Cat Snatching What are my rights?

Jul 28, 2009
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Cat Snatching
by: Mary in NC

Hello Ashley
I live in NC now but moved here from Michigan and know somewhat how the law works there.
Although you had a collar with your cats rabies tags on it, it is unfortunate that cats in the USA have very little rights if they are outdoor cats.
If you called to report this incident you'd be told that with the high numbers of outdoor cats in the state.....there is no way they can conduct an investigation without you having an eye witness who is willing to report the "cat snatcher".
Michigan has one of the highest numbers of outdoor cats in the USA and Animal Control basically puts most of their attention on dogs running loose with no tags or dogs who are deemed "dangerous".
Poor cats are basically not focused on in that state unless they have bitten someone or laying somewhere severely injured and dying.
These are sad facts but true.
I worked in rescue there for several years and have seen this happen more than once.
If you have a neighbor who is a NON-CAT person and who has dropped your cat in order to rid the neighborhood of her then your cat is always going
to be in danger of this happening again or worse such as intentional poisioning.
My advice to you is this.
Under these circumstances, as much as you may feel your cat will hate it,I would suggest you bring your little gal inside and have her as a strictly INDOOR CAT from now on.
This is for her safety and necessary.
She will at first NOT BE REAL HAPPY but she WILL adjust and she will not be in danger of being cat-napped or poisioned or mis-treated by whoever this idiot is in your neighborhood.
I know you love her dearly as I detected the concern in your words that you posted so to protect your sweet girl, it might be time to bring her inside and keep her safe from these horrible offenders.
You can count on the fact that they WILL strike again if they see she is back and this time they may use more permanent methods to rid the neighborhood of her. (which would be unfortunate)
With no eye witnesses, Animal Control will not give it a moments thought and your kitty will be cast aside as "just another missing kitty" which they have no time to investigate.
I am so happy that you was able to be re-united with your little Calico gal (you and your kitty are VERY lucky) and I hope this helps you alittle.
Thank God for pet owners like yourself,who are caring enough and love their pet enough to seek advice on the safety of their animal.

Best wishes

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Jul 28, 2009
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Submitted by: Mary in NC

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Hello Ashley I live in NC now but moved here from Michigan and know somewhat how the law works there. Although you had a collar with your cats rabies tags on it, it is unfortunate that cats in the USA have very little rights if they are outdoor cats. If you called to report this incident you'd be told that with the high numbers of outdoor cats in the state.....there is no way they can conduct an investigation without you having an eye witness who is willing to report the "cat snatcher". Michigan has one of the highest numbers of outdoor cats in the USA and Animal Control basically puts most of their attention on dogs running loose with no tags or dogs who are deemed "dangerous". Poor cats are basically not focused on in that state unless they have bitten someone or laying somewhere severely injured and dying. These are sad facts but true. I worked in rescue there for several years and have seen this happen more than once. If you have a neighbor who is a NON-CAT person and who has dropped your cat in order to rid the neighborhood of her then your cat is always going to be in danger of this happening again or worse such as intentional poisioning. My advice to you is this. Under these circumstances, as much as you may feel your cat will hate it,I would suggest you bring your little gal inside and have her as a strictly INDOOR CAT from now on. This is for her safety and necessary. She will at first NOT BE REAL HAPPY but she WILL adjust and she will not be in danger of being cat-napped or poisioned or mis-treated by whoever this idiot is in your neighborhood. I know you love her dearly as I detected the concern in your words that you posted so to protect your sweet girl, it might be time to bring her inside and keep her safe from these horrible offenders. You can count on the fact that they WILL strike again if they see she is back and this time they may use more permanent methods to rid the neighborhood of her. (which would be unfortunate) With no eye witnesses, Animal Control will not give it a moments thought and your kitty will be cast aside as "just another missing kitty" which they have no time to investigate. I am so happy that you was able to be re-united with your little Calico gal (you and your kitty are VERY lucky) and I hope this helps you alittle. Thank God for pet owners like yourself,who are caring enough and love their pet enough to seek advice on the safety of their animal. Best wishes

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