An unusual ruling was recently made in France, where a cat owner had to pay a fine of 1.250 euros because her pet was walking around the neighborhood, the newspaper Pari Mach reported today.
The cat's owner, Remi, referred to in the newspaper only as Dominique, who lives in Agde, a small town in the south of France, was unpleasantly surprised when she received a written court ruling with a fine, because Remi was walking in a neighbor's yard.
Many owners of furry pets who live in houses often leave their cats free to roam the neighborhood in search of companionship, a place to nap, or to catch some small prey.
The owner's neighbor, Remija, filed a complaint, accusing the yellow cat of moving into his yard and causing damage to his property.
The cat jumped the fence to cross into the neighborhood, but reportedly also left "paw prints on the still-drying plaster" and even "did a little defecation on a blanket" in the neighbor's yard.
The dissatisfied neighbor filed a complaint in Beziers, and the court ruled in his favor and ordered Remi's owner to pay him 1.250 euros in compensation.
However, that's not all. She has to pay a fine of 30 euros every time Remi jumps the fence to the neighboring house.
It looks like Remi did it again, because Dominique was summoned to court in December as well.
This time he risks a fine of 2.000 euros and another 150 euros for additional jumps over Remi, whose photo was published in the media.
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