Perhaps the cat's owner should just pay the adoption fee so that her beloved cat does not end up being adopted to another family, and then it would be too late for her to every get the cat back.

@ Frank, how can the owner pay the adpotion fee when the person posting the aoption ad won't answer emails?

ya'll need to set up a sting

I sent an email. The posting asks to call if you are interested, but no phone number posted. Maybe the person is just not looking at their email. I'd like to give them the benefit of the doubt- would hate to see a Ferndale resident screw over another right in the same neighborhood!

This is just terrible. I truly hope this cat owner gets reunited with the feline soon. Perhaps an email stating a reward would be given would entice them? As tragic as that would be, perhaps they require money. I hope everything turns out well!!

This makes me sick to my stomach, I hope you get him back soon!

The owner of the cat has probably been going through the neighborhood with a picture of the cat asking if it has been seen. I looked at the craigslist ad of the person who found the cat. They took a picture of the cat in a bathroom with a distinctive ceramic tile pattern, green wall and cheetah print shower curtain. maybe the cat's owner instead should print that picture and ask neighbors if they recognize that bathroom.

I would hope the poster would respond to a request from the police. If not, does anyone know an attorney who could send a letter on his/her letterhead pro bono? Usually, some form of official contact works wonders.

Money has been offered and multiple people (from Michigan and elsewhere) have responded to the CL poster to adopt Foxy. Bizarrely, no one is getting any kind of reply. This lack of any response is why I contacted the Patch and the Police. I want to make sure this person knows how much she means to me and my boyfriend, and if they aren't checking their email or are, in fact, refusing to respond, this is the only other option I feel left with. Of course, we would be extremely pleased for this to be nothing but an unfortunate misunderstanding, in which case, apologies would be due; I just don't feel it is.
-Marilu

Not to be mean, but this reminds me of an old Bugs Bunny or that era cartoon where someone is shipping something to China or some other far place to get rid of it. Do you know of any neighbors which may have been annoyed by your cat? I used to have an outdoor Maine Coon which owned the neighborhood. One morning we got a knock on the door from a neighbor that said he was dead on his porch. I did not have him checked for what he died of, but there was no evidence of external trauma. Just saying, the person who has him may not be very far from you.

marilu,
there has got to be a way to find out who and where this person is. maybe the police can obtain the info from craig's list somehow.
my heart goes out to you.
on another note, I have seen a small Maincoon cat on the first block of pearson, about 1/2 way down west of woodward. the last few days in a row when i go home for lunch i see the cat in the street sitting by the cars. now i have no reason to beleave that this is your cat except that there are just not that many small (possibly female)mainecoon's out there, maybe the people have either let it go OR let it out a little? if it even is the same cat. worth a few drive bys...
best of luck.
jessica

I just got Foxy back! Whoever had her finally broke and brought her to the detective I'd been speaking to. I'm so relieved. Thank you all for your help/support/advice! Cheers!

YAY!

Very glad Foxy is home and that you have a happy ending!

Just like the cartoons! Somehow they end up coming back after going all around the world. What tales that cat could tell if she could talk!

Excellent news. I'm sure you can't help but to hug her so much now that she's home.