Cat Trapped in House Fed Via Letter Box

LONDON (Reuters) - The owners of a cat trapped for a week in the home of a
vacationing neighbor have been pushing ice cubes and cat food through the
letter box to keep their pet -- named Lucky -- alive.
The Daily Express newspaper Monday said the black-and-white cat was spotted
fast asleep in the neighbor's house after she went missing from her home
near Bristol, southwest England.
"I just hope our neighbor has gone away for a week and not for months,"
owner Tracey Venables, 31, told the newspaper.
Venables said it was likely Lucky had slipped into the neighbor's house
unnoticed before the man headed off on holiday ahead of the Easter weekend.
Police have told Venables they are powerless to release her errant cat.
"It's absolutely infuriating because she is so close but we cannot get to
her," said the mother-of-two, who added she would break in should Lucky show
any signs of ill health. "I don't care if I get arrested."
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That seems really silly that the police can't go in and get it. I'm quite
certain they could here. I hope the neighbor comes home soon.

"Duke of URL" wrote in message
...
LONDON (Reuters) - The owners of a cat trapped for a week in the home of a
vacationing neighbor have been pushing ice cubes and cat food through the
letter box to keep their pet -- named Lucky -- alive.
The Daily Express newspaper Monday said the black-and-white cat was
spotted
fast asleep in the neighbor's house after she went missing from her home
near Bristol, southwest England.
"I just hope our neighbor has gone away for a week and not for months,"
owner Tracey Venables, 31, told the newspaper.
Venables said it was likely Lucky had slipped into the neighbor's house
unnoticed before the man headed off on holiday ahead of the Easter
weekend.
Police have told Venables they are powerless to release her errant cat.
"It's absolutely infuriating because she is so close but we cannot get to
her," said the mother-of-two, who added she would break in should Lucky
show
any signs of ill health. "I don't care if I get arrested."
--
Cliologist, Philanthropologist, Prothonotary Wibbler, Paleoconservative,
Surface Warrior Squid

Duke of URL wrote:
LONDON (Reuters) - The owners of a cat trapped for a week in the home of a
vacationing neighbor have been pushing ice cubes and cat food through the
letter box to keep their pet -- named Lucky -- alive.
The Daily Express newspaper Monday said the black-and-white cat was spotted
fast asleep in the neighbor's house after she went missing from her home
near Bristol, southwest England.
"I just hope our neighbor has gone away for a week and not for months,"
owner Tracey Venables, 31, told the newspaper.
Venables said it was likely Lucky had slipped into the neighbor's house
unnoticed before the man headed off on holiday ahead of the Easter weekend.
Police have told Venables they are powerless to release her errant cat.
"It's absolutely infuriating because she is so close but we cannot get to
her," said the mother-of-two, who added she would break in should Lucky show
any signs of ill health. "I don't care if I get arrested."

This is just typical of this country, you would think that the RSPCA
would be able to rescue the cat with the help of the police purely
because it does not have a proper source of water, and is therefore at
risk. What if the man returns and tries to sue the neighbour for
putting cat food all over his floor! Not to mention the fact of where
is this cat going to the toilet! Sometimes this country is so stupid,
if it was my house I would rather they broke in and then bordered it
back up securely than somebody elses cat was left to fend for itself in
my house. What if he is gone for a long time, would it just have to be
trapped for months? What if he breaks something thats worth a lot of
money?!

I've just had a daft thought, they would probably leave it there for a
couple of months then break in because it was sleeping in its own
excrement and save it from what they had made it live in!!!

--
Badger Badger Badger

On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 12:34:51 -0600, Duke of URL wrote:

LONDON (Reuters) - The owners of a cat trapped for a week in the home of a
vacationing neighbor have been pushing ice cubes and cat food through the
letter box to keep their pet -- named Lucky -- alive. The Daily Express
newspaper Monday said the black-and-white cat was spotted fast asleep in
the neighbor's house after she went missing from her home near Bristol,
southwest England.
"I just hope our neighbor has gone away for a week and not for months,"
owner Tracey Venables, 31, told the newspaper. Venables said it was likely
Lucky had slipped into the neighbor's house unnoticed before the man
headed off on holiday ahead of the Easter weekend. Police have told
Venables they are powerless to release her errant cat. "It's absolutely
infuriating because she is so close but we cannot get to her," said the
mother-of-two, who added she would break in should Lucky show any signs of
ill health. "I don't care if I get arrested."


