{"id":10723,"date":"2025-11-18T05:43:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T05:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/woman-in-france-fined-nearly-s1-9k-after-her-cat-trespassed-onto-neighbours-property\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T05:43:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T05:43:02","slug":"woman-in-france-fined-nearly-s1-9k-after-her-cat-trespassed-onto-neighbours-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/woman-in-france-fined-nearly-s1-9k-after-her-cat-trespassed-onto-neighbours-property\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman in France fined nearly S$1.9K after her cat trespassed onto neighbour\u2019s property"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>Woman in France fined after her cat was accused of trespassing onto neighbour&rsquo;s property &amp; causing damage<\/h2>\n<p>In a bizarre case, a French woman has been fined after her cat was accused of trespassing onto her neighbour&rsquo;s property and causing damage.<\/p>\n<p>The court ruling has sparked debate, with some questioning the fairness of the punishment and the implications for pet owners.<\/p>\n<h3>Feline accused of causing damage<\/h3>\n<p>On 17 Jan, a court in France ordered Dominique Vald&egrave;s to pay a &euro;1,250 (S$1,881) fine after her cat, R&eacute;mi, was blamed for damaging her neighbour&rsquo;s property.<\/p>\n<p>According to Le Parisien, the alleged damage included paw prints on wet plaster, urinating on a duvet, and defecating in the garden.<\/p>\n<p>The neighbour&rsquo;s complaint led to the fine, but Ms Vald&egrave;s insists there&rsquo;s no solid evidence proving her cat was responsible.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the court file handed to her contained no direct evidence that R&eacute;mi caused the damage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>She pointed out that there are other ginger cats in the area, making it difficult to pinpoint her pet&rsquo;s actions. Despite this, the court ruling stands.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_671716\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"32\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-671716\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: @le_Parisien on X<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Cat trespassing continues despite fines<\/h3>\n<p>In a twist, the neighbour claimed that R&eacute;mi had repeatedly crossed the fence onto their property, and as a result, Ms Vald&egrave;s now faces an even heavier fine.<\/p>\n<p>If her cat trespasses again, she will be fined &euro;2,000 (S$3,010), with &euro;150 (S$226) for each subsequent offence.<\/p>\n<p>Following the ruling, Ms Vald&egrave;s has been forced to keep R&eacute;mi indoors, but this has led to the cat becoming stressed, gaining weight, and showing signs of aggression.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s like he&rsquo;s been sentenced to house arrest,&rdquo; she said, expressing her frustration at the situation.<\/p>\n<h3>Animal welfare group warns court ruling may set bad precedent<\/h3>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>The Soci&eacute;t&eacute; Protectrice des Animaux (SPA), an animal welfare group in France, warned that the court decision could have massive implications for pet owners.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If this becomes case law, people will think twice before adopting a cat,&rdquo; said the group&rsquo;s director, adding that they will closely monitor the case when it returns to court in December.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, other neighbours are calling the situation absurd.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Tomorrow this could happen to all of us,&rdquo; one said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read: Man in Thailand films himself kicking cat, gets arrested &amp; fired from job<br><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"qwonZP8Bzc\" readability=\"0\">\n<p>Man in Thailand films himself kicking cat, gets arrested &amp; fired from job<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Have news you must share? Get in touch with us via email at&nbsp;news@mustsharenews.com.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image adapted from @le_Parisien on X.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><sub>Woman in France fined nearly S$1.9K after her cat trespassed onto neighbour&rsquo;s property<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Woman in France fined after her cat was accused of trespassing onto neighbour&rsquo;s property &amp; causing damage In a bizarre case, a French woman has been fined after her cat was accused of trespassing onto her neighbour&rsquo;s property and causing damage. The court ruling has sparked debate, with some questioning the fairness of the punishment&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/woman-in-france-fined-nearly-s1-9k-after-her-cat-trespassed-onto-neighbours-property\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Woman in France fined nearly S$1.9K after her cat trespassed onto neighbour\u2019s property&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10724,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10723"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10723\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}