Redditor Consults The Online Community Over Wanting To Rehome Their Roommate's Cat As It Terrorizes Other Pets And Has Behavior Problems

They want to rehome the cat without letting the owner know.

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• Published in Interesting
• February 4, 2023

If you are a passionate cat owner, you always want what's best for your cat and for other cats too. But there are irresponsible pet owners out there who neglect their cats.

If you're in a situation wherein your roommate isn't taking care of their cat properly and the poor little thing starts to have behavior issues, what do you do? Should you surrender the feline to the shelter without letting your roommate know?

The answer is no. Cats are considered the property of their owners. If you witness a cat being neglected, the best step is to report it to authorities that deal with animal cruelty.

Otherwise, you run the risk of getting sued by your roommate. You can worry about the cat and try to help, but don't get yourself into trouble for doing so.

In a recent post on the "Am I The A**hole?" (AITA) community, a Redditor has this problem. On top of behavior issues, the cat is looking for trouble.

It terrorizes the original poster's cat and the dog of their other roommate. The original poster (OP) is concerned for the cat's well-being, so they're thinking about rehoming the feline without letting the owner know.

But before they do so, they asked for judgment from the AITA subreddit.

The OP didn't have problems at home at first until the roommate brought a cat without anyone's permission.

The cat became a problem for the OP and their other roommate.

The situation is unfair for the OP as they also have to take care of the roommate's cat.

The OP needs to talk to their roommate properly. They can't just rehome someone else's cat.

A bad idea.

The OP needs to find another way to rehome the cat, even if it means confronting the roommate.

Some Reddit users suggest asking a lawyer first as the OP could be breaking the law by rehoming the cat themself.

If only this were possible.

The best solution (it's prolly impossible, though)

If the OP rehomes the cat and the roommate finds out, they might take revenge on the OP.

Would a dog crate work?

Most Redditors feel that it's better to rehome the cat because the owner doesn't care about it.

The situation is already unfair for the OP.

Even if the roommate is the a-hole for not caring for the cat properly, the OP would be the a-hole for taking someone else's property.

Before they could rehome the cat, the OP needs permission first.

Reporting the incident to the landlord/landlady sounds like a good idea.

Maybe the property owner can do something about this.

It's better to consult the shelter first before actually surrendering the cat.

The OP and the roommates need to have a conversation about this cat.

Maybe it's also time to find a person who can train it and has the time to care for the feline.

It's better to avoid any legal repercussions.

The OP can try to find out if someone else owns the cat.

Rehoming the cat would probably make its life a lot better. But the OP can't just do it without their roommate's permission.

It's either they ask permission to rehome the cat or make the owner do something about it so that it won't bother others. And if that doesn't work, they can try resolving it by talking to the property owner.

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