A fictional neighbourhood cat has defended taking a dog's dinner as an essential correction to the community's increasingly unrealistic interpretation of private property.
The cat's position is simple: the food was visible, the door was accessible and the dog had failed to establish an immediate physical relationship with every part of the bowl.
Its owner suggested that the meal belonged to somebody else. The cat indicated that this was a useful description of its previous status.
A residents' mediation session was proposed, then cancelled after the cat occupied the chair intended for the mediator. The dog attended anyway and appeared pleased that so many people had gathered near a possible source of biscuits.
The fictional neighbourhood group is divided between those who believe the cat should be stopped and those who have begun posting photographs of its visits accompanied by captions describing it as a little character.
A property lawyer has not been consulted because the bowl's contents were valued below the cost of hearing the first half of the lawyer's answer. The dog has instead received a replacement dinner, which the cat regards as evidence that its intervention generated economic activity.
The cat has promised to respect boundaries in future. This is understood to mean inspecting them regularly and making adjustments wherever it encounters an open window.
