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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / April 2005Cat Trapped in House Fed Via Letter Box
LONDON (Reuters) - The owners of a cat trapped for a week in the home of a vacationing neighbor have been pushing ice cubes and cat food through the letter box to keep their pet -- named Lucky -- alive. The Daily Express newspaper Monday said the black-and-white cat was spotted fast asleep in the neighbor's house after she went missing from her home near Bristol, southwest England. "I just hope our neighbor has gone away for a week and not for months," owner Tracey Venables, 31, told the newspaper. Venables said it was likely Lucky had slipped into the neighbor's house unnoticed before the man headed off on holiday ahead of the Easter weekend. Police have told Venables they are powerless to release her errant cat. "It's absolutely infuriating because she is so close but we cannot get to her," said the mother-of-two, who added she would break in should Lucky show any signs of ill health. "I don't care if I get arrested."  SignatureCliologist, Philanthropologist, Prothonotary Wibbler, Paleoconservative, Surface Warrior Squid Moses.DukeOfUrl@gmail.com That seems really silly that the police can't go in and get it. I'm quite certain they could here. I hope the neighbor comes home soon. > LONDON (Reuters) - The owners of a cat trapped for a week in the home of a > vacationing neighbor have been pushing ice cubes and cat food through the [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > her," said the mother-of-two, who added she would break in should Lucky show > any signs of ill health. "I don't care if I get arrested." > That seems really silly that the police can't go in and get it. I'm quite > certain they could here. I hope the neighbor comes home soon. > > > LONDON (Reuters) - The owners of a cat trapped for a week in the home of a > > vacationing neighbor have been pushing ice cubes and cat food through the > > letter box to keep their pet -- named Lucky -- alive. Ridiculous. I hope the neighbours come home soon and let poor Lucky out. --Fil HUGE Purrs forLucky to really become lucky, and be freed Jean.P. > > That seems really silly that the police can't go in and get it. I'm quite > > certain they could here. I hope the neighbor comes home soon. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > --Fil > LONDON (Reuters) - The owners of a cat trapped for a week in the home of a > vacationing neighbor have been pushing ice cubes and cat food through the [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > her," said the mother-of-two, who added she would break in should Lucky show > any signs of ill health. "I don't care if I get arrested." This is just typical of this country, you would think that the RSPCA would be able to rescue the cat with the help of the police purely because it does not have a proper source of water, and is therefore at risk. What if the man returns and tries to sue the neighbour for putting cat food all over his floor! Not to mention the fact of where is this cat going to the toilet! Sometimes this country is so stupid, if it was my house I would rather they broke in and then bordered it back up securely than somebody elses cat was left to fend for itself in my house. What if he is gone for a long time, would it just have to be trapped for months? What if he breaks something thats worth a lot of money?! I've just had a daft thought, they would probably leave it there for a couple of months then break in because it was sleeping in its own excrement and save it from what they had made it live in!!! SignatureBadger Badger Badger ---------------------<snip>----------------- >This is just typical of this country, you would think that the RSPCA >would be able to rescue the cat with the help of the police purely >because it does not have a proper source of water, and is therefore at >risk. This sounds like a jog for Raffles, the amateur cracksman. Seriously though, picking and re-keying locks is a hobby of mine. If I were there, I'd take a turn at it. The average UK lock is different than the pin tumbler locks so common in the US, but are definitely pickable. Regards and Purrs, O J >This is just typical of this country, you would think that the RSPCA >would be able to rescue the cat with the help of the police purely >because it does not have a proper source of water, and is therefore at >risk. You might think the vacationing owners would have given a neighbor a key just in case someone needed to get in. Then there is the matter of cat urine and feces. Yuck - o. >>This is just typical of this country, you would think that the RSPCA >>would be able to rescue the cat with the help of the police purely [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > key just in case someone needed to get in. Then there is the matter > of cat urine and feces. Yuck - o. Not everyone has a neighbor or a friend that they would want to have a key to their house. Jo > LONDON (Reuters) - The owners of a cat trapped for a week in the home of a > vacationing neighbor have been pushing ice cubes and cat food through the [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > mother-of-two, who added she would break in should Lucky show any signs of > ill health. "I don't care if I get arrested." How about this: break a window, coax the cat out -- have a window repaired from outside? MLB > > LONDON (Reuters) - The owners of a cat trapped for a week in the home of a > > vacationing neighbor have been pushing ice cubes and cat food through the [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > How about this: break a window, coax the cat out -- have a window > repaired from outside? MLB Excellent idea! Assuming they don't have an alarm system... Jill >> How about this: break a window, coax the cat out -- have a window >> repaired from outside? MLB > > Excellent idea! Assuming they don't have an alarm system... > > Jill Even with an alarm system, once the police come, you just say, "Oops, kids were playing ball and broke the window." I would do it if it were my cat. I hadn't thought about the "where's the cat going potty" issue till someone brought that up. I read about this story a couple days ago. Doesn't anyone have a way to get in touch with the homeowners to get their consent to open up the house? Signature-Kelly kelly at farringtons dot net "Wake up, and smell the cat food" -TMBG >>>How about this: break a window, coax the cat out -- have a window >>>repaired from outside? MLB [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > have a way to get in touch with the homeowners to get their consent to open > up the house? I don't live that far away from there and had not heard a thing about it. The owner needs to get in touch with every paper and news station they can in england if there is any chance if letting the house owner know. SignatureBadger Badger Badger If it were MY house I'd certainly want the cat released by some proper agency that could then resecure the house. Water dribbled thru the mail slot? No kitty litter? Gone three weeks? Yikes! Not to mention just how vulnerable all this publicity has now made that particular home. Jo > LONDON (Reuters) - The owners of a cat trapped for a week in the home of a > vacationing neighbor have been pushing ice cubes and cat food through the [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > her," said the mother-of-two, who added she would break in should Lucky > show any signs of ill health. "I don't care if I get arrested." > If it were MY house I'd certainly want the cat released by some proper > agency that could then resecure the house. Water dribbled thru the mail [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Jo Maybe it's an "attack cat" ;) Jill > > LONDON (Reuters) - The owners of a cat trapped for a week in the home of a > > vacationing neighbor have been pushing ice cubes and cat food through the [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > her," said the mother-of-two, who added she would break in should Lucky > > show any signs of ill health. "I don't care if I get arrested."
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