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surya
Tough one! It could be the neighbor tried to spare the girl the pain of thinking her kitty died. I think if I said anything to the child I would tell her that she should not get another kitty until she’s older. Explain that she is too young to understand all a kitty would need to live. If the father hates cats then I would not want her to have another until she is old enough to protect it or understand that she should not have one around her father. It could also have accidently been killed by rough handling by young siblings who did not know to handle it gently. My best guess is to keep cats away from that home or report possible animal abuse there if they get another. At least then someone would check out the situation. If you ever run into Mom you could just ask if she thinks a cat would be wanted there. I would not suggest talking to the parents unless the opportunity came from them. Worst case scenario and absolutely desperate to stop her from taking a cat would be to tell the child you are afraid it will die if she takes it. IF she really loves cats she might listen. I would try to lure cats away from there or even scare them away from that house. Sad to say, but abuse can happen to animals and children. When it happens to children they can then turn that on animals. I have seen this first hand. Sorry I don’t have a great answer for this. There are some evil people in this world. In my experience you need video or photographs of abuse happening to do anything at all , short taking the cats away to a safer place. That is why I brought over a hundred inside my house instead of just on to my land and outbuildings.