Cat stolen from Puyallup PetSmart adoption center | FOX 13 Seattle 

I’m really hoping this is a thief who really wanted a cat and not like a psychopath who wants to do something bad to the cat.

I hope the cat is okay.

“This is not the first time this has happened” says a lot about their security

Hoping the person won't hurt the cat.

a dirtbag stole this cat,the fees help pay for the meds and food.. I hope its in good care at least

I pray that kitty is found safe and sound!!!!

Praying for the SAFE RETURN of this sweet furbabe. Hopefully, there is NO vile, evil intentions/actions perpetrated on an innocent, defenceless furbabe. Our prayer for ALL stolen furbabes is for their complete well-being. Praying that cat-napper to be caught & dealt with by the authorities.

Please update for Riley ❤

This is NOT how the cat distribution system works at all, you catknapper!

Per Smart offers shelter cats up for adoption. The money helps support the shelter. With the number of over crowded shelters they need the help. Pet smart just gives a place to encourage adoption. Stealing a cat is vile.

my local PetsMart keeps the cats in a room with a door. The door is locked unless you are escorted. It's for their protection.

There needs to be more protection for these innocent lives. I worry about what this horrible person wanted this sweet kitty for. I don't get why a post was taken down with the surveillance video, but someone knows this creep. Report him, or be equally guilty.

I pray that all the fur babies that were stolen are safe and sound and nothing crazy or cruel that will happen to them. 🙏🏾❤️❤️🙏🏾

She is so beautiful. I pray that person will not harm her. 🥺

Someone should have been watching the cats!!!!

Cats reproduce like crazy. Kittens are always up for adoption, many of them for no cost at all. Why steal one is beyond me.

Oh no... if they've had this situation before, there should be having someone watch the cats at all times.

That's so scary, I hope she's found safe. Animal theft is a booming problem, if you have pets that you don't want to go missing, you need to make sure that they're looked after and microchipped. For some reason people think getting a microchip in an animal is cruel, but I've had a dog that had 2 chips (it was a weird thing) and he never noticed them.

This is horrible, we recently adopted a cat from the Federal Way Petsmart that originally had been at Puyallup and had to take him back there for his microchip where I got to meet Diana as both PetSmarts pair with the same shelter. He is the most wonderful little guy and we are so happy to have him in our family! I can't even begin to think how badly I would feel if he was taken from us!

Disturbing! Hope she’s found safe!

Why don’t the police start investigating. This world is full of very sadistic freaks who get their kicks out of doing horrible things to animals! Please someone take this seriously 😢

If this has happened twice before why the lax security?

Either that cat is going to the loving home of a thief, or it’s going to experience hell.

🙏🙏😺 I'm praying Riley will be found. Very upsetting news.

The cat serial killer a few cities over was never caught. With things like this is makes me wonder. God I hope she is found safe.😔

This is so awful!!! The same thing happened here in Kitchener, Ontario. The stores have now created more strict adoption viewings for all their animals!!! The animals are never not seen without staff thankfully!!! The poor cat was finally found safe!!!

How are people getting into the cages? I am angry with PetSmart. When they allow the animals to be on their premises, they are taking responsibility for the animals’ safety-no matter what their contracts say.

The kindness in these comments is overwhelming. Thank you all!

Hope the cat has a good home, and not some crazy abuser.

How many cats does she need to have stolen from this location before she either tightens security or use another location.

I fear for the cat's safety very much !!!!!!!! Perhaps whoever stold the cat has nefarious reasons such as the occult ? I hope Riley is found safe !!!!!! Perhaps you could look through the videos of the last couple of weeks and see if you notice anyone matching the description of the thief.

THIS IS TERRIBLE AND TERRIFYING!!! I pray to God that Riley, Tess and Black Velvet are all ok, found and brought somewhere safe FAST!

I hope he’s not one of those evil vile human that hurts animals especially cats!😢I hope he’s returned safely.

