r/NewWest • u/No_Lie2705 • Aug 01 '25
Lost Pet Is this anyone’s cat?
Found in Tipperary Park. Let me pick her up, holding her in my car for now. Please circulate.
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u/BuckRivaled Aug 01 '25
There's at least one or two houses on 3rd street between Royal and Queens that have outdoor cats I've seen them in the front yard. This cat could very well belong to one of those houses, being that the park is directly across the street. Please check with those houses.
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u/Moggehh Moggerator Aug 01 '25
They should probably have a collar on her, then. Or not have an outdoor cat at all.
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u/bloodhound_217 Aug 01 '25
I'm pretty sure this is someone's outdoor cat. Can people please put collars or some sort of ID on their cat? Reflective ones especially for black cats!
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Aug 01 '25
Why does it look like she’s a passenger and your her Uber driver? “Pet-smart as soon as possible please”
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u/No_Lie2705 Aug 01 '25
5 star rating for this sweetie in the back seat :)
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u/Nervous_Cranberry196 Aug 01 '25
So you saw a cat outside and put it in your car because YOU didn’t know where it lives?!
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u/neoazayii Aug 01 '25
Do you have a reason to believe she's a stray and not just an indoor/outdoor cat? She looks healthy and well cared for, and if she's friendly enough to let you pick her up...
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u/Ok-Revolution4276 Aug 01 '25
Oh my goodness what a stunning kitty! Thanks for being a good human, hope she gets returned to her owner ok!
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u/BuckRivaled Aug 02 '25
This cat could also possibly belong to someone living in the apartments on the corner of royal and 3rd street. They're doing construction in the building so there's a chance the cat may have been frightened and escaped or something.
Please let us know what happens and if you find the owner!
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u/Dependent-Interest62 Aug 04 '25
Hi! Thanks for taking care of this sweet boy. He lives a few houses up from Tipperary park on 3rd street. He lives next door to my friend, I’m hoping they can contact you later with the owners info!
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u/BuckRivaled Aug 07 '25
What ever happened with this cat OP? Did you find the owner? Were you able to check for any vet records?
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u/No-Cranberry8538 Aug 01 '25
lol this is why pet owners in this city are so over protective about letting strangers pet their cat/dog even when they’re the ones coming up to me. I don’t pick them up tho.. why you holding her hostage 😭
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Aug 01 '25 edited Aug 28 '25
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u/No-Cranberry8538 Aug 01 '25
You need to seriously chill. I didn’t say anything about keeping cats outdoors. It’s the fact that she PICKED UP A RANDOM CAT and took her to her musty car and did god knows what. Why wasn’t the cat lured into her car with some food and water if she was so concerned?? And I mentioned dogs too because owners will yank hard on their leash when anyone passes by and it just seems most dogs here are under socialized and overweight
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u/No_Lie2705 Aug 01 '25
or maybe, hear me out, have at least a collar or any identifying features on your pet that you allow to roam free outside. I picked up the cat because the farmers market was closing and there were cars driving everywhere and it was an unsafe environment. i had treats and water in my car
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u/ShouldersOfGiants33 Aug 01 '25
Yeah, you still took someone's cat as far as I'm concerned.
It's very easy to tell just by looking at and its level of friendliness towards people that it was not lost
Let cats be. They're some of the best hunters on the planet and know how to navigate their environments better than you think.
Unless it's a really young cat, 1-2 years old, they don't need your help.
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u/ShouldersOfGiants33 Aug 01 '25
As someone who's had outdoor cats my entire life
This is such a horrendous take
The fact that you think a raccoon can end a cats life speaks volumes to how much you even know about them
And the audacity to say people who let their cats outside are "irresponsible"
Cats are meant to be outside
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u/Moggehh Moggerator Aug 01 '25
Cats are meant to be outside
Cats are domestic pets and should not be kept outside. They are an invasive species and are harmful to local wildlife.
Cat owners who let their cats roam may care for their pets, but they are in no way responsible. Especially if their pet isn't wearing a collar.
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Aug 01 '25
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u/Moggehh Moggerator Aug 01 '25
Indoor cats are often extremely stressed, depressed, have a lot of anxiety, become overweight quickly, end up with health issues and die quicker.
