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Feeding Stray Cat - Am I responsible for cat now?
My young boys have been giving water and food to a stray cat for the past week or so that has been hanging around outside my house. Today a neighbory came over and told us that ''OUR CAT'' dug up his garden and he wants $700 to fix the garden or he will sue us. I said it is not our cat, but he insists that by feeding it even once, we are now responsible for it. He also wants the cat hauled off and I told him to go ahead, it's very friendly and easy to catch - he said for us to and I said, ''But it is NOT OUR CAT.''
Is he right? Am I responsible for his garden damage, and how do I even know this cat did this damage to his garden? It's a little kitty... sounds like $700 would have taken a plow to do.
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Feeding Stray Cat - Am I responsible for cat now?
Turn it over to your insurance company and let thema argue with him....
Re: Feeding Stray Cat - Am I responsible for cat now?
Make sure your insurance company knows that it's a stray that's been hanging around, rather than a cat you bought.
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