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Thamesville family demands return of six barn cats

The cats were dropped at Wandering Whiskers Cat Rescue on October seventeenth; police found no crime and called it a civil matter, so nobody official is helping.

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Photo: Stavrolo · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

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  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA Thamesville family wants six barn cats back, and BBN team coverage starts with a timeline, folks.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOf course it does. Go ahead.

  3. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOctober seventeenth, a concerned citizen drops the cats at Wandering Whiskers Cat Rescue after seeing them roaming.

  4. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe day after the rescue refused the return, the family reports them stolen to police, CKXS FM says.

  5. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOne day. That's faster than anything in Thamesville has moved, except the cats.

  6. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorChatham-Kent Police found no criminal offence and called it a civil matter. The rescue owner says she's following instructions from Animal Welfare Services.

  7. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo the police passed, the rescue is following orders, and the family says nobody will share information. That's a very transparent process.

  8. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSix cats, three agencies, and not one of them has been asked what they want.

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