How about this: break a window, coax the cat out -- have a window
repaired from outside? MLB

"mlbriggs" wrote in message
news
On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 12:34:51 -0600, Duke of URL wrote:

LONDON (Reuters) - The owners of a cat trapped for a week in the home of
a
vacationing neighbor have been pushing ice cubes and cat food through
the
letter box to keep their pet -- named Lucky -- alive. The Daily Express
newspaper Monday said the black-and-white cat was spotted fast asleep in
the neighbor's house after she went missing from her home near Bristol,
southwest England.
"I just hope our neighbor has gone away for a week and not for months,"
owner Tracey Venables, 31, told the newspaper. Venables said it was
likely
Lucky had slipped into the neighbor's house unnoticed before the man
headed off on holiday ahead of the Easter weekend. Police have told
Venables they are powerless to release her errant cat. "It's absolutely
infuriating because she is so close but we cannot get to her," said the
mother-of-two, who added she would break in should Lucky show any signs
of
ill health. "I don't care if I get arrested."


How about this: break a window, coax the cat out -- have a window
repaired from outside? MLB

Excellent idea! Assuming they don't have an alarm system...

Jill

If it were MY house I'd certainly want the cat released by some proper
agency that could then resecure the house. Water dribbled thru the mail
slot? No kitty litter? Gone three weeks? Yikes!

Not to mention just how vulnerable all this publicity has now made that
particular home.

Jo
"Duke of URL" wrote in message
...
LONDON (Reuters) - The owners of a cat trapped for a week in the home of a
vacationing neighbor have been pushing ice cubes and cat food through the
letter box to keep their pet -- named Lucky -- alive.
The Daily Express newspaper Monday said the black-and-white cat was
spotted fast asleep in the neighbor's house after she went missing from
her home near Bristol, southwest England.
"I just hope our neighbor has gone away for a week and not for months,"
owner Tracey Venables, 31, told the newspaper.
Venables said it was likely Lucky had slipped into the neighbor's house
unnoticed before the man headed off on holiday ahead of the Easter
weekend.
Police have told Venables they are powerless to release her errant cat.
"It's absolutely infuriating because she is so close but we cannot get to
her," said the mother-of-two, who added she would break in should Lucky
show any signs of ill health. "I don't care if I get arrested."
--
Cliologist, Philanthropologist, Prothonotary Wibbler, Paleoconservative,
Surface Warrior Squid

How about this: break a window, coax the cat out -- have a window
repaired from outside? MLB

Excellent idea! Assuming they don't have an alarm system...

Jill

Even with an alarm system, once the police come, you just say, "Oops, kids
were playing ball and broke the window." I would do it if it were my cat.
I hadn't thought about the "where's the cat going potty" issue till someone
brought that up. I read about this story a couple days ago. Doesn't anyone
have a way to get in touch with the homeowners to get their consent to open
up the house?

--
-Kelly
kelly at farringtons dot net
"Wake up, and smell the cat food" -TMBG

"Karen" wrote in message ...
That seems really silly that the police can't go in and get it. I'm quite
certain they could here. I hope the neighbor comes home soon.

"Duke of URL" wrote in message
...
LONDON (Reuters) - The owners of a cat trapped for a week in the home of a
vacationing neighbor have been pushing ice cubes and cat food through the
letter box to keep their pet -- named Lucky -- alive.

Ridiculous.

I hope the neighbours come home soon and let poor Lucky out.

--Fil

BC wrote:

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This is just typical of this country, you would think that the RSPCA
would be able to rescue the cat with the help of the police purely
because it does not have a proper source of water, and is therefore at
risk.

This sounds like a jog for Raffles, the amateur cracksman. Seriously
though, picking and re-keying locks is a hobby of mine. If I were
there, I'd take a turn at it. The average UK lock is different than
the pin tumbler locks so common in the US, but are definitely
pickable.

Regards and Purrs,
O J

"Jo Firey" wrote in message
...
If it were MY house I'd certainly want the cat released by some proper
agency that could then resecure the house. Water dribbled thru the mail
slot? No kitty litter? Gone three weeks? Yikes!

Not to mention just how vulnerable all this publicity has now made that
particular home.

Jo

Maybe it's an "attack cat"

Jill
"Duke of URL" wrote in message
...
LONDON (Reuters) - The owners of a cat trapped for a week in the home of
a
vacationing neighbor have been pushing ice cubes and cat food through
the
letter box to keep their pet -- named Lucky -- alive.
The Daily Express newspaper Monday said the black-and-white cat was
spotted fast asleep in the neighbor's house after she went missing from
her home near Bristol, southwest England.
"I just hope our neighbor has gone away for a week and not for months,"
owner Tracey Venables, 31, told the newspaper.
Venables said it was likely Lucky had slipped into the neighbor's house
unnoticed before the man headed off on holiday ahead of the Easter
weekend.
Police have told Venables they are powerless to release her errant cat.
"It's absolutely infuriating because she is so close but we cannot get
to
her," said the mother-of-two, who added she would break in should Lucky
show any signs of ill health. "I don't care if I get arrested."
--
Cliologist, Philanthropologist, Prothonotary Wibbler, Paleoconservative,
Surface Warrior Squid