Tell us about your cat disputes with your neighbours

After one disagreement over a cat resulted in a £20,000 court case, we would like to hear about your experiences

Cats: they love us, they hate us - they might even actually be genuinely attached to us.

But having a cat can make life difficult – especially when it comes to relationships with our neighbours. One dispute over a Maine Coon in west London resulted in a £20,000 court case this week. Jackie and John Hall were perplexed when their cat Ozzy kept coming home with a new collar – they soon found out that he had been making himself at home with a neighbour, who now has an injunction against her that will ban her interacting with the cat.

Share your experiences

Have you had a nightmare with a neighbours’ cat? Or have your neighbours treated your own feline friend with disdain – or indeed too much affection? Has a neighbour’s cat moved itself into your house? And how did you manage that?

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