If you've noticed strange things appearing in your house, and the only other person living there is your cat, there are only two options: either you're sleepwalking, or your cat is a professional criminal. Some animals, like people, suffer from kleptomania, dragging anything they come across into the house. Cats have all the necessary qualities for burglary—cunning, agility, and intelligence.
Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum the cat initially made a living by stealing socks from her neighbors, but she quickly grew bored with this. She turned to stealing documents. The pinnacle of her criminal career was stealing a green card from an unsuspecting citizen. The owner, of course, turned the document over to the police. How the cat managed to steal the green card remains a mystery. And even a true magician never reveals his secrets.
Thief Monica
In New Zealand, Ed Williams, a local resident, nearly had a falling out with his girlfriend because he couldn't explain why someone else's lingerie was on their shared bed. The reason was later discovered: the lingerie, like everything else, was brought into the house by their cat, Monica.
She would go hunting at night and masterfully rob her neighbors, bringing the "loot" home. The animal would deliver up to 40 different items a night, including every item of human clothing—underwear, T-shirts, socks, and even boxing gloves. For a long time, Ed and his girlfriend couldn't figure out where these items were coming from, until one night they spotted Monica running toward the house with a T-shirt in her mouth. Now they have to return the stolen items to their neighbors every morning, apologizing for the behavior of the furry criminal.
Siamese cat Dusty
This tailed bandit had an entire episode dedicated to him on Animal Planet. Every night, illuminated only by moonlight, Dusty went hunting. He brought home literally everything he could lay his eyes on, from ordinary trash to entire bathing suits.
The cat loved order and was something of a criminal perfectionist: if he stole and brought home one shoe, he couldn't leave the other one lying around, so he'd always bring that one too. Only after collecting the complete set could Dusty calm down. In total, this thief brought about 600 items into the house.
Speedy
America and New Zealand aren't the only countries famous for their feline criminals. Speedy the cat from Wiesendangen, Switzerland, also distinguished himself. Over the course of three years, he stole more than a hundred items. Speedy has no preference when choosing his prey: his motto is "anything goes."
Gloves, badminton shuttlecocks, scarves, and much more often appear in his owners' home. He once even snatched a woman's bra, carelessly left in the yard by neighbors. Speedy brings all the stolen goods to the owner's son's room. The animal's owners have to hang up photographs of the stolen items—just in case the thief stole their only gloves.
Oscar
Married couple Brigitte and Peter Weissmantl adopted Oscar from a shelter when he was 13 years old. The cat's age didn't faze his future owners. Surprised by such a gift, Oscar decided to thank his adoptive family in his own way: he began bringing home various items of clothing, from socks to underwear.
The cat often stole women's panties from neighbors. The owners are unable to break Oscar of this bad habit, but they have no intention of returning him to the shelter.
