here is somthing funny i took off of VETPET. names are

[davet]

abliterated to protcet the innocent:i expect a story soon coming from JDFwith his birds bringing things to him

photo: Sue lets her thieving cat Midnight bask
> in his booty for a few moments before bagging it up
> for the neighbors in her Simi Valley neighborhood to
> reclaim. / Star staff)
> >
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> It's nighttime on Simi Valley
> Midnight, the marauding black feline, slips into the
> dark to raid his neighbors' possessions.
>
> Night after night, the four-legged street pirate
> plunders garages, sheds, back yards and patios for his
> prey, which he proudly carries home to his distressed
> owners, Sue and Richard >
> "We get so embarrassed by this," Sue Boyd said. "We
> wake up in the morning and go out and there's stuff
> under the truck. The cat leaves things all over. We
> don't want these things."
>
> This cat burglar's special talent lies in what he
> steals. He has an affinity for wearables -- shoes,
> hats, shirts, panties -- all of which are easily
> dragged through the quiet streets to his Street
> house, as late night witnesses to his pilfering
> attest. Each day, his owners leave a bag with the
> purloined goods hanging from their mailbox so
> neighbors can reclaim missing items.
>
> Gary an Indianapolis-based veterinarian who specializes in
> cat behavior, said Midnight, now 13, is probably drawn to body odors.
>
> "He's obviously a hunter," S said. "He's doing
> this at night. This is when they can get prey. It's
> just an extension of that."
>
> On occasion though, he has surprised his owners with
> some interesting acquisitions. Once Midnight brought
> home a Christmas gift.
>
> "It was wrapped and everything. He's like a little
> klepto cat," said Boyd, who swears Midnight is an
> otherwise loving kitty.
>
> He wasn't always this misguided. Years ago, Midnight
> was like any other judicious cat on a continual quest
> for small rodents and birds.
said that changed seven years ago when she
> brought home a new family member, a Doberman pinscher.
>
> The addition of the new dog could have triggered
> Midnight's unique behavior, said Deena , a Camarillo-based
> psychologist who specializes in animal behavior.
>
> "It's possible that this made the cat not want to be
> home as much," Case- said. "That's why matching
> pets is such an important issue."
>
> Midnight's neighbor, Jerome , has another
> theory. He remembers another cat in the neighborhood
> that occasionally lifted personal items from homes.
> That cat, named Squiggy, didn't make nightly runs, but
> might have passed his legacy.
>
> "I wondered when Squiggy died a few years ago if maybe
> he left his spirit and Midnight got a hold of it,"
> said , who keeps his garage locked tight to
> deter the marauder.
>
> Not all of the B' neighbors are humored by
> Midnight's proclivities. Angel Balandran lives around
> the corner and became Midnight's victim after his own
> cat died two years ago.
>
> Since then, Midnight has laid claim to at least $200
> worth of clothing and has triggered fights among the clan,
> who used to accuse each other of borrowing clothes before they caught
> Midnight in the back yard a year ago.
>
> "For some time I didn't know what was going on. I used
> to buy socks and I thought it was my kids taking the
> socks," said.
>
> Sgt. Paul Fitzpatrick with the Simi Valley Police
> Department said there isn't anything the police could
> do about Midnight's crimes, except refer the complaint
> to animal control.
>
> The Bs tried the most obvious option for Midnight's rehabilitation
> -- locking him up at night. It didn't work.
>
> said another option would be to let him out
> during the day only, or, possibly look into one of the
> obsessive-compulsive medications allowed for cats. The cat is
> vulnerable to cars and coyotes while carrying his loot home, she said.
>
> "The hunting is a very satisfying feeling," said
>> becomes an addiction. I'm much more concerned about
> the cat's safety."
>
> For now, the Bds continue to add to their daily
> collection of other people's stuff.
>
> "All we can do is laugh," said Boyd. "We feel sorry
> for the people who have to keep going out and buying
> socks and underwear. Somebody's definitely spending
> money."
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