[gundog]

Coyotes and owls don’t check, that’s for sure. I doubt there’s a cat thief working your neighborhood.

[sergeantdave]

“I doubt there’s a cat thief working your neighborhood.”

Let me introduce you to human scum. They drive around neighborhoods and kidnap dogs and cats, and then sell them to animal research centers.

Dognapping

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dognapping

[fwdude]

I doubt there’s a cat thief working your neighborhood.

You'd be surprised at how often that happens. If the pet is really good natured, they can easily steal the heart of anyone who finds them. I personally know of several situation where this has happened. Don't discount the possibility.

They're not "thieves" if they adopt the pet out of ignorance, not knowing if it has an owner. I always get found pets scanned, but a lot of tech-stupid people aren't aware of these systems.

[Sarcazmo]

Yes... true. Maybe buy a scanner and go around scanning Coyote turds.