Woman Sues Neighbor After He Breaks in and Endangers Her Cat’s Well-being, Creating Neighborhood Scandal When Animal Services Arrives

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    r/AITAH • 15 hr. ago Wrong Reading_78 AITAH for suing my neighbour after finding out he poisoned my cat for jumping into his yard?
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    Hi all. I'm a 34F and I live alone with my cat Luna and my son. Luna has always been a bit of an explorer. She's a really sweet, affectionate cat who's usually just hanging out in my garden, but sometimes she'll hop over our fence into other yards. She's never done any harm, and honestly, I've never really thought
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    much of it just assumed my neighbours were ok with it too, I guess.
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    Then, last week, I came home to find Luna lying flat on the kitchen floor, barely moving. I totally panicked, grabbed her, and rushed to the vet. They ran a bunch of tests and told me she'd been poisoned, likely with bleach. I couldn't believe it. The vet was able to save her, thank god, but she was still really weak when I
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    brought her back home, and I was both relieved and furious.
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    Once we got home, I decided to check our security cameras in the garden to see if I could figure out what happened. That's when I saw my neighbour who I barely know, mind you sneaking into my yard. I watched in disbelief as he poured something into Luna's water bowl! My heart dropped. I was so angry and hurt, I went straight over to his house,
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    banged on his door, and confronted him. At first, he denied everything, saying stuff like, "It's not my fault if your cat goes where it shouldn't,” and "maybe you should keep her inside if you care so much."
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    I told him I had video proof, and he just kind of shut the door in my face.
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    I felt completely betrayed, and honestly, the thought of him doing something like this again terrifies me not just for Luna, but for my son too. So, I decided to file charges against him for animal cruelty. But now, some of my family and friends think I'm overreacting. They're saying it's just going to make things worse
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    with the neighbour and that maybe I should've just kept Luna inside or put up a taller fence. I can kinda see their point, but I feel like this is serious, and I have a responsibility to hold him accountable.
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    Anyway, AITAH for going this far instead of just letting it go?
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    canvasshoes2 • 15h ago ΝΤΑ. He trespassed to do so. He didn't even bother talking to you about it or letting you know it bothered him, just let it build up and fester until he up and decided to kill your cat. That kind of
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    person isn't very trustworthy as a human, overall, in my book. I hope you take this as far as you possibly can, legally speaking.
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    That said, it's much safer for cats if they're kept indoors or kept to their own yards. I don't know how tall your fences are but there are devices (inward facing angled panels... not sure what they're called) that can prevent cats from jumping out of their own yards.
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    Candid_Proces... • 15h ago • NTA! F..K your neighbour he is the AH sue the out of him! You need to take care if he poisend your cat you never know what these people are up to! Take care and whish you all te best!
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    Proper_End_86... • 15h ago • NTAH F this guy, I would totally press charges. Plus, he snuck onto your property. It would be different if she was poisoned on his. I'd be more than furious too if I were you
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    Apprehensive-... 15h ago You are NTA- your sociopath of a neighbor is! He trespassed onto your property and tried to kill your pet. •
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    I'd 100% keep that video and go after him for animal cruelty, trespassing, and even go after him to pay the vet bill. He sounds like a dangerous person and that should be documented.
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    TimeWild2898 • 14h ago Do not let your cat outside even when you are home! You know you live with a psychopath next door who already tried killing your cat once and you have a security camera! Nothing is going to stop him! You want your cat to live? Keep it
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    inside-file cruelty charges against this a hole and sue the out of him for your vet bills!

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