat and has had him since he was 2 months old. He is a beautiful cat in general (you'll see the cat's picture below).

The OP's family temporarily relocated the cat to the grandparents' house because they were having their kitchen renovated, but the cat sneaked out. The OP was called to help search for the cat, only for them to discover that a neighbor had taken the cat.

The OP managed to get the cat back, but the neighbors came demanding the cat. You can read the full story below.

The Title

Here is the cat tax

Though chances of him getting stolen are very high

The OP checked with the neighbors

The OP has given him plenty of scratches

I had no right to ring them late

The OP will be contacting the police

Here are a bunch of comments from Redditors in response to the story.

This redditor can't believe they tried to steal the cat

This Redditor wants to pet

They can get their daughter her own cat

He's so beautiful and very expensive

Getting the cat back is the most important

They can go get their own cat

Damn all those entitled parents

They care more about themselves than the animal

The neighbors are the AH here

This Redditor would do the same thing

I'm sure they can comprehend how much

Getting the cat microchipped

People will try and steal it

There is no adult who is in the right

Get your kid their own cat

You do realize they stole my cat

You may want to get her to confess

A big hero

You might look into getting the cat microchipped

No one wants to lose their beloved pet because they are like family. So we try our best to keep them as comfortable as possible and when they sneak out, we make sure to find them.

The OP's actions were justifiable and their actions have been supported by the Reddit community as they were called "Not The A-Hole." Drop your thoughts about this story in the comments below.

Maryjane