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I've just spent the last 90 minutes on the phone with our City and its Bylaw Services Department. Finally, I've got some answers.

The operator filed my second call as a complaint against the bylaw officer. Ugh. It was not a complaint against him at that point. It was handled by his supervisor, and closed. The bylaw officer also extended his vacation, so that too explains why I've not heard from bylaw services.

T-God, you are exactly right. How the hell do I get the address?

Without the address, they will not initiate a claim. Here's another red-tape-privacy kicker - without the address given by the complainant (me), bylaw cannot issue a ticket that will stand up in court. And bylaw cannot give me the address either. That is a FOIP issue - Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. I understand that.

So, we played tricky Ping twenty questions so I could gather more information. I know the street and have short listed the purps to about ten homes. Not many know this, but I'm a sneaky fuck. Many years ago, I was also an investigator for work place injury claims. My God, do I have stories. Anyway...

So now, I can hopefully ID the residence. But then we have another issue. Anonymity.

If I determine the address, file another complaint, and the bylaw officer issues a ticket, if the cat's owner chooses to fight this in court, I must attend as the witness. Boom. I've lost my anonymity. I don't want my property vandalized nor do I want these people to know who's behind the complaints. In the compliance warning, the cat did not have a licence, so the bylaw officer stipulated that the cat needed one by a certain date, or they would be fined. They got the licence.

So, I have some options.

First and foremost, I'm going to determine where this cat lives. But I've got the small travel kennel on my deck waiting for his next visit.

Once I've found the address, I'll be issuing a second complaint. The bylaw officer then will write the ticket. I think it's $100 or $150. Plus, if the cat does not have the licence tag on his collar, that's another $100 or so. If they chose to challenge it, I'd be notified. I won't go to court so the ticket gets tossed. But they had to take time off of work, travel to the courts, etc. The inconvenience alone could be a behaviour modifying deterrent.

Another plan is to produce a flyer targeting those ten residences. We know who you are. We know your cat. Blah. Blah. Blah. But honestly, I don't think that will do anything. I don't think these people really care about their cat and they sure as fuck don't care what the bylaw says, or how their ignorance is affecting the neighbours.

So, it's back to capturing the cat. But here's the moral dilemma - do I remove that cat's collar prior to taking him to Animal Control? If he is not tattooed or chipped, then they post his picture on their website. After a period of time, if no one claims him, he is then offered for adoption. He would go in less than a day.

I won't remove his collar. I can't. But I really, really want to. Where these people live, they back onto a very large green belt - where the deer and the coyotes play. Do I save a life by removing the collar, or do I let these people feed their kitty to the coyotes?

Fucking Cunts.

Ok here's my thoughts...You can send a flyer or letter or whatever to the 10 homes expressing your concern for their cat's safety and that you can no longer, in good conscience, sit back and do nothing. Then explain that you will be forced to remove his collar to save his life if they are not willing to keep him home. You can still remain anonymous. If you see the Flerken roaming about your property, then you can reasonably assume they don't give a flying fuck about him and you can assuage your guilt at taking off the collar...and doing the right thing. Very simplistic, I realize, but I think it is what I would do in your shoes...

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