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She let him talk because he was polite and articulated a position that many people have around cat ownership, she took the opportunity to show how its faulty.
@@Skcits yup! We had a cat that ran away. But it’s because we left the door open while trying to bring in groceries. It’s been a year and he hasn’t returned. That’s no one’s fault but ours.
@nnedwards3260 I honestly don't think she discriminates against race. I've watched a lot of her episodes, sometimes she is in a forgiving mood and sometimes she isn't. She does like educated people though, of all races. Remember that episode of the 2 (black and white) college students who grew up in foster care? She really liked them both.
Judge Judy is right, if you choose to let your cat outside, there should be the unfortunate expectation that it might not come back. What happened was terrible but I dont think the defendant is responsible.
@@lukerinderknecht2982 Several years ago one of the neighborhood kids was looking for her cat. When she described her cat, I had a pretty good idea of what happened to the cat. I told her I didn't know where her cat was. But. the day before, I saw her cat following a groundhog under the fence. There was a whole colony of them living in the field behind us. They never saw the cat again and I think the groundhogs got the cat.
Same! I would be devastated if my cat never returned… at least with them inside I know I will see them the next day. People that let their cats outside and risk them being killed are negligent pet owners in my opinion.
Exactly, i dislike how judged Judy trying to down played the situation especially the witness saw the behavior. I witnessed many cats start a fight for whatever reason.
Cats are very territorial and protective. My neighbor's kids used to follow me when I walked my 2 dogs. One day their cat was out while this was happening and he practically flew across the street and started smacking the hell out of my dogs! My dogs were super friendly and had no clue how to react... they just stood there and took it 😅
I’m really surprised she didn’t tell the male witness to sit down and be quiet. He was acting like a lawyer instead of a witness and his own opinions about the general nature of cats isn’t relevant
Joe wants to "straddle this case and assume a position of dominance" by demoting judge Judy's authority by pretending they're having a casual conversation, and that his input is equally as valuable as hers.
I have 2 cats Leo and Princess. Princess was a street cat that decided to choose me as her owner. When I first saw her I noticed she had a torn ear (probably from fighting w other cats) and her chin was raw(also prob from fights) long story short I kept her as an indoor cat fearing she would get into other fights or end up dead if I let her out. One night she escaped through my front door. She was so fast she disappeared within seconds and I was devastated. About 3 minutes later I heard loud meows coming from my back patio door. She had went to the back of the house and waited for me to open the door for her. She was not at all interested in being an outdoor cat anymore. This made me happy because I always did feel guilty wondering if she missed roaming free. She definitely prefers being a house cat where she gets lots of love food and naps.
2:18 Who does this guy think he is? He's supposed to be a witness and somehow he thinks he's some kind of advocate for the plaintiff and he's debating JJ!? Geez, he's even talking over her. She never tolerates this.
@@nami01837I know you probably don’t mean it, but it sounds like you’re downplaying the situation. Guide dogs are trained for years, and should be considered workers for the amount of training they go through. They have more self-control than an average dog, and/or human. I’m so sorry that happened to your husband’s guide dog @brianna56ism
I've had a succession of totally indoor cats almost continuously since I was 16. I'm now 70. And not a one of them has been unhappy or unduly stressed over not being able to go outside. The plaintiff and her witness are idiots.
I will never understand why we are required to keep a dog on a leash HOWEVER cats can run free? If your cat runs free, you are rolling the dice. If your cat is run over by a car.... your fault.
My neighbors keep their cat outside. Not only has it attempted to attack my leashed dog multiple times as we walk down the sidewalk, but we’ve caught it on our car roofs/ hoods at night and seen it slide down the sides and scratch the paint. Called Animal Control and asked if they could speak to the neighbors since damage is being done…they said no; only dog owners have to restrain their pets and told me to to file a civil lawsuit and sue. The double standard makes no sense.
I never liked this myself. Cats are permitted to roam because they are much less dangerous than a roaming dog. They are much less confrontational, almost always solitary, and are much usually smaller than the average dog.
Bro that guy got an answer for everything smfh. you can still let your cat go outside but on a leash, just like dogs they can be trained for it they don’t have to stay indoor 24/7 or outdoor out of your control 🤦♀️
I'll never understand the entitlement of people who think it's totally fine for their cat to roam the neighbourhood. It's just as bad as off-leash dogs.
Most places have laws regarding domestic animals, and the same as a dog a cat is supposed to be licensed, have a collar with a tag and restrained inside property boundaries . Don’t know why so many cat owners ignore these laws and why enforcement by officials is nonexistent !