There's no excuse for this being the third time that this has happened at a PetSmart. If PetSmart cannot provide more secure adoption centers, then they should be banned from accepting shelter cats to display for adoption. I am a volunteer at my local animal shelter, and we often transfer cats to Pet Supermarket to display for adoption. The cats are in cages right in the center of the store, just behind the check-out registers. There is no way that anyone could struggle to break into a cage, and then remove a cat, without being observed and stopped by staff. PetSmart is attempting to provide a service to the community, but if they cannot provide a more secure adoption center within their store, they are not helping.

How did this happen multiple times? There’s an adoption center at my Petco and there is always someone there keeping an eye on them. Usually there are two people, so if one is distracted by a potential adopter the other person is tending to the cats.

Cats were stolen before? Maybe make changes to secure your cats, keep an eye on the area.

TO THE PERSON WHO TOOK CAT. PLEASE RETURN. AND DONT HURT THAT CAT.😢😢

Just RETURN RILEY Back !! She has to have other medical procedures. I have several cats and let me tell you, I have spent thousands annually. If you can’t afford the one time fee…the other necessities are not cheap either. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I agree with that woman, it makes me think that they are going to use the cat as a bait animal or something. I really hope shes okay

I would hope he isn't being nefarious, plenty of strays about if he was psycho. He probably went in with his kid or wife/gf at some point. And didn't want to pay for the cat.

There’s probably a sad and disturbing chance the the guy who stole the cat is a part of a dog fighting ring. Those monsters usually use small dogs or cats as bait for the fighting dogs

How are these animals doors not locked?

It seems like law enforcement could be doing more here. Surely there is surveillance camera's in the parking lot which could determine if the dirt bag took off in a vehicle, or if on foot at least which direction he went in. There are cameras everywhere

As long as they are loving it, taking care of it, and giving it a good and happy home and life that's all that matters at this point

I hope that person didn’t steal the cat to abuse it. If a person is evil enough to steal who knows what else they might do…

Question: if there have been so many thefts of the cats, why wasn’t there a plan to assess what is going on and how to fix it? Why haven’t you done anything?

Motive is simple. He wants a cat but doesn't wanna pay.

If you have prior issues, how about take better safety measures.

Unfortunately, there are lots of sick animal torturers in Washington small and medium towns. Even well documented and known by neighbors, yet never arrested or prosecuted.

I don't understand how the employees allowed a person to walk in and steal the cat and walk out without anybody noticing or saying anything so in other words your employees are no help to the store end everything in the store

This hurts. I am so sorry!!!!💙 🙏💙

Heavenly Father, please forbid all cruelty to these animals. Amen.

The fees usually pay for the cost of neuter/spay and first round of vaccines. When we adopted our kitten from PetSmart in 2012 the fee was $75 or $80.

Dude. It's like 50-100 bucks to adopt a cat from Petsmart and a lot of that money goes to getting them treated and fixed. This is awful.

Praying for both Cat’s safety. Whoever got them please take care of them 😢🙏

Yes please improve security measures so this stops happening. Poor Riley.

I pray riley gets found and the other cats i pray that they are safe

Go back and look at all the videos since Riley came to the store...I bet you'll find video of the person spending time with her. Look for a woman, a couple, and repeated visits.

Update?

This is terrifying. Poor baby girl! I hope she is returned safely!!❤❤

What is being done to recover this poor cat? This is outrageous!!!

That poor cat! Pet Smart needs to do better protecting their animals. At our Pet Smart they are in a separate room. The room should be locked and no one gets in without the supervision of an employee. I pray she will be found safe and that the idiot that took her won’t hurt her🙏🙏🙏

I hope she is okay!

I hope that the thief is not a psychopath and just wants a pet he doesn't have the money to adopt.

1. was the Cat chipped? 2. Can the chip be tracked?

I hope Riley gets found. She's really beautiful. I hope she's safe at least.

