I need help on what I should do.
I have a 12 year old black and white, Wingnut, that is an indoor/outdoor cat. He always comes in at night and does not roam far. We live in a very safe neighborhood without busy streets.
Yesterday afternoon Wingnut went missing. We let him out in the morning and by afternoon we could not find him anywhere. He always comes when called. We searched the nighboorhood calling all evening and eventually reported him missing to the police. Today we went out looking for him again and my mom heard him crying. We followed his cries to our neighbor's house. This is a new neighbor that we don't know and keeps to herself. My mother called the police and told them our cat was in her house and asked if she could let him out if the door was unlocked being that we live in a small community where everyone knows everyone the police said she could let the cat out if the house was unlocked. Miraculously the neighbor's house was not locked and my mother opened the door. Wingnut did not come out and kept crying. My mother looked in and he was in a small cage.
She then went in and took Wingnut and the cage, notifying the police what she had done. Poor wingnut had soiled himself and was clearly distressed. He had bruises on his head from knocking around in the case and his cry was hoarse. We took him home, gave him food and water and waited for our neighbor to come home and give us an explanation.
Hours later the neighboor finally came home and told us her had allowed her friend to stay in the house for a few weeks and the friend had moved out and left her three cats. The cats were out of control so Animal Control gave her cages to catch them, two had been caught. She gave no explanation why she had taken our cat and the trap into her home even if she knew it wasn't the cat she was looking for. And why she kept him overnight without notifying anyone, and keeping him without food or water in a small inhumane cage??
Obviously she has a weak story but will not tell us more. What can we do to prevent this crazy lady from setting traps and catching other neighborhood cats??
I have a 12 year old black and white, Wingnut, that is an indoor/outdoor cat. He always comes in at night and does not roam far. We live in a very safe neighborhood without busy streets.
Yesterday afternoon Wingnut went missing. We let him out in the morning and by afternoon we could not find him anywhere. He always comes when called. We searched the nighboorhood calling all evening and eventually reported him missing to the police. Today we went out looking for him again and my mom heard him crying. We followed his cries to our neighbor's house. This is a new neighbor that we don't know and keeps to herself. My mother called the police and told them our cat was in her house and asked if she could let him out if the door was unlocked being that we live in a small community where everyone knows everyone the police said she could let the cat out if the house was unlocked. Miraculously the neighbor's house was not locked and my mother opened the door. Wingnut did not come out and kept crying. My mother looked in and he was in a small cage.
She then went in and took Wingnut and the cage, notifying the police what she had done. Poor wingnut had soiled himself and was clearly distressed. He had bruises on his head from knocking around in the case and his cry was hoarse. We took him home, gave him food and water and waited for our neighbor to come home and give us an explanation.
Hours later the neighboor finally came home and told us her had allowed her friend to stay in the house for a few weeks and the friend had moved out and left her three cats. The cats were out of control so Animal Control gave her cages to catch them, two had been caught. She gave no explanation why she had taken our cat and the trap into her home even if she knew it wasn't the cat she was looking for. And why she kept him overnight without notifying anyone, and keeping him without food or water in a small inhumane cage??
Obviously she has a weak story but will not tell us more. What can we do to prevent this crazy lady from setting traps and catching other neighborhood cats??
