Storm brewing with neighbour over cat

MRSTITTLEMOUSE

Get the RSPCA out ,they don't say who's called them.To be honest the woman sounds incapable and the kitten needs to be considered more than this womans feelings.People like this should be banned fom having animals and needs to be told by someone in authority she's in the wrong.

EssexHebridean

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE contact the RSPCA as soon as you can. To put it bluntly this woman is killing animals, and if you leave this kitten with her she'll kill that too. The RSPCA are used to this situation - if you explain to them that you're nervous of the husbands temper they will make absolutely certain that she doesn't know who's reported them, but quite frankly she needs to be stopped from owning animals in the future as she clearly doesn't care enough to own one responsibly. I appreciate that you don't want to get her into trouble, but I'm afraid that your personal feelings in this are secondary to the wellbeing of the animal(s) involved.

RAMBLER

Simple CALL THE RSPCA. With some people trying to explain nicely and reasonaly simply isn't enough! Tough love! Bless!!!!! :mad:

frugallass

the only option here is to call the RSPCA - please do it now if you haven't already !

bank_of_slate

Is there a local PDSA in your area who offer neutering and vaccinations free or at a vastly reduced cost to those on benefits?

Otherwise contact the RSPCA for some advice, and the next time one of her pets returns with an injury, take it straight there so they can see what is happening.
...Linda xx

BridgetJones_2

Report them to the RSPCA, a kick up the butt is what they need.

Then personally I would give it a couple of weeks, if no improvement I would take the cat. You could even start asking your friends now if someone could take it...obviously if they live far enough away. Not everyone would do this & I'm sure some may disagree but I couldn't stand by & watch him get run down.

lowis

i was faced with a similar situation...a very rough family with a very unhappy cat who was left to get pregnant all the time (4 litters in two years) and who preferred to live in a bush than go to her own home...so i took the cat and found a wonderful, loving home for her....miles away from the old owner. the cat is very happy now (and neuteured)

oh..and no missing notices went up either...so they didn't even care that she had disappeared.

Horseygal_2

I'm with everyone who has suggested rehoming this little scrap miles away. I know this doesn't solve the problem of her getting another but if they keep disappearing surely she will get the message sooner or later?

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

I did something similar - My neighbour is a pleasant enough woman but she believes that any form of preventing pregnancy is a sin, which is fine but she's lost 4 cats as a result of diseases/kittening. One morning, I found a Maine Coon kitten shivering in the gutter in the snow. Took it in to dry it off, but heard neighbour out calling for the cat, so silently popped her back out of the door, as I didn't want to be accused of stealing her.

Kept my eyes open over the next few weeks. When it wasn't being chucked out the front door onto the street (they have no garden) rather than stink up a litter tray, it was locked out on their balcony all night squeaking to be let in. :mad:

I mentioned to the owner whilst chatting about my cats that her kitten has a very loud squeak, and she said it couldn't be hers because it never went outside! I let it go until we had more snow and then I chucked a jumper onto their balcony for her to lay on and some crunchies. Never told the neighbour it was me (but I'm the only person whose window overlooks her balcony, so I think she would know). :A


Anyhow, ten days later, her eldest son turns up at my door (I was thinking I was for the high jump now). He said 'Mum says do you want the kitten because my little brother's just tried to throw it out the bedroom window cos it scratched him' :eek: What can you say?

I now have three cats, all of which have been someone else's cast offs, the youngest of which is now a 5 year old truly beautiful and affectionate pedigree Maine Coon called Squeak!

In this case, I'd scoop the kitten up, take it to the Cats Protection League as a stray - you don't know how it got there, etc - and it will get treated, vaccinated and rehomed. So the kitten is out of harm's way. Then contact the RSPCA advising the neglect, not mentioning where the kitten has been taken. When they knock (if they do), she will have to admit that it's disappeared. The RSPCA get suspicious and, when they get a replacement cat, you get in touch and they keep dropping in on the area.

All birds suitably stoned!

tishywish

I think I would do the same as JoJo, take the kitten to CP first then call the RSPCA. I would be very tempted to steal it,too, but of course there's a good chance that the neighbour will see the kitten wandering around and then get nasty.