I'm so bloomin' angry that I just have to vent off here (sorry)!! Neighbours to the back of our house moved out 2 months ago very suddenly and I just discovered tonight (2 months later) that they left their 2 cats behind (1 still a kitten). All of us neighbours thought that, because they seemed like well loved pets, that someone was popping into the house regularly to feed them, fat chance! Thank goodness they left the cat flap unlocked so the cats weren't trapped. The new tenant has just moved into today and we've all just realised that no-one has been looking after these cats for 2 months - I'm so ANGRY, why couldn't they have even put a note through my door 2 months ago to say that they had left the cats and asked for help etc. The cats are ok but thin, the young one has now run off and disappeared in fear. I've seen them going in and out of the cat flap so they have probably been hunting food.
But there is a silver lining on this cloud - the new tenant is lovely and has offered to rehome them as her own cat has recently passed away but they are both too terrified to come back to the house now that she has moved in. I've given her a load of cat food to tempt them back in and I hope the kitten returns.
Is there any crime committed (in Scotland) re abandoment of pets? I'd like to take this further if I could cos I'm so angry. If I were to contact the SSPCA, would they not attempt to take the cats away from their new owner? Am I best to leave things alone? I'm convinced the new owner will take good care of them but the poor cats are so traumatised. She's going to take the older one to the vet for a check up, when she's gained it's trust, it's went a bit feral since being abandoned so will take time. I'm quite anxious to catch the young cat as I wouldn't be convinced that it is neutered.
They had one dog and 3 cats but looks like they have take the dog and one of the cats but left the other 2 behind - I ask you.
We don't even know the poor cats names as the previous tenants had only been there a short while and acquired the cats shortly before they disappeared.