| | ...and I felt sad for the cat for just a split second, but now I feel joyful that the trespassing and odors have ceased. (Luke)
Wait til they get another cat.
Jay's right, Luke, in the sense that it is definitely the owner's fault for the cat's behavior. And while you are hopeful that they may learn from their lesson, they sound like idiots to me, and I'm not so optimistic.
I've never been a big fan of dogs; I don't hate them, exactly, but they are much more prone (due to their "nature") to infringe on the peaceful existence of others, while their owners (delusionally) believe that everyone thinks their dog is as great as they do. Dogs are noisy, they drool, they smell, they jump on you, they try to hump your leg, and they require walks in the freezing cold, after which, people like me have to sidestep their crap on the sidewalk. of course, they are also useful, and loyal, and they do make wonderful pets, so I can see why some people love them. They just so rarely control them properly.
As you've probably surmised, I'm much more of a "cat person", but the one cat I owned (as well as any future ones I choose to get) was (will be) strict house cats; my cat never once made my neighbors' lives miserable. The people who owned the cat that invaded your property were negligent; it really wasn't the cat's fault.
That's not to say you're wrong in feeling "relief"...it just may be short-lived, if the owners continue to be the sort who prefer "owning" alley cats who only come into their homes to eat, rather than a cat who stays in the house all the time.
Just warning you.
By the way...did you (or the restaurant owner) ever complain to the cat's owner while this was going on? That would have been my first move.
(Quietly hoping the cat would eventually somehow end up in the weekly buffet special, or as roadkill at the end of the driveway wouldn't be enough for me. I would have bitched up a storm first.)
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