Cat rescuer fights back when a wacko neighbor tries to steal the kitten she saved, claiming that 'Tuna' was theirs all along, feline stays with the family that chose her: ‘This cat is my soul animal’

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Mar 4, 2025 4:00 AM EST

Rescuing an animal heals a little part of your soul that you never knew was broken. Humans inherently love to care for and protect living things (and if you don't you're an insane person, obviously), and deep down, we all crave the love of another living thing. The best way to ensure that a creature will love you forever is by saving them from a dismal situation, like the lady in this next story. 

Frozen nights and blustery days nearly claimed the life of an innocent feline a few months ago, but this woman would not accept that. Previously a self-proclaimed cat-hater, she was skeptical of the little feline frequenting her balcony, but after a few days of cat kibble treats and feline acceptance, her heart was forever turned. This skinny, feral cat thawed the heart of a non-cat person. However, this kitty connection was not the end of the battle ahead of these two, because an even bigger foe lurked on the horizon. 

Keep scrolling to read about how a cat rescuer's loyalty was put to the test (again), when their wackadoo neighbor tried to come and 'steal back' the cat they'd left out in the cold.

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    This is the face of a cat who could convert someone into a cat-person. Behold, the kitty that everyone's fighting for—but only one woman really deserves the love of this feisty feline.

  • The DRAMA! An update on the cat that turned a cat hater. Awarded a Cat Some of you may remember my post from December. Some of you may not. A little recap, I hate cats.
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  • Always have. And then a little feral furball chose me and changed me. I followed the last and contacted the humane society and posted him on all forums to search for an owner. After 10 days, the humane society said he was mine.
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  • Anyways... It's been 3 months. This cat is my soul animal. I've never in my life liked cats. But here he is. I walk him outside on a harness every single day. No I'm not joking.
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  • Yesterday, a woman I am unfamiliar with comes from across the street with her random friend id never seen before claiming the cat is hers. His name is "Tuna"..... What the actual f
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  • So I tried to be nice. I asked for proof of ownership. She had none but the brother I'd see him with originally apparently lives in their house and she showed me that. (In December this wasnt the case because they were outside in
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  • negative temperatures for weeks freezing to death.) I told her how he was covered in awful sores and fleas so bad it took weeks to help heal his skin. I documented the entire process so I showed her am of that too.
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  • I told her I'd pay her if she wanted but I wouldn't return the cat. He was in HORRIBLE condition when he CAME TO ME, I searched and contacted all avenues.
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  • She claimed she called the humane society, to which I responded "if you did, then they would've told me once of the hundred times I called them over those 2 weeks."
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  • She then tried to STEAL my cat. Collar and all. I'm front of my 4 young kids. I grabbed him out of her arms and told her to get the h I off my property and to call the cops if she wanted to resolve it. I
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  • believe she tried to be intimidating with her friend and her, but she had never seen me before and didn't know me. For reference, I have tattoos from head to toe, including my face, many piercings, and I have been told I'm scary
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  • I am an absolute cream puff, but nobody needs to know. I think in the end she was worried. I bet you can guess what happened next! That's right. She called the cops. And the absolute best thing happened.
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  • The cops came. He came to my house and I invited him in. I showed him my attempts at locating the owner 3 months ago, I showed him the cat now, the awful condition he had been in, the correspondence with the shelter...
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  • He said "I'm not a cat guy but he looks pretty happy. This is a civil matter, but legally the cat is yours. She might be a headache, but he's yours." And he left. I don't know if I'm in the right, but I won't give him back to people who left him outside infested with fleas to starve and freeze to death. The vet told us he isn't even a year old.
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  • Why didn't these people come forward sooner? They've seen me outside with this cat 100 times. It's not like I'm hiding him. He came to me. He found me. He stayed with me. He never leaves my side. He's my soul animal and I love him so much.
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  • 3 MONTHS AGO

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  • limesoprano You've done nothing wrong. There's a lot of unstable people in this world and she probably saw you with the cat, thought it was cute that he walked on a leash and decided she wanted him. He's yours now and if he's microchipped to you, so much the better because that's proof of
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  • ownership. There's also now a police report on file in case of further problems with her, plus your local humane society has it on record that you followed their procedures. If she (or her brother) truly want a cat, there's lots at her local cat distribution center.
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  • frolicndetour Don't give that baby up! emmYxnie Now this is a story I can be invested in, OP TOTALLY deserves that cat and shouldn't let that lady ever get close to it
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