Sometimes it helps to be smaller/older/female/weaker looking. How are they going to look if they're not only caught abusing an animal but are then caught abusing a person less physically able to defend themselves? Of course it helps that you had people with you. And I'm sure the fire in your eyes made him pause too.He is three times my size but I probably had fire in my eyes
Was the place he dumped the cat a long way from where he was trapped? He might be bale to make his way back there. You must have seen lavishsqualor story about his dumped colony cats, right?
Catnapped Feral Cat Colony Finds Its Way Home – TheCatSite Articles
I really hope they take your advice and the rest of the animals at the warehouse are treated more lovingly.