Can you get a stolen cat back that isn't microchipped?
Storytime: My neighbor stole my cat.
Back in March, someone dumped a kitten in our neighborhood. I took him in but my parents wanted nothing to do with him, so therefore i had to keep him as an outdoor cat (indoor-outdoor since he was allowed to enter into our mudroom whenever he pleased) Since i was under 18 I couldn't go get him vetted or chipped but i was planning on doing that the moment i turned 18.
Unfortunately, he went missing the Sunday before my birthday. On Tuesday, a lady posted that she had found him and was looking for his owners. (he had a collar on) When I and my neighbor responded saying he was mine they took down the post, a day later. We also directly messaged them and they did not respond to either message. I recognized the porch in the picture so I went to their house to ask if they had him. The lady said it was her post but they took it down since they did not have the cat anymore because she couldn't keep him due to being "deathly allergic to cats". 498
I gave her my number and she said her "heart broke for me" and that "she would keep an eye out for him"
For 3 days I was looking for him after that and yesterday the person FINALLY responded to our direct message saying her "father-in-law with dementia accidentally let him slip out the front door"
Today, my sister and I were walking and I saw MY CAT IN HER WINDOW. With a BRAND NEW COLLAR AND A SHINEY NEW TAG. This lady LIED to me repeatedly about having my cat. She doesn't deserve to get away with what she has done, but I don't know if there is anything I can do since I don't have any legal proof of ownership since I only just turned 18 last week. Is there any way I can get him back? At most, I have dated pictures of when we first found him and took him in. Please tell me there is a way I can get him back. At this point, I am starting to lose hope.
For now, I hope both sides of her pillow are warm and she always has something poking her in her sock but can never find it. 176