Our neighbours moved four roads down from me at the end of May. Tenants moved in. They took their outdoor cat with them, but five times now, his cat has made his way back to our garden and lives and sleeps in our garden. We have texted his owner multiple times to make him aware/collect him, but he always shows indifference, though he has collected him four times in the last 7 weeks. We have been feeding/watering his cat each time he reappears, but he pounces on our own cat causing our cat to retreat inside and our cat gets nervous about going into his own garden. His owner has told me to (his cat) 'shoo him away' and 'don't feed him'. However, I cannot let his cat starve in our garden where he chooses to 'live'. I have been in contact with five animal charities and not one of them can step in to help. The RSPCA said, 'Unless the cat is injured or emaciated, we can't help and we can't tell you whether to feed a neighbour's cat or not'.
I texted the cat's owner once more to ask him to collect his cat and told him I am feeding him as it's the humane thing to do. I received this reply, "Good morning. We will collect him tomorrow. This be the last time we do so. Stop feeding my cat, you are inviting him to stay there and then complaining that he is a nuisance. I will reiterate that he is an outdoor cat and has a large territory and knows how to get back home".
I simply don't know what to do. He came to collect him again yesterday (for the last time like he said) and once again, his cat has travelled up to my back garden again and is staying put in our garden. What do I do? Shall I continue to feed him or not?