Neighbor forced me to kill my own cat, what legal recourse do I have?

Last January I took my cat into the vet to get checked out because it was having some serious bouts of diarrhea. They diagnosed my cat with lactose intolerance but I decided to keep it anyway and just stop feeding it dairy products. This was all fine and problems stopped for a time.

Then 4 weeks ago it started back up and my cat was having uncontrollable diarrhea again, usually inside the house, usually on a $9,000 oriental rug. Again I wrestled with the choice of whether or not to put the cat to sleep for its condition. After weeks of this I was forced to make an appointment to have the cat euthanized.

It wasn't until I was burying the poor cat in my backyard that I noticed the bowl of milk sitting on my next-door neighbor's porch. She doesn't even HAVE a cat and she KNEW that mine was lactose intolerant. I know she doesn't like my cat pooping in her garden but this is CRIMINAL.

My neighbor FORCED me to kill my own cat by intentionally giving it diarrhea. What are my options? Asked by Anonymous 31 months ago Similar questions: Neighbor forced kill cat legal recourse Politics & Law > Law.

Similar questions: Neighbor forced kill cat legal recourse.

NONE! I'm truly sorry about your cat! Not sorry for you!

Last January, you took your cat into the vet to get checked out because it was having some serious bouts of diarrhea. (Probably from milk or dairy products) They diagnosed your cat with lcatose intolerance, but you decided to keep it anyway and just stop feeding it dairy products. This was all fine and problems stopped for a time.

Then 4 weeks it started back up and your cat was having uncontrollable diarrhea again, usually inside the house, usually on a $9,000 oriental rug (little expensive for a cat to poop on eh? ) Again you wrestled with the choice of whether or not to put the cat to sleep for its condition. After weeks of this I was forced to make an appointment to have the cat eithanized.

It wasn't until I was burying the poor cat in your backyard that I noticed the bowl of milk sitting on your next-door neighbor's porch. She doesn't even HAVE a cat and she KNEW that yours was. Lactose intolerant.

Youknow that she doesn't like your cat pooping in her garden but this is CRIMINAL. Your neighbor FORCED me to kill your cat by intentionally giving it diarrhea. What are your options?

First of all, Nobody forced you to put your cat down. You could have given the cat to a good home or to a farmer who wouldn't have minded the cat pooping or someone that lives by organic foods and would have made sure the cat was on a special diet and loved daily. I'm not buying the feel sorry for me crap.

Nobody told you to put the cat to sleep. Bottom line is now you see milk on the steps of your neighbor... and feel she's reliable. Sorry, there must be strays that she's feeding.

Some people have a heart, and she's one of them. Your cat loved her because she had some great milk. Sorry for the pun!

Try giving up the idea to sue someone.. I should sue you for dreaming up this cat poop story. It's sick! Your cat lived a happy life, and just because it had accidents, isn't a good enough excuse to put it down... Why didn't you just make it an outdoor cat?

Several people that I know gave their cats the option to never go back out again, and live indoors only or stay outdoors and eat whatever their little heart desired. You didn't give the cat that choice. You're a cat killer, and I can't believe that a vet would put the cat to sleep under that condition.

I should sue them too! Maybe I could have taken the cat in. You never offered the cat to me.. therefore your negligent and I have a good case.

You know a good cat lawyer? How come you didn't mention this until now? You couldn't have been mourning too bad, and how did you bury the cat in the freezing winter?

You must be losing your mind to think about suing someone four months later. Someone should sue you for murdering your cat and not proving proper medical treatment. Think about that for a while.. You had options!

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Hmmm.... I am not sure you have any, unless you happened to: 1) take photos of the dish on her back porch and 2) then put them in an envelope and 3) mailed them to yourself 4) leaving the envelope unopened. The cancelled stamp on the envelope would have been your proof that said neighbor had milk on the porch during the time of your cat's problem. And, even then, can you prove it was milk and not water?

Then you would have to prove that she had prior knowledge of your cat's digestive problem. Good luck, eh? I am sorry to hear that you had to end your cat's life due to someone else's lack of tact.

I can't see someone who does not like your cat to poop in her yard leaving it a bowl of milk, especially if it causes the cat to diarrhea in her yard. Just for the record, dairy products give almost EVERY cat diarrhea. No joke.

Milk is not naturally what cats eat. Thy may LIKE milk and cheese, but that does not mean they should eat it. (Just for future reference).

I am sorry that I am not more help, but I don't think there is anything you can legally do. I had a neighbor shoot my cat TWICE (he survived the first shot, but not the second. Cost me over $500 at the vet!

Grrrr) and the police said there was nothing I could do unless I could prove they did the shooting.

Your options are the extraordinary difficulty of proving your allegations. Court of law proof. She could easily say that the milk was for other cats in the neighborhood and that she did NOT know your cat was L.I.Your word against hers.

Unless you have a signed acknowledgment from her that she admits you telling her about your cat AND agreed to not put out milk for that reason, you have not a technical case. The jury would, in turn, ask YOU why you didn't case the neighborhood to look out for cat-friendly ol' biddies doing exactly that..

1 That is such a horrible story! I am so sorry for what your poor innocent cat went through. As a point of law, doubt that you have case against your inhumane nieghbor...have you at least made them aware of your angst and your pets pain?

I'm a strong proponent of keeping cats inside and safe from all kinds of outside dangers..including human predators like your neighbor. My heart goes out to you in this terrible misjustice.

That is such a horrible story! I am so sorry for what your poor innocent cat went through. As a point of law, doubt that you have case against your inhumane nieghbor...have you at least made them aware of your angst and your pets pain?

I'm a strong proponent of keeping cats inside and safe from all kinds of outside dangers..including human predators like your neighbor. My heart goes out to you in this terrible misjustice.

2 I wish that I hadn't seen this! I feel as if I want to kill your neighbor! Sadly, I think that there is no way that you can legally prove "intent" on your neighbor's part, so would likely get no satisfaction in a court case.

I also agree with Nancy that cats should be kept indoors, except, perhaps, for occasional supervised outings (which is what I do with mine). This wouldn't have happened if your cat hadn't had access to your neighbor's yard. Nonetheless, I am deeply sorry for your loss.

Any form of cruelty to animals is beneath contempt! This user has been banned from Askville.

2 I wish that I hadn't seen this! I feel as if I want to kill your neighbor! Sadly, I think that there is no way that you can legally prove "intent" on your neighbor's part, so would likely get no satisfaction in a court case.

I also agree with Nancy that cats should be kept indoors, except, perhaps, for occasional supervised outings (which is what I do with mine). This wouldn't have happened if your cat hadn't had access to your neighbor's yard. Nonetheless, I am deeply sorry for your loss.

Any form of cruelty to animals is beneath contempt! .

I wish that I hadn't seen this! I feel as if I want to kill your neighbor! Sadly, I think that there is no way that you can legally prove "intent" on your neighbor's part, so would likely get no satisfaction in a court case.

I also agree with Nancy that cats should be kept indoors, except, perhaps, for occasional supervised outings (which is what I do with mine). This wouldn't have happened if your cat hadn't had access to your neighbor's yard. Nonetheless, I am deeply sorry for your loss.

Any form of cruelty to animals is beneath contempt!

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