To have chased the person who took my cat?

I'd have been very happy with that as my cat is currently missing having escaped from his cat cage on the way to the vets. However if he had been on my garden wall, not so pleased so I see your point.

Accidents do happen and I care a lot about that - that’s why I don’t let my precious pet out of door without me.

Of course accidents may happen, but I'm talking about others with ill intent against an animal, like the man in the op.

Or knocked over? Or locked in somewhere?

I certainly wouldn't expect any normal human being to deliberately inflict harm on an animal.

The community group is full of people talking about cats they found who they assume are lost. It’s completely ridiculous but then again, so is letting a pet out and expecting it to come to no harm.

TW mentions dcat being hit..
Dd had been feeding a dcat at her bf's.. Hiding under a car the whole week hadn't moved...
Dd found the owner on fb with a missing poster.. She sent dd a video to show it was her dcat. Same markings and eyes etc..
Dd was over the moon.
Woman turned up (after asking if dd could drop it back) started punching the dcat on the head!
Dd's bfs family tried to intervene and got a mouthful of abuse and threats - young siblings told to shut up and stop crying.. Off she went. Police not interested and the lost post now gone or I was going to shame her. No wonder the dcat (and it's mate still unfound) had ran off.
Poor bloody dcat.

Does the cat have a collar? Why would they pick it up when it was on your property? Sounds like something suspicious is going on… hmm.

I reckon that the intrusive thoughts got the better of her. (No, I've never been tempted to put a cat in a bin.)

This is rife in the village where I live. People pick up cats that are just out for a little stroll near their garden and claim them as lost etc making a huge fuss on social media. one woman pinched my MIL’s cat and refused to give it back. That’s why I don’t let mine out as too many nutters about.

I have a large garden with no cats of my own. The local cats often take a stroll through. I just say hello to them and tell them not to bother the birds.

I had a cat who was old, and ill. Not quite ready for the rainbow bridge yet but old and slow. He saw the vet regularly, and I made sure he had his meds and a happy little life, he didn't like his litter tray as much as the flowerbed and missed his garden so twice a day at 7am and 5pm, I let him out (weather dependant) and hed sit for 30-90mins next to his fav bush, sunbath and watch the birds. One day a woman literally crawled across my grass trying to grab him from the bush hed retreated under and put him in her car!!

When I asked what she was doing, she said she thought he was poorly, I said he was and old but under vet care and enjoying his garden. She said she thought he was homeless because hes there at 5.15 every day, I said yes because it's his garden. Hes in it every dry day from 5pm. She said I should be grateful she was so concerned!

Honestly, some people need to do more due diligence before "helping"

Pleased you caught them in time

That’s insane !

There are too many idiots subscribing to this notion of the Karmic cats' redistribution system - ie, you see a cat that you think has been abandoned and decide to make it your own.

Do this and I will help Karma on its way by redistributing your internal organs.

It wasn't rare at all where I used to live. "Stealing" used loosely as in "I've found a cat blah blah blah and I have it at home/taken it to the vet/phoned the rescue place and they're coming to pick it up" when said cat was just out for a walk, often very near its home as well as outright stealing.

I'd be taking some photos & reporting him on the non emergency website. Loon.

Oh gosh I had a lady who took my cat and posted on a Facebook group she had him and was feeding him, unfortunately I didn't see this post for 4 hours after work and by the time I saw it and contacted her and asked what are you doing with my cat she responded oh the real owner has picked him up already. I was like what the hell are you on about. She claimed a guy had called her and said it was his cat so she gave him away. She refused to tell me the details of the guy who picked him up. So a quick bit of detective work and I found her house 2 streets away and went over. Showed her pictures of my cat and the ones she posted how they were the exact same cat and said why didn't you get proof of owner. She eventually gave me details of guy who picked my cat up. So I then went to next address in next town, nobody was in but as luck would have it my cat was sitting at the back door trying to get out and as soon as he saw me started going nuts wanting out and I spotted an open downstairs toilet window and after a bit of treat box shaking persuaded him thru the window and took him home. I never heard anything again but I've never been so angry in my life over an old lady that saw my cat sunbathing and decided he was a stray. Luckily my next step of proof if needed had been his microchip etc. Anyhow 4 weeks later I moved away as it upset me so much. 6 years on I still have my fluffy friend who had a very odd day that time that I won't forget

He's a CF @PerkyPenny20 and he's harassing you.

Your cat would probably hate it, but I'd be keeping mine in for a bit until would be catnapper buggers off and leaves you alone.

Hell no, not unreasonable at all! If I watched someone pick my cat up and make moves to take her away I’d be out like a shot!!
As for your update about him coming back and knocking on…what the hell! He sounds insane, or just like he desperately wants your cat for himself. I’m sure you will anyway, but to be on the safe side I’d keep your little baby inside for a couple of days now, just in case he’s back!

@PerkyPenny20 don't open to the door to this guy.

At least he didn’t put him in the wheelie bin I guess.

…what was that all about?

How come anything else taken from outside my house would be classed as a crime? My car is loose outside as I don't have a garage, is it fine for someone to take it for if its for a nice reason?

Glad my cats are indoors

Always amused me when people post about a cat that "looks lost" is if it's flicking through an A-Z or something.