Well come on Petsmart, roll the tapes. He'll be on there within the last monthfew months I bet checking her out. Maybe alone, but most likely with a wife/girlfriend or kids.

Yeah, something sinister crossed my mind immediately as well.

Our pets are locked in a secure area at Petsmart

One of the following options: 1. He liked the cat and will treat it well but couldn't afford the adoption fee. 2. He knows the previous owners of this cat in some capacity and is 'taking it back'. 3. Dog bait. I have 5 cats of my own, love all animals (including dogs). I worry about this cat. Im UK but still it happened when i bought my little (then) kitten: "They offered me a grand as a dog bait supplier." The woman said. She wasn't the nicest individual either and didn't care at all about my Scarlett. Now 8.

oh no! I hope those babies are okay. I am sending prayers that this kitty gets found safely.

Why if you want a cat you can literally get on for free almost anywhere.

I feel bad for that cat. The cat looks very sweet.

This doesn't look good, the thief looks like the monster from Jeepers Creepers. They need to protect the cats better than they do.

I pray to God they have good intentions for the cat but if your so broke cant even afford a adoption fee then this doesn't look good poor kitty 😢 cant be that level of a loser god help us all

I'm really worried about the cat 😢

May Almighty God bring Riley Back safe and sound🤲

This is exactly why theses cats should not be left there overnight. It has now happened 3 times. Rescues better wake up and not leave their cats there unattended.

Seattle. No telling what they’ll do with it

Of all the things to do, Rob a cat that’s up for adoption. When I was a teenager we got a few Pound Puppies, they were much looser in the 1970’s, they didn’t require nueturing or vaccinations and of course chips were Sci-Fi stuff. All of our dogs have been chipped since the early 90’s. Haven’t chipped my cat, he’s completely indoor only. I totally agree with today’s standards of nueturing and vaccinations and microchips.

Oh, my god. I hope Riley will be ok. How does this happen?

Please update gor riley ita heart breaking 💔 pleade have this angel found safexand unharmed 😢

Who does this? Some people are just horrible.

I hope this kitty is found safe

Not sure why but the negligence of the store bothers me more than the thief.

I fear that he will do terrible things i pray that cat is ok and he just returns it omg

I just hope the thief is a cat lover that just couldnt afford to pay for it and not want to do any harm to the cat

This is a tactic used by dog fight rings breaks in to get or take a cat with a good demeanor to use as kill-bait. And the Pet Smart allowed this on their watch disgusting unacceptable fire the management and those who could have prevented it. The fact Pet Smart did nothing and let them do that shows someone from inside probably part of a dog fight ring letting this evil person know a cat that can be manipulated and friendly with no resistance is there and let them go in there and grab the cat to use in a bait ring for animal fight. Someone at Pet Smart let this happen is guilty of assistance to this animal abuser for that to happen.

One scumbag ruining it for everyone else and now making it harder for these sweet kitties to get a chance at a forever home.

The cat adoption cabinets at my local Petco are LOCKED.

How stupid of shelter and Petsmart. In Canada petsmart has unbreakable glass, no one is allowed inside kennel room, except staff or a person that has paid and signed adoption paper. Why is everything stupid in America?

FINA-FUCK-LLY AN UPDATE! RYLIE WAS FOUND ALIVE! She's since been adopted! Also they've put a person to keep watch over the pet cages.

That employee should adopt Riley herself. The employee cares so much for the little furball, calling the cat “her cat”

The guy is gonna (_/_/**) the cat!!! You have to look for the cat with her chip!!!! 😢

I wonder if this person had been in the store previously and knew about the cat. The fact that he made a beeline for her cage is suspicious. I hope someone sees this and does the right thing.

She described probably why someone wanted that cat. They owe.

Poor little one. 😭

Looking like you need a barn cat for a vermin problem...doesn't fool anyone.

Prayers

Poor baby 😢 I hope she is safe 🙏