Trappers On My Complex

Boris Diamond · Dec 13, 2018

Wow! I just found this thread and read it all the way through! Such a joyous and happy ending to what could have been otherwise. It's great to read about someone like you,

lavishsqualor , who feels the same way about cats that I do and when confronted with what could be a tragic situation, stood up and did the right thing! Thank-you and God bless you. Christmas will be happier now, not just for me, but for all cat lovers everywhere.

maggiedemi · Dec 13, 2018

Wow, maybe prayers really do get answered. I'm so happy for you! What a miracle. 9 months later. That's crazy!

mani · Dec 13, 2018

Such good news. What an amazing tale!

Avery · Dec 13, 2018

I'm a relative newcomer to TCS, wasn't around when this story began, but when I saw the new thread, I had to read from start to finish. I was so beyond-words-thrilled to get to the post today and find a happy ending! It had me crying and yelling a few pages ago, then laughing and cheering at all the good news today! I think you did a most amazing job handling this horrible situation, and I hope that you and the kitties have a wonderful holiday.

tabbytom · Dec 13, 2018

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This is the best

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news in the morning and the best news of the year. It was our prayers that the cats were safe and to return and finally they did! What joy this is!!!

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kitties!!! :hugs:

CL56 · Dec 13, 2018

lavishsqualor said:
We really do need someone to come in a make a movie, y'all. You guys are never going to believe it, but the last two cats returned this morning! The property manager called me about 20 minutes ago and was absolutely beside herself with joy. So now, a full nine months later, we have everyone back! I'm so happy! The PM said that they were lying on the lanai with the other cats this morning when maintenance got back from cleaning up the grounds. They were just basking in the sunshine and flipping their tails as if nothing unusual had transpired. She said that they don't look thin or injured in any way.

I'm dying to know where they've been! I wish those furry felines could talk!

This is such a wonderful thing. I absolutely could not have gotten a better holiday gift.

Ohmygosh - I started sobbing when I read this !
Wonderful !

MoochNNoodles · Dec 13, 2018

Oh my gosh!! This truly is a Christmas Miracle!! :touched:

This is the best news!!

jcat · Dec 13, 2018

That's incredibly good news!

Where they were will probably always remain a mystery, but what counts is they're back home.

Lyzzie · Dec 13, 2018

Oh my! That's awesome news!!!
I'm really happy for these cats, for you, and for your PM! What an awesome bunch of people :banana2:

JamesCalifornia · Dec 13, 2018

~ Amazing cats ...!

Norachan · Dec 14, 2018

OMG You're kidding!

:thud:

I've often thought of those last two cats, wondering what happened to them. How wonderful that they've finally made their way home.

I've heard that lost cats often show up again when the weather starts getting colder. During the warmer months there is plenty of food around and they can manage quite well on their own. When it starts getting colder they remember how people used to help them out and go looking for their care-givers again.

This is such awesome news. I'm so happy the whole family are back together again.

:touched:

fionasmom · Dec 15, 2018

I just stumbled on this story and have to say that you are completely heroic for championing those cats and that you were rewarded by the fact that they were alive after all. There is definitely a story in there to be published and you are a good enough writer that I hope you are able to get around to it someday.

Antonio65 · Dec 18, 2018

I found this thread by chance, only because someone had replied lately.

I held my breath and tears were coming down my eyes for most of the thread.
I admire you

lavishsqualor for how you managed the whole thing. Your stubborness, firmness and severity in this matter led the fate exactly where you wanted it to go in the first place, the eviction of the evil tenants, the prosecution of the stupid trappers and the return of the missing cats.
You in your State must have a solid law enforcement and a good set of rules to achieve this result, I don't think that anybody could get such a positive outcome somewhere else in the world!

What a wonderful story, it started awful, it ended incredibly fantastic.
This is much better than any Christmas movie the TV shows in these weeks.

Lavishsqualor, you deserve the Gold Medal for Cats' Advocating on TCS, if not in the world!
I wish you the best, always!

GreyLady · Dec 18, 2018

Wow, this thread made me tear up. It's so terrible that they took the cats like that but it's wonderful that justice was served and that the kitties are all back.. How often does this type of story end that way? So awesome.

surya · Dec 18, 2018

It does seem like a miracle and would be a great Disney movie.

rubysmama · Dec 23, 2018

If you haven't seen it yet, check out the new TCS article: Catnapped Feral Cat Colony Finds Its Way Home where

Norachan summarized this miraculous story.

Furballsmom · Dec 23, 2018

LOL, as a matter of fact, that article is what brought me here -

lavishsqualor and

Norachan excellence all around

DreamerRose · Dec 23, 2018

Me, too. I saw the thread months ago, but didn't read it. I am sorry now. It is an amazing story, and

lavishsqualor , you are an amazing person to handle it the way you did.

Norachan - you did a masterful job of writing it up.

8kitties · Dec 23, 2018

This is an amazing story! I had read it earlier this year but seeing that the last two cats came back makes it even better!
I have long wished that cats could talk or wear a tiny camera so I could see where they went. Our Rusty disappeared for a MONTH when he was young - yes he was fixed - we were sure he was gone then one day he appeared - slightly skinny and hungry but otherwise fine.

He hasn't left since, and I still wonder where he went!

lavishsqualor · Dec 23, 2018

Thanks to the utterly incomparable Norachan for writing the article! She's one of thecatsite's true gems and I'm so grateful to her for taking the time to write such a great piece.

This article is especially meaningful because someone approached me about writing an article for one of the local newspapers but my management company vetoed it, fearful that the exposure might result in frivolous lawsuits from those evicted.

Below is our celebratory lunch which took place when the last two made it home. Pictured are residents who helped look for the cats, maintenance and office staff from the property where the colony lives, along with a few staff members from the shelters where the perpetrators did their community service. The lovely lady sitting next to me is the property manager who took fifteen-year old Oreo and his buddy Cheddar into her home. It was an awesome event and I wish each and every one of you could have attended!

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