Animals: Today, my elderly neighbor called the police because my cat was...

By Fought The Law - 29/10/2011 04:51 - United States

Today, my elderly neighbor called the police because my cat was in her yard. I now have a citation and a court date. Apparently, there is a leash law for cats in my town, and it is taken very seriously. FML

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By Nekro_Kat - 10/08/2011 03:00 - United States

Today, I got caught trying to steal my own cat back from my neighbor. FML

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By Anonymous - 18/03/2023 12:00 - United States

Today, I discovered that the reason my neighbors have been giving me weird looks while whispering to each other lately is because I've started walking my cat on a leash, and this is apparently "a cause for concern about my mental health." FML

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Nice try, Janet

By Anonymous - 06/04/2014 19:37

Today, I witnessed my psycho neighbor put her cat in a cage, cross into my backyard, and set the cage down before returning to her house. She then called the cops and claimed I'd stolen her cat. The cops didn't believe my side of the story for a second. FML

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Cats rule, dogs drool

By Saved - 11/04/2024 23:00 - United States

Today, when I stepped outside, I found out my neighbors forgot to leash their mean-ass dog when he promptly started charging at me. If not for the black cat who lives outside my house, who I've fed before, jumping in and somehow single-handedly whooping his ass, I'd probably be dead. You don't fuck with stray cats. FML

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By suspicious - 05/07/2013 02:26 - United States

Today, I received a lovely letter from the council telling me I have to cease the act of "breeding and selling cats" because someone from my Facebook reported me. I'm pretty sure I've never owned a cat or had one in my house. FML

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Karen has concerns

By go away karen! - 29/01/2023 05:00 - United States

Today, I had to call the cops on my batshit crazy neighbor, who’s repeatedly threatened to steal my dog. I finally got her ass on camera. She swears that my dog is being abused because it prefers to sleep outside instead of being in the house. Imagine that, an animal that likes being outside. FML

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By anonymous - 25/10/2016 04:29 - United States - Chagrin Falls

Today, I got a citation from my landlord because my puppy couldn't make it to the grass and peed in the shrubs. Later in the evening, I got a citation that my music was too loud. Until I'd submitted my 30-day notice yesterday, no one ever had a problem with me FML

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By kittynapper - 17/07/2014 23:32 - United States - Denver

Today, I found out that my cat, that I've had for 3 years, is actually my neighbor's missing cat. FML

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By Anonymous - 07/06/2017 20:00 - United States - Coplay

Today, my neighbor let me know that they've been taking care of my cats while I was away, including letting them in and out of my house. I don't own a cat. FML

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Cat Burglar!

By Aimee Lutz - 19/10/2017 22:00

Today, I found my lost cat. As I was hooking it up to a leash to get it in my car, a man approached and asked what I was doing. His kids alerted him that there was a woman stealing their cat from their front lawn. It was not my cat. FML

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Mirorbo 26

Saturday 29 October 2011 12:10

A leash law...for CATS? Where the hell do YOU live?

shemseyy 1

Saturday 29 October 2011 12:18

In that case, you should get a tiger

Comments

Life_sucks_13 6

Sunday 30 October 2011 4:21

Just...wow

lizard399 0

Sunday 30 October 2011 7:36

Yeah.. I don't have this problem cause I don't let my cat go outside.

obamathellama 0

Sunday 30 October 2011 7:47

YDI for having a cat. I don't see DOGS getting anyone citations and court dates.

lizard399 0

Sunday 30 October 2011 7:53

Unless it bites someone? Don't you watch the news?

Sady_Ct 37

Monday 16 November 2020 21:12

We own our property, our neighbour’s rent. She has two American bull dogs, massive things, I have two Kelpies. Her dogs were throwing them selves at a partially aged pet of the fence and ended up breaking it, to be able to get into my yard to attack my dogs. My pup ended up getting hurt when the fence moved, and needed stitches. I was lucky I was home to pull my two dogs out of my yard into my house where her two dogs then ran around my yard trying to attack through windows etc. I called council and those dogs got cited for damage to common property, and being loose, plus no animal registration and as being dangerous dogs. Those dogs didn’t actually bite anyone/thing but the damage to the fences and my yard they did TRYING to attack my animals landed them in court. Dogs get cited for being loose as well.

RavenRiot 0

Sunday 30 October 2011 7:55

I agree people should take care for their pets, but this law is really absurd. Some cats will rip you apart if you try that.

mrjude 3

Monday 31 October 2011 4:23

Then they could, I dunno... LIVE INSIDE, being that they're called "HOUSE CATS", usually.

Gvil_Eenius 0

Sunday 30 October 2011 8:03

Fricken cat owners.

Bekll 31

Sunday 30 October 2011 11:38

Wow. That seems odd to me. One of my cats we tried to leash and she was too small for it to work. At least your cat is safe. A neighbor took one of my cats without us knowing and dumped her at an animal shelter an hour away. Due to strong suspicions after hours of her missing my father drove around and finally found her. Her collar had been taken off too.