@@billmoran3219I take it you mean most places in the USA, as the rest of the world for the most part views cats as indoor/outdoor creatures. I'm from the UK and cats have a unique place in our legal system as they are free to roam where they like. Nobody can interfere with that, you can't hurt a cat because it pooped in your garden or because you don't like them, and owners are not legally responsible for what the cat does. We have finally managed to put them equal with dogs, so in the UK if you have a cat or a dog they have to be microchipped by law. I've had my own cats since I left home at 19 and I always microchipped them, I'm not having someone try to steal my pets. Charities over here will not let you adopt a cat if you won't give it outside access which I find a bit strange and backwards. If they visit your home and see that it has lots of toys, climbing things and you will be home with the cat to interact and play games with them then that should be enough. I chose to keep my cats indoors when I got my first 2 some 25 years ago and back then it was almost unheard of, although their vets never saw a problem with it. I lived in a flat on a busy road and didn't want them hurt or killed. I also put up a climbing system leading to a high shelf before catifying a home was a thing, because cats need to climb amd jump. I now live in a bungalow and my current cat will follow me into my garden when I'm outside but she does not stay outside by herself and never has. Very often she takes herself back indoors whilst I'm still pegging washing etc.. I would love for her to have a catio to play outside safely in but it isn't possible where I live. I see both sides but I will never agree with people who claim that cats aren't meant to go outside, of course they are, they don't need humans to survive. I hear that argument a lot from people in the US and it's ridiculous, but then they are probably the same people declawing their indoor cat so it doesn't scratch the furniture. So for me it is dependant on which country you are in, as very few animals here prey on cats, and then the area you live in, is it a quiet road or are you by a busy road for example. My parents got identical brothers born 9 months apart from a farm when the youngest was 2 months. They lived indoor/outdoor and lived to be 13 and 18 and passed due to age related health issues. In the UK the most common time for a cat to get hurt is during the night so a lot of owners shut their cat in overnight to keep them safe.
As someone with a dog and two cats. I can confirm that whenever playtime starts it's almost always because one of my cats pounced first on the dog. So I do believe it was the cat that attacked the dog first (not playfully in the situation of this case).
My I had my cat Castiel since a kitten I take him outside on a leash to let him roam but I'm never letting him outside by himself. One day I tried that he came running right back to me 😂 he's perfectly content with being indoors
My cat hates outside. The second we put her on the deck she gets real low to the ground and slowly goes back inside. We have only dont that twice bc we don’t think she had ever been outside before.
Many years ago when I had a cat, he said cats are not outside animals at all and should always be inside. Outside they can be hurt, catch quite a few different diseases, etc. my cat was always an inside animal - period! Our next door neighbors have an outdoor cat - he arrived at their door as an outside cat from unknown people. He’s a wonderful cat and we are sort,of friends - when he chooses, but I worry when I dint see him for extended lengths of time. Whomever owned him before our neighbors must have made him an outdoor cat. Starting from birth, a cat can easily adapt to being indoors only -
My cat used to be indoor/outdoor. He was a Mainecoon, so at 30 lbs he could take care of himself, and we lived in the woods. Not a lot of traffic. But at a certain age, he started getting minor injuries. Our Vet said the safest thing was to make him an indoor cat. I followed that advice, and my boy lived to be 19 years old. And as long as he had a place to lay in a window to watch birds, he was happy.
I have 4 cats 2 seniors ones 26 and they go out at times if my cat bothers someone it's on me as the owner I always make sure they're in the house if I go somewhere. Or I'm going to bed, but as pet owners, you have to take responsibility.
I don't believe cats should go in and out. I do not want a cat and it irritates me that several neighbors let their cats out day and night. The cats dig up my plants, poop in my flower beds and walk all over my table knocking things off. One of the cats if near my door when I go out hisses at me so I have to go back inside afraid of what ir might do. Keep yor cats in your house please. Not everyone wants a at in their yard.
Abyssinians can be highly territorial. I can absolutely picture the cat attacking a dog that is walking by. Even if the cat "lived outside", it attacked a LEASHED dog. Clearly not the fault of the Defendant.
If it's the cat's fault because it's in its nature to wander off, then why are you suing? You can't have it both ways. Either you are responsible for your cat's security or you're not. But that cat might still be alive if it was supervised properly. Get a leash!
I have one cat out of 3 that absolutely refuses to be kept inside. If you've had several cats you know. It sucks, but I did find him at a truck stop in a small town at one a.m. He will turn 8 years old this week.
