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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 2655442" data-attributes="member: 19675">I know that...but there are caveats:1)  Depending on the municipality, you may be allowed to confiscate the cat as a private citizen acting in accord with local laws about animal control- in effect, doing a citizen's kitty arrest.  Check your local statutes.2)  You can initiate a nuisance lawsuit - it is, after all, on the aggrieved's property.  A nuisance lawsuit is when you sue someone for creating a nuisance that deprives you of the quiet enjoyment of your property, usually by having something they own intrude onto your grounds.  Usually, its things like plants, smells, or even having a house that is an eyesore.  Repeated pet invasions may or may not qualify- but I'm betting the cardinal corpses and feline feces he leaves behind probably do.3)  If nothing else, he can catch the kitty and bring it to the pound.  100% legal.And you'd still be at less risk of legal action, and the action in question would be a minor misdemeanor if you were caught, as opposed to possibly getting pegged as a proto-serial killer and the major fines that follow an animal abuse charge that would follow a dead kitty.</blockquote>