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In reply to the discussion: cat custody battle. woman tracks down lost cat 7 years later. current owner won't give him up [View all]Warpy
(112,795 posts)10. I had that happen
One of my cats, the dumbest tomcat I've ever known, just wandered off one day. I found him five years later and about a mile away, looking sleek and dapper in a new collar. I silently wished him well and thanked his new person for taking him in. It was all the closure I needed.
Cats are independent and occasionally ornery and when they decide to move in with someone else, they need to be respected and left in the place they've chosen. Quite possibly my cat's new owner didn't consider him the dumbest cat on the planet. That would have been a step up for him.
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cat custody battle. woman tracks down lost cat 7 years later. current owner won't give him up [View all]
Liberal_in_LA
Jul 2015
OP
Perhaps that cat rescue can offer a cat free of charges to the original owner...
cascadiance
Jul 2015
#14
As I mentioned upthread, kitteh would be facing a 40-mile drive each way every weekend.
KamaAina
Jul 2015
#26
The cat is the property of the orignal owner unless there is some statute to the contrary. nt
ladjf
Jul 2015
#21
It's selfish to want the cat back after 7 years, imo, unless if the cat has a bad home.
Oneironaut
Jul 2015
#49