My cats love the cold weather and insist on being outside. They both have thick coats of fur and plenty of fat. They come in for food and water and a nap. Unlike you stupid humans, they know how to stay out of the wind and keep warm in the sun. If I found out you stole my cat, I would make sure to press charges against you.

Anonymous wrote:For all the people talking about stolen animals--I'm in this situation now with a cat. I know that the cat has been microchipped. What to do?

Are you in possession of the cat? The microchip is not like a tracker so unless the cat is scanned no one will be the wiser. However if the owners bother to put up missing posters and someone spots the cat the jig may be up. Just in case you may want it take it to a vet far from your neighborhood, at least for a while.

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Anonymous wrote:For all the people talking about stolen animals--I'm in this situation now with a cat. I know that the cat has been microchipped. What to do?

They cannot "trace" the microchip, it can only be read with a chip reader, intentionally at a vet or shelter.

Above is right--so the chip doesn't track the cat like GPS. When it's read (most vets and animal shelters/rescues have readers), it gives contact or owner info.
Someone who took a neglected cat in (ie, "stole" the cat) wouldn't ask a vet or shelter to read the chip. Or could choose not to act on the information. The chip will not lead the neglectful owners to the cat--not that they'd bother, of course.