You guys are worried about cats in your yard?? Hell, in my neighborhood we have to worry about FERAL HOGS. http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/atas...cle_ecd4c017-2fcd-5e80-b992-fffea3932f8a.html
^ OK. Yes, but what does that legally mean for OPs mom...? Can she just willy-nilly just take the at, without being a rightful owner? Can I just grab any pet in the street because I believe their rightful owner is negligent, without first getting it properly transferred as ownership?
I would think she gave up ownership when she moved away and left it for 10+ months and we will find out when the judge hears the case.
I'm curious as I've never owned a cat or dog, how does cat ownership even work, i mean do you have like a certificate or something when you purchase it.
OP already admitted it was the neighbor's cat. That in itself is the incrimination. It is accepting THEIR ownership.
LOL..... First World Problems..... :grin: Kingwood residents terrorized by herds of feral hogs Large ruts and torn up grass is all that is left of some Kings Point subdivision residents’ yards. They are being terrorized by a herd of wild hogs.
The original owner abandoned it. They don't own the catany more. The op's mom took on the responsibility of caring for it so she is the owner. Maybe the cop could throw in some animal cruelty charges also for the daughter
When I lived in Louisiana, our neighbor across the street had one of the most awesome & friendly cats. He was mostly outdoor but wore a collar. One night, a neighbor neither of our families knew well, had a wedding in their backyard. There were lots of cars parked in the street. The cat's owners happened to be driving by that night to see a family that attended the wedding putting their cat in their car! The people stealing the cat's reply was, "But we love him." The owners took their cat home, but he disappeared the next week. They suspected the family came back to steal him. The cat never had a history of disappearing. Also, while living there, my family took in a little kitten that we thought was a stray on a freezing cold night. A calico who'd run to jump & lay in my lap when I'd start playing the piano, and sit on my head when I would on the couch. I loved that kitten. It was my first pet. 10 days after we had the kitten, and had bought a bunch of cat crap and even a stupid kitten stocking (it was near Christmas) we saw a sign at the front of our subdivision for a missing calico kitten. It ended up being someone who lived like 8 houses down the street. She came to the house, I was an 10-11 year old kid crying, & she took the kitten from my hands. But really, wait 10+ whole days before putting up signs for a missing kitten? Yeah, they must've really cared for it. I had never met these people before until then. They were terrible pet owners. Disgusting outdoor conditions for their rabbit cages, and seemed to neglect this cat we gave back to them. I know 10 days, is not a year like for your mom, but that just ripped my heart out as a kid. My first pet going to a worse off home. I hear some of those Katy neighborhoods off 99 are having the same problem. You need to get a pack of Dogo Argentinos. <object width="420" height="315"><param name="movie" value="//www.youtube.com/v/zOgoJ25yyTM?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="//www.youtube.com/v/zOgoJ25yyTM?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>
See, I don't know. Morally, it should be pretty black and white, but there are no papers nor documents to reference, insofar as the ownership goes (unless the OP left that part out in his post). Negligence of any living thing is horrible, along with the cruelty exhibited by the neighbors of the OP's mom. And I think justice will come to the guilty party, but I don't think it'll go as far as the 18 year old daughter being jailed. That's pretty extreme. Community service in the form of volunteering at an animal shelter for X hours, maybe. But jail? That's a stretch.
Exactly what I was thinking. If somebody treated my mother this way, they'd spend the afternoon spitting up bloody Chicklets.
I don't like cats at all but this one is a beautiful cat... hope your mom gets reunited soon with her cat.
Why? We need a clear story. There are lots of legal ramifications here and some factors the OP might be skipping. There are probably more holes in this story than penises that have entered Miley Cyrus.
