WT-Everloving-F, Coworker - Update of sorts

[jsillyfun]

You should call the police and animal control. And yes it's still theft even if cats are free roaming.

[mscatra]

OMG! I'm seriously appalled! Buuuuttttt.....<whispers>is she available to "rehome" some cats in my area?

J/K.  Mostly.  Kitties making not-so-sweet love in our junipers a couple weeks ago are making me feel much less tolerant.

Maggie:  "It's Callie?"
H:  "Nooooo honey, it's definitely not Callie."
Me:  blindly squirts water into junipers until they run off

[jenbelle]

That is so mean! !!!!

[lolaburns]

When you know something,an object or an ANIMAL, belongs to someone and you take it that is stealing.

[dixeedeluxe]

OK, so I remembered the FB thing that I was kind of remembering. It was a case where a woman didn't pay her kennel fees for months and the kennel adopted out the dogs.

[katfco]

Aug 20, 2014 15:43:34 GMT -5 dixeedeluxe said:

OK, so I remembered the FB thing that I was kind of remembering. It was a case where a woman didn't pay her kennel fees for months and the kennel adopted out the dogs.

I think in that case, you're right that it's not theft; it's more abandonment. But in this case, it might depend on the local laws and how they view free-roaming animals. 

[dixeedeluxe]

Aug 20, 2014 15:45:28 GMT -5 katfco said:

Aug 20, 2014 15:43:34 GMT -5 dixeedeluxe said:

OK, so I remembered the FB thing that I was kind of remembering. It was a case where a woman didn't pay her kennel fees for months and the kennel adopted out the dogs.

I think in that case, you're right that it's not theft; it's more abandonment. But in this case, it might depend on the local laws and how they view free-roaming animals. 

Exactly.  And there were rules that applied to property about giving the people due process for payment and such.

[bean47]

That's terrible!

[TrudyCampbell]

Growing up I had outdoor cats and I would have been absolutely DEVASTATED if something like this happened. OMG. This is horrible.

[blessed2bmama]

Wtf is wrong with people?!? I'd call the police. And knock on doors on her street. I had an indoor/outdoor cat as a child and I would've been heartbroken if anyone so kindly "rehomed" him. Wtf??

[laurensmomma]

Yes, I have an indoor outdoor cat too, and would be devastated.

[thedahliharpa]

I'm both boggled and incredibly fucking disturbed by this.

I would feel compelled to "re-home" her purse or keys...

[badgermom]

Aug 20, 2014 13:57:41 GMT -5 laurensmomma said:

Aug 20, 2014 13:56:55 GMT -5 melmon0417 said:

Your co-worker STOLE SOMEBODY'S CATS!?

Essentially, yes. Not to keep, but to abandon.

That is beyond wrong. I wonder of the police would look into this. That is not ok at all.

[laurensmomma]

Aug 20, 2014 17:21:07 GMT -5 thedahliharpa said:

I'm both boggled and incredibly fucking disturbed by this.

I would feel compelled to "re-home" her purse or keys...

That's what I wanted to say to her. Like, how would you feel if someone 'rehomed' your car??? That car is your property, and in the case of pets, the owner probably thinks of the pet as more than just property. Would that be okay? I just can't even fathom how she and her fiancé thought that was okay.

[thedahliharpa]

Aug 20, 2014 18:09:38 GMT -5 laurensmomma said:

Aug 20, 2014 17:21:07 GMT -5 thedahliharpa said:

I'm both boggled and incredibly fucking disturbed by this.

I would feel compelled to "re-home" her purse or keys...

That's what I wanted to say to her. Like, how would you feel if someone 'rehomed' your car??? That car is your property, and in the case of pets, the owner probably thinks of the pet as more than just property. Would that be okay? I just can't even fathom how she and her fiancé thought that was okay.

Yeah she really is a piece of shit nut case.

[laurensmomma]

Aug 20, 2014 17:28:20 GMT -5 @therealmc said:

This is still bothering me. I want to do something.

Come over and go door-to-door with me. I'm still upset too. I'm going to drive through her neighborhood tomorrow and see if I see any signs.... Other than that, I'm not sure what to do. I am going to talk to my hubby about not going to the wedding now. I just don't want to associate with people like that. It's just so crazy, she didn't seem like the type of person to do something like that.

[thedahliharpa]

Aug 20, 2014 18:11:54 GMT -5 laurensmomma said:

Aug 20, 2014 17:28:20 GMT -5 @therealmc said:

This is still bothering me. I want to do something.

Come over and go door-to-door with me. I'm still upset too. I'm going to drive through her neighborhood tomorrow and see if I see any signs.... Other than that, I'm not sure what to do. I am going to talk to my hubby about not going to the wedding now. I just don't want to associate with people like that. It's just so crazy, she didn't seem like the type of person to do something like that.

I would return the gift and send her a card letting her know the funds were donated to the local animal shelter in her honor. The board votes NO GIFT.

[laurensmomma]

Aug 20, 2014 18:20:43 GMT -5 thedahliharpa said:

Aug 20, 2014 18:11:54 GMT -5 laurensmomma said:

Come over and go door-to-door with me. I'm still upset too. I'm going to drive through her neighborhood tomorrow and see if I see any signs.... Other than that, I'm not sure what to do. I am going to talk to my hubby about not going to the wedding now. I just don't want to associate with people like that. It's just so crazy, she didn't seem like the type of person to do something like that.

I would return the gift and send her a card letting her know the funds were donated to the local animal shelter in her honor. The board votes NO GIFT.

Luckily I haven't bought a gift yet. Generally I'm way ahead of the game on this sort of thing, but she has like 10 things on her registry that are pretty much all out of my price range (unless I buy her ONE towel, lol), so I haven't even gotten around to shopping. I'm thinking they're trying to persuade people to bring cash.

[thedahliharpa]

Can you rent a cat lady to bring like 25 cats to the reception? :-)

[laurensmomma]

OMG, that would be fantastic, thedahliharpa. *flips through yellow pages*

[polarbearfans]

Aug 20, 2014 14:24:40 GMT -5 laurensmomma said:

Aug 20, 2014 14:19:04 GMT -5 browndog said:

That is a lot of effort on their part. I can't even get my own cat in a carrier. What on earth were they thinking? How did it not cross their mind how avsolutely awful that is. I hope someone saw them doing it and will say something.

I got the impression that all they cared about was the damage to their screens,  which I get being mad about. Apparently the cats are friendly and just wandered right up to them, they grabbed them, the threw them in the car.

I'm supposed to go to their wedding in a week and a half, and now don't want to go as I can barely look at her without getting mad.

Don't go. What she did was awful.

[laurensmomma]

Aug 20, 2014 18:30:12 GMT -5 thedahliharpa said:

Can you rent a cat lady to bring like 25 cats to the reception? :-)

It also just occurred to me that this would be super fantastic because the reception is AT THEIR HOUSE. Omg, the irony of it all.....

[oso]

This makes me so made. Not even really for the people, but the cats. And, I don't even like cats.

[Na]

This woman sounds diabolical. I am so sorry you have to deal with her!

[charmediamsure]

This literally just ruined my day.

[tuck]

My neighbor did this to us when I was a kid. My mom let him, though. I was very very angry at her for a long time.

But, that guy's wife kicked him out a few months later for being an abusive asshole, so...

[Deleted]

That is horrible

I hope somebody finds the cats or they somehow return home.

[laurensmomma]

Just had another convo with her. Updated in original post.

[melis74]

Yep, still an asshole. I hope you can find them.

[carapol]

OMG! What an awful person. Hopefully you are able to find them. Poor little things.