I stole a cat.

[MensWithVens]

A local cat.
For the last year he's got progressively worse.
Rspca called. Came 3 times. Twice cat wasn't about. Once cat was about but owner wasn't. They were absolutely useless.

Called local rescue. They agreed cat was in a state but had no legal ground to remove him.
Scanned him. No chip.

Knocked on owners door and they refused to sign him over.

Rescue staff tried again. We're very upset.

2 months passes again.

I see cat. He is absolutely SKIN AND Bones. Covered in fleas. Weeping eyes. Heaving breathing.

He followed me home and I fed him.

I take photos and call a local rescue. They see the state of him and come immediately.

They scan him. Still no chip.

I lie and say I don't know who he belongs to.

They take him. It's been 2 weeks now.

They've sent me photos. He's been vert treated. In a Foster. Flea treated. Gaining weight.

Neighbours haven't put up posters or seem bothered.

WIBU?

YANBU, hope the cat has a better life now.

No. Well done.

YANBU. Hope he recovers well.

Can you move and then keep him?

I'd keep him. Thank you for taking him in. He's lucky to have you

You did the right thing. They didn’t deserve him. Hopefully now he will stand a chance of having a happy life with a loving person(S).

Definitely rescued rather than stolen! I’d say that’s one lucky cat.

Well done! Occasionally you have to break the rules.

Please exchange the word stole to saved op.
Poor buggar.

If they don't report him missing and he's not chipped, surely the rescue will rehome him after a certain amount of time? So therefore you can give him a home.

Bloody marvellous

Just what I going to say rescued not stolen. Well done

Sounds like previous owners needed reporting to the RSPA anyway, they sound cruel.

*RSPCA

You can't steal something nobody gives a shit about

Well done OP

Good for you! Lovely that someone was looking out for him.

Well done you OP.

Bravo, OP. You did absolutely the right thing, no question. That poor cat.

I was terrified tbh but I was so sick of seeing him sat in the rain crying.

I can't have him as I have a lot of small furries but I just couldn't deal with it anymore. He was honestly skeletal :(

normally i would say no you shouldnt have done this, but reading your post you have done the best thing for him, the rescue will advertise that they have him they have to by law try to find original owners and if no response which it sounds like there wont be they will rehome him to a good home so in the long run well done and nice of you to care about him x

I saw the thread title and was about to hand your arse to you OP (I have four fur babies)

However, I don’t blame you, the owners are absolute arseholes, it sounds like they’ve just abandoned the poor thing. Good on you for caring

Ah what you've done is lovely.
Have that cat x x

He asked you to help him and you did, you’re a good person.

Nope you are NBU. My sister did the same to quite a few. One of her neighbours had a cat they didn't care for well. Litter after litter of kittens, all in a terrible state. So she started taking them one by one and rehoming them and eventually got the poor worn out mother cat too. Neighbour never said a word to anyone about the missing cats.

I hope he finds a new home where he’s loved 😻