Today, I'm at home, sweating out a fever that struck me 2 days ago. I was lying in bed when the doorbell rang. I quickly got dressed and went downstairs. An older man was at the door. He seemed angry. Without introducing himself he told me that if he saw my cat in his yard again, he would kill him. Totally flabbergasted (my mind going into wtf-mode), I asked him to explain. He told me that he has "very expensive" pigeons and that my cat was constantly in his yard looking at them. He told me that he didn't want my cat near his animals and that I should keep my cats inside. I told him that this was not an option and that I considered his statement a threat. I also told him that if my cat would kill a pigeon, I would pay for it, but he kept on telling me that he would kill my cat if he would see it again. This totally pissed me off. After 10 minutes of discussion, he left, still in anger.
Since I didn't know what my rights were, I called the police and they were very helpful. It turns out that this guys is responsible for securing his animals and if he wants to have a cat-free yard, he should take precautionary measures, but he's not allowed to do anything to my cats. The strange thing is that I never ever met the guy before. He lives somewhere on my block, but I don't know where exactly he lives. The police asked me to find out where he lives and try to talk to him and convey the message about him securing his animals. Cats are allowed to walk wherever they want.
I'll try to find out where he lives somewhere next week and try to talk to him, but I have the feeling that this story will have a sequel.
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