Vraille Darkfang
First Post
Umbran said:Mr. Lawyer, sir, that cat is owned by the woman, and the aggrieved person knows it. You cannot legally take it into your own custody under these conditions.
Actually, legally, she doesn't own the cat. Where I live, that's why you have to get a registration tag. If the cat isn't registered, it isn't owned (as far as the city is concerened). They actually warn people about it (esp cat owners), that unless you get the cat registered, it's just a stray living near you.
So, legally, the cat is ownerless. While I can't go onto her property to trap it. Or even my next-door neighbor's, if it's on my property, I am allowed to trap it.
Animal Control then shows up, looks to see if its got a registration tag. No tag, they take it away. (If it was tame or neutered, they might ask who owns it, but they catch enough half-wild strays, they don't ask about them).
So, I am making sure of what I'm legally allowed to do. I can't kill the cat, but I can trap it (when it's on my property). Since it isn't registered it's on the same level as vermin such as raccoons, possums, and other small mammels. They come, they take it away.