MADISON, Maine (WABI) – The city of Madison is joyful to have their beloved cat Rascal again after she went lacking for practically two months.
I spoke with the house owners who say they have been relieved she is okay and sit up for her going again to her regular routine.
“She meowed, and she came right over to give me a headbutt and laid right behind me,” Christen stated.
Leah Christen and her mother, Ernistine Shemwell, are the house owners of Rascal. They say they knew Rascal was stolen the second she went lacking in July.
“We just kind of knew, and as the days went on, the community was reaching out asking where Rascal was,” Christen stated.
Rascal is thought to the neighborhood because the Hannaford cat as a result of it was her favourite place to be.
“There are cat cans laying all around when she is here. People love her, they give her treats,” Christen
Shemwell says the neighborhood expressed their aid and pleasure on social media once they realized she was discovered.
“There is over 800 people that replied to that post that they are so happy she is back. They want to see her at Hannaford. She wasn’t a stray,” Shemwell stated.
But the highway to get her again from a home in Anson was not simple. That’s how Katie Holmes, Anson’s animal management officer, bought concerned.
“A couple of people from the community reached out, and before I went to the home, I had asked the people, have you seen Rascal there?” Holmes requested.
After confirming it was Rascal, Holmes says she went to the home accompanied by legislation enforcement.
“They told me Rascal was removed off Hannaford property, and supposedly they did not realize that Rascal was in their vehicle until they were almost home. Either way, they still have the option to turn around and come back and drop Rascal off back on Hannaford property, and they choose not to do that,” Holmes stated.
After a 24-hour mandate was given, Holmes stated they ultimately bought Rascal again.
Now Shemwell says she desires to do one thing about it.
“Initially when Rascal was first taken, we made a plea to just return her, even if it was just to Hannaford, and there would be no charges. However, this person refused to do that, kept her, she got injured in the process, lost weight, and I had to resort in officials to get her back, so I think something might be done,” Shemwell stated.
“I think she could be charged with theft. I’m not sure what is going to happen in this situation,” Holmes stated.
Rascal continues to be recovering from the accidents she sustained when she went lacking. Once she is absolutely healed, her house owners say they’ll permit her to move again to Hannaford.
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