20-07-2025
Travelling tabby ‘catnapped and dumped across border as punishment'
Harvey has always been an intrepid cat, known to spend his week roaming around the farms and cottages of Cumbria before returning to the bed and breakfast he calls home.
But when his tracking device suddenly placed him more than 50 miles away, in a different country, his owner started to suspect something was amiss.
Anne Cornthwaite, 61, from Borrowdale, has reported a local man to police for alleged catnapping.
She claims that Alan, a neighbour, confessed to taking Harvey over the border to Scotland because of the tabby cat's supposed violent tendencies and disregard for personal property. 'The police asked me, do you want to report it as theft or animal abuse. I said both,' Cornthwaite said.
The neighbour did not respond to a request for comment. Cumbria Constabulary was contacted for comment.
