LONDON — A dispute between neighbors over a wandering pedigree cat led to court action costing tens of thousands of pounds in legal fees, British media reported on Friday. ADVERTISEMENTThey eventually tracked the roving feline to Nicola Lesbirel’s home nearby after fitting him with a state-of-the-art GPS collar. Newspapers said legal action to resolve the four-year dispute ran up lawyers’ fees of more than 20,000 pounds ($26,000 or 23,000 euros) and was eventually settled last month before it came to court. Lesbirel, an award-winning landscape gardener, made legally binding promises not to feed Ozzy cat food, tinned fish or meat and to restrict her involvement with the animal, reports said. Lesbirel told the newspaper the legal action was “quite a surprise” but denied any wrongdoing, arguing Ozzy had a mind of his own and decided to make her garden his territory.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 18, 2020 21:22 UTC