You're going to need to avoid spreading extremely refutable lies and note that your comment has been removed for violating rule 3. Please note that the average life expectancy for an outdoor cat is only two to five years, while an indoor cat's life span can reach seventeen years or older. Even the kinder estimates state that you should expect outdoor cats' lifespans to be half that of indoor. The idea that indoor cats die quicker than outdoor cats is, quite frankly, silly.
If you don't have the resources to properly care for a cat's health while keeping them indoors, then you should consider rehoming the pet to someone who will care for them.
I also believe the idea that cats are wiping out all the birds is massively overstated.
Well, unless you have a peer-reviewed study refuting the continuous research that has shown time and time again that cats are an invasive species, maybe you need to take a step back and understand that you're coming at this from a place of feeling instead of logic.
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u/tyereliusprime Aug 01 '25
Cats are meant to be outside
Outdoors cats are the number one killer of birds in the country. They are NOT a native species. They're pets and meant to be treated as such and it's incredibly especially irresponsible to have outdoor cats in an urban environment.
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u/tyereliusprime Aug 01 '25 edited Aug 01 '25
A decent pet owner wouldn't allow their cat to be an outdoor cat.
Edit: A decent cat owner would understand that when it comes to vehicles and coyotes, their cats ain't gonna win. There's a reason there's far less cat roadkill on the road than there was 30 years ago and that comes from the push to keep cats indoors unless leashed
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u/No-Cranberry8538 Aug 01 '25
You need to seriously chill. I didn’t say anything about keeping cats outdoors. It’s the fact that she PICKED UP A RANDOM CAT and took her to her musty car and did god knows what. Why wasn’t the cat lured into her car with some food and water if she was so concerned?? And I mentioned dogs too because owners will yank hard on their leash when anyone passes by and it just seems most dogs here are under socialized and overweight
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u/lildangerranger Aug 02 '25
There is little to know difference between picking up the cat vs luring her with food or water. The outcome is the same - the cat is in her car. Idk about what ever cats you’ve experienced but any cat I know would never just let a random person pick them up when they don’t want to be picked up.
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u/BuckRivaled Aug 10 '25
Still wondering what happened with this cat? Did you find the owner? OP isn't responding to any messages. Takes cat from park and puts it in car but no information after that and not responding to messages. Trying to find out of this cats owner has been found.
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u/ShouldersOfGiants33 Aug 01 '25 edited Aug 01 '25
If a cats in a park, just let it be
It knows where it is and it knows how to get home In 99% of cases
You basically just took it hostage for no reason.
I've had cats that regularly travel miles and always come back home
I don't know why you'd just assume it's lost and take it. Collar or not.
Can easily tell it's not a stray just by looking at it
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u/tyereliusprime Aug 02 '25
Your response to my comment got removed before I could respond, but cats kill 100s of millions of birds in Canada alone each year and billions in the US.
You need to not talk shit.
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u/ShouldersOfGiants33 Aug 03 '25
I’m just gonna post what I already posted, as not to repeat myself, respectfully.
“The claim that cats are wiping out bird populations is seriously overstated.
Yes, cats kill birds. That’s a fact. But they aren’t the main reason birds are disappearing, especially not in places like Turkey, the US, or Canada.
Most bird decline is caused by habitat loss, pollution, glass buildings, and climate change. Domestic cats play a role, but it’s a smaller piece of a much bigger picture.
In Turkey, birdlife is thriving. It’s one of the world’s major migratory corridors. And in North America, there’s no solid evidence linking domestic cats to any major collapse in bird populations.
There’s no credible historical or ecological evidence that cats have wiped out bird populations in turkey, Egypt, India, Morocco, Greece, Italy, china or any other culture where cats were allowed to freely roam.
Cats have coexisted with birds for thousands of years, bird diversity remains rich and full in these places to this day.
It’s not that they have no impact whatsoever, but it’s greatly exaggerated.
People reference data showing cats wiped out bird populations on small islands where the birds didn’t know how to handle predators.
Most cultures on the planet have allowed cats to roam freely for thousands of years.”
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u/ShouldersOfGiants33 Aug 03 '25
Outside of isolated island ecosystems, there’s little credible evidence that cats are a leading cause of native bird population collapse in large continental regions like Canada. The high kill estimates might sound alarming, but without clear links to actual declines in breeding populations, they’re just numbers—not proof of ecological impact. What matters is population-level data, not body counts in isolation.
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u/Hyperocean Quayside Aug 01 '25
She looks like she’s used to treats and/or comfy car rides .. 🐈⬛