Cat returned after four years.

Well this is OT, but interesting. Our next door neighbor runs an informal cat rescue in a small building on the other side of the fence about 150 feet from the back door of our house in town. She acquires these cats in various ways and it has long been suspect that not all of these ways were strictly legal. I have tried to be a good neighbor over the years and have even helped her with her cats. When the building was broken into and cats taken, it was me who tracked down the kids who did it. When one of her cats was shot in the woods behind the house, it was me who went back and talked to the neighbor who did it.

Four years and about a month ago my daughter's kitten disappeared from the yard. She had adopted the kitten for purposes of taking it to school with her as a companion in her apartment and had paid the adoption fees and vet fees etc. Both our girls were extremely upset as it was likely the kitten had been taken by coyotes. Posters were put up around the neighborhood and flyers were taken door to door. The cat lady became suspect because she would not open her door more than a crack and was verbally rude about it. My daughter stood crying on her porch while the woman denied she had seen the kitten. We did not believe her, so my girls started watching her on Facebook.

Fast forward four years. A few times a year the girls would check in on the cat lady's activities including following links to friends pages. Then one day a picture of a cat appeared. Our kitten had VERY distinctive markings and this adult cat was identical. The person who had posted the picture was the sister of our crazy neighbor. Many other pictures were found. The info was taken to the District Attorney who forwarded it to the Michigan State Police. The sister lived in another county and animal control had to be involved so it took two months to obtain a search warrant to seize the cat. This AM the warrant was executed, animal control scanned the cat and the chip that my daughter had had implanted four years ago revealed that it was indeed our missing kitten. This morning he is back at home acting like he never left. Seems happy to be here. The woman who had the cat, after being questioned by MSP, has admitted that she got it from her sister who, as I already explained, was well aware that it was our cat. I had NO idea my kids were investigating this matter until a couple months ago when I gave my stamp of approval on reporting it to the police. People amaze me...neighbor, kids, cops...really amazing.

Glad the cat is home! They did good. Ron MN

Unfortunately crazy cat lady stories abound. Your's is about as odd as can be.

Rick

Glad you got the cat back. Other than getting your cat back, will the authorities do anything?

That's why they're called crazy cat ladies!

I know because Karen the cat lady lives next to me. Basically feeding racoons. Crazy cat ladies for sure.

Thank God for the cat scan! Great story!

You are a man to be commended for living next door to a cat rescue person. During the 70's our neighbors (who were great people) had five cats that roamed ..... when they moved, even though I was losing a good neighbor, I poured my self a stiff rum and coke and celebrated. One other thing, don't let ANYONE tell you that neutered male cat's don't spray pi$$ on basement windows.

As if there aren't enough of cats available that she had to steal one. Bizarre. We don't turn them away here, but excess cats get fixed, nnalert, and sent out for adoption at the local spca.

Give that bizarre cat lady my email, home address, SSN, DOB, full name and Visa card number. And drop a hint he has CATS!
I'd like the ones here gone.

Can't top that.

We did have a tom that would go away for days, sometimes weeks at a time. Come home for a meal and a clean shirt and a few days later gone again. That is until one time he didn't return.

Had a momma cat here close to the deck w/kittens, Coyote decided he needed a meal but momma cat took after coyote. Coyote went to the corn field. Seen this with my own eyes other wise I wouldn't believe it.

Guy in the local town (of about 250) always had several dozen feral cats (I mean SEVERAL dozen) that were hanging around his place because he fed them. They were on the sidewalk, in the street, and becoming a nuisance. Every winter, he spends 3-4 weeks in Texas. A couple years ago, he came back from down south, and there were only about 6-7 cats left. Nobody knows what happened, but everyone is glad to have the pesky things gone. I don't need any more cats around the place - I have 4 now. If I see one on the farm, it comes down with lead poisoning.

Phil, that's what I was thinking, what's the market for cats?

Someone dumped a box of kittens at the shop last year. No one wanted them so I took them to the Humane Society.

After begging me for a donation, they tried to discourage me from leaving them because they would be put down, too many to adopt out.

Was anything done to the neighbor lady? I would probably be in jail over something like this, if I had to take care of the matter myself.