Cats don’t always realize we have their best interests at heart – as you’ll know if you’ve ever had to give one some medicine or keep them away from chocolate on the counter – and one cat in Thailand has proved no exception.
Earlier this month, a police officer in Bangkok, Da Parinda Pakeesuk, shared that an American Shorthair had been brought to the station by a local. However, the cat went on to scratch and bite a number of officers and was duly ‘arrested’ as a result.
“This cat has been charged with assaulting police officers and is about to be detained. Please share this post so her owner can come and bail her out,” he wrote on social media, before taking the kitty home and posting a photo of her in his car.
He said that he’d sorted plenty of the best cat food, litter, and toys for his new guest, and joked, “She is living her best life while the police are the true victims.”
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People online were queuing up to adopt the cat, but Pakeesuk explained that the police were trying to find her parent, advising on Facebook, “If you truly love cats, feel free to adopt one of the many strays at my home or from a local shelter.”
It’s reported that Pakeesuk is a real animal lover himself, having rescued 20 stray cats and six dogs in the past.
Fortunately, the cat’s parent got in touch with the police station and the pair have been reunited. The cat is called Nub Tang – which translates to “counting money”, and, happy to see Nub Tang back, her owner dressed her in a delicate lace collar at the station in celebration.
After Pakeesuk composed a police report from the cat’s point of view, writing, “I was just hungry. I did not mean to bite anyone,” and Nub Tang ‘signed it’ with paw prints and had her mugshot taken, the policeman gave her a verbal warning.
“This case must be handled properly,” he joked, “We cannot have other cats thinking that biting people is acceptable.”
After Pakeesuk posted a photo of the cat’s mugshot, the story went viral.
“I showed this case to my two cats. Hopefully, they will take it as a warning not to scratch my sofa or chew my computer cables,” joked one person, while another described the cat’s face as being “very troublesome.”
Hopefully, you’ll never be in the same position as Nub Tang’s parent, but if you are, here’s how to find a lost cat
