‘I feel like the most horrible person in the world right now when I was just trying to do the right thing.’: A stray cat's choice to live with a neighbor rather than his owner, who has a history of pet neglect, leads to an emotional and legal battle

Cats are a complicated bunch. Even when it comes to their food they can be the pickest and most flippant beings on the planet, suddenly deciding that some part of their regular meal service no longer suits their desires, acting out in over the top ways to express their disdain. Which is not all too different from the story we have lined up for you today.

For the cat child in question seemingly got bored, but not off his food options, but of his pawrents, and took it upon himself to live the semi-stray life until he would meet the pawrent he actually wanted. Cue a series of attempted returns, cuddles and cute times until his new pawrent submitted to his decision and they began their lives together, albeit with more than a few complications along the way. This is the story of feline determination, proving that cats can never be stopped.

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How curious. The fact that this stray was both hungry and lost might actually contribute something to the ongoing attempts to understand the motivations of cats, especially when they are hungry. This might finally help explain why cats are so scared of being hungry, maybe they lose their sense of direction on an empty stomach…
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Wow, we do not know how this kind rescuer managed to keep the darling catto outside for days, we would have caved at the sound of a single meow after putting him outside the first time. But there is no denying that they did the right thing, if he was someone else’s he and his pawrent deserve every chance of reconnecting.
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