Milo the cat burglar. Photo / Michael Cunningham
Cat’s out of the bag concerning the befuddling disappearance of gardening gloves from the yards of some Whangārei properties.
Milo, the beloved pet cat of Totara Parklands resident Rob Pooley, has been caught red-pawed with pilfered gloves and odd socks.
“She’s become a bit of a legend around here,” Pooley mentioned.
Milo’s thievery was uncovered final 12 months when the largely outside cat introduced home a stranger’s cleansing garments.
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Pooley had a hunch they belonged to his neighbour, who labored for Jim’s Cleaning.
Then got here a pair of pink socks – every stealthy taken on separate days – till lastly, Milo realised she had a penchant for gardening gloves.
“I’ve probably got a dozen pairs and a dozen singles,” Pooley mentioned.
Milo’s antics quietened over winter as fewer individuals had been of their yards however the improved climate introduced the prowler again to life.
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She gifted her proprietor a recent pair on Tuesday and a solo glove on Wednesday morning.
Her loot is marketed on the native Facebook web page to attempt to return the gloves.
“At one stage my wife pegged several of them to the fence as a lot of people walk past.”
While Pooley can’t work out precisely how far she goes, the proprietor of a knicked pair of gloves lived a number of streets away.
Pooley had no plans to get a cat however found a 6-week-old Milo outdoors mewling one December day in 2021.
“I went and picked her up, gave her some milk. I asked the neighbours if anyone had lost a kitten but there were no takers so we kept her.”