My cat was fully feral and living in a corn field when I adopted him. He was scrawny, covered in fleas and ate everything I put down for him like he hadn’t had food in a year. It took about 3 months for him to fully trust me. He is now 17 and has ZERO desire to go back outside. He doesn’t cry at the door or act the slightest bit upset about his new pampered life style of his favorite foods and toys. This defendant reminds me of men who refuse to neuter their male yard dogs because it’s not “ natural “ Cats definitely adjust to having the run of the house without dealing with the dangers of cars, dogs, hawks, coyotes and weirdos who like to torture and kill them.
Is he seriously trying to say that a cat as a pet is a wild animal, and should be allowed to do whatever it wishes, and that the owner of the cat is not liable for any misdeeds the cat does?
I agree with JJ on keeping your cats indoors if you don't want anything bad to happen to them. This pass weekend I had to put my 27 year old indoor cat to sleep because she had a stroke and wasn't going to live another 2 days and she NEVER wanted to go outside. She was happy to sit at the window and watch the World go by.
She said "the cat was climbing up my leg, scratching" and 2 seconds later "i was trying to get Lucy (dog) to release the cat"....Did anyone else catch that? How is the cat climbing her leg and scratching her if it's in the dog's mouth? Why didn't JJ ask her about that?
I love how he tried to argue that cats are wild animals and it screwed him. 😂 Either the cat is indoor/outdoor, it's your pet, and you have to keep it under your control. Oooor it's a "wild animal" as he called it, it's not domesticated, and you can't ask for vet bills for it. Which one sir?? 🤣 The situation would be the same if it was an unleashed dog instead of a cat. 🤷🏾 Plus I have two cats and they are not stressed at all being in the house 24/7. Lol.
He's nuts if he thinks cats should be outside in the wild. That's why there are millions of FERAL CATS and abandoned kittens everywhere breeding constantly and sick and dying everywhere. What a scuzz.
I had 3 cats and they’ve all gone missing one night and it’s been a month and they still haven’t come back. When we got them I begged my ma to not let them outside unless they are on a leash but she refused to listen and let them out. I told her to at least stop until she was spayed and she came back pregnant 🙃 that’s how we had 3 cats. I told her about all the dangers, all the risks, and all the fleas but she didn’t listen and now they’re gone 😢 I wish I could’ve shown this clip to her before they went missing.
We have four cats. Three are happy, well-adjusted inside cats. One is now a happy, well-adjusted outside cat. Forced indoors, she yowled, sh spat, she clawed. She peed and pooped-in the crib, in people shoes, in the laundry, in the dryer, everywhere. In desperation, we put her in the garage. She had food, water, a heated throw in her cat bed, a propane heater in the winter and a fan in the summer. She’s happy chasing (and catching) mice, rats, snakes, and whatever else catches her fancy. She stays close to the house and we live well back from the road in the country, but we recognize she’s at risk from predators and vehicles. She REFUSED under any circumstances, to be an indoor cat. We got the other cats to chase the mice out of the house when she refused to stay inside. Sometimes there’s only so much you can do. She would not have been deemed adoptable by a shelter, and we figured she was just as safe here as she would have been in a “barn cat” program, so she’s our outside kitty
I would never in a million years let my cat outside. That guy is a dingus. I don't want him to either be run over by a car, poisoned by a neighbor who doesn't want outdoor cats in their yard, attacked/eaten by a predator, or stolen by someone who thinks they're a stray. I like knowing where my pets are at all times. My dog is in the house, my cat is in the house.
Is this an American thing? In the UK I've never heard of such a thing. All cats go out wherever they wish. Often indoors overnight but otherwise they can roam.
My sister had a cat that wanted to be outside. She put the cat in a leash when she went outside. The cat didn’t mind a bit. She was on a long leash outside in a fenced in yard. I guess I should correct that, she was on a chain when she went outdoors. She loved it and didn’t mind being on a chain. It was a very thin chain coated in plastic. You can have your cat outdoors and still keep it safe.
I love cats too, but that does not belie the fact that if the cat is outside and out of your control you are responsible. I agree, as much as I love my cat, I would never make him an outdoor cat for that reason.
I have an outside cat whom I became the owner of because when buying our current house the previous owners left a momma cat who birthed a whole litter and he was the only one who survived and made his way into our yard. He is my baby but he WANTS to stay outside. Of course I know the risks associated with that and I’ve had to pay a 300 dollar vet bill one time because a neighbor had a reckless dog that got to him but then again that is my responsibility so unless you are willing to pay for these types of things then DO NOT have an outdoor cat!!!
