When I talked to the owner of the cat when she was out by the fence between the properties, I told her he would have a nice, safe home indoors with plenty of food and love, three cats and a dog to play with-my Husky was standing there beside me, and the cat was walking under her, and between her front paws-obviously they were already acquainted.
Her excuse for not wanting to give the cat up was that she and her husband liked having him hang around because it made them feel at home-I thought that was terribly selfish, so I asked her what about when no one is here, which is most of the time-this is the middle of nowhere, people keep livestock and there are plenty of predators in the woods.
She just brushed that off with oh, he does just fine finding food and shelter-see how healthy he is. She was so short sighted she didn’t realize he is healthy because neighbors feel sorry for him and give him food and shelter. Ironically, she told me they got the cat a couple of years ago at a shelter in Dallas as a kitten, brought him here and made him an outdoor semi-pet...
They will probably think the cat went hunting in the woods and was eaten by the resident mountain lion, feral hogs or coyotes. I doubt it will occur to them that their vacation pet has just been moved to another property nearby, and no one is likely to tell them any different-people with weekend homes are usually snooty, well off city people-these live in Dallas-and not considered part of this rural area.
May God bless you if you rescue the cat from these narcissistic ID10TS. You can rest assured that if you move away without taking the cat, it most likely will be eaten by a predator.
Oh. Are you moving to a different home in the same tract that is still near your thoughtless
neighbors? I got the impression that you were moving out entirely. The cat will return to
their house if you allow it to be an outdoor kitty.