Woman Says 'Sorry' to Neighbors After Realizing What Cat Keeps Stealing
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In a twist on the classic "look what the cat dragged in," one feline has left people in stitches with her domestic take on hunting.
TikToker @beccagagg, thought to be based in England, shared a now-viral clip of her black and white cat pressing its face against a window, proudly gripping a large yellow sponge in its mouth.
The video, caption read: "If anyone keeps losing sponges sorry it's probably my cat stealing them," while the overlay text said: "Most cats bring home a mouse or a bird."
Viewed more than 696,000 times since being posted last week, the video has struck a chord with fellow cat owners who know all too well the chaos that comes with curious felines.
"Mine went through a phase of bringing home fried eggs. Clearly off someone's plate as they had pepper on," wrote one commenter. Another wrote, "My cat once brought home a full cooked still-warm rotisserie chicken—I was lowkey impressed she carried it."
"My old cat stole someone's budgie, brought it in all proud and mum's just about to go get rid when it starts moving. que my mum chasing a budgie round the house with a shoebox whilst the cat tries to," said viewer Shan.
While user nickycraig1969 said: "My late cat Ronnie stole a Koi out of a neighbors pond."
While other pet owners said they would probably rather get cleaning supplies than the things their pets keep bringing home: "Not gonna lie I would prefer this over mice lol. Once my cat Piper brought me someone else's bra," said TikToker Megan.
A picture from the viral video of the cat who brings home unexpected items for her owner.
A picture from the viral video of the cat who brings home unexpected items for her owner.
@beccagagg/TikTok
Shedding light on why some cats bring home their prey, pet food website Purina said: "It used to be thought that cats bringing home presents was an indication of affection and that we should look on it as a compliment. Or maybe that they thought that we are obviously totally useless at hunting and need some help in that department.
"It is however now thought that cats quite simply prefer to bring their prey back to their core territory where it is safer to eat it – or store it for a bit later. This 'core territory' is the house – and often in the space they share with you."
Becca's cat isn't the only one to go viral for bringing home some unexpected prey, though. Last year a cat dubbed a "thief" arrived home with something very unexpected—a full pack of cigarettes.
Megan filmed her cat coming through the window with a "pack of 20 and some rizla," or a full pack of cigarettes and rolling papers.
"I'm not sure where she goes or how she gets it," the owner told Newsweek.
While an indoor cat won Newsweek's weekly Pet of the Week for his unconventional gifts for his owner.
"Instead of bringing us gifts of rodents or birds, he chooses to bring us random furniture," Monkey the cat's owner Miguel told Newsweek.
Newsweek reached out to @beccagagg via TikTok for comment.
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