'Guard cat' credited with preventing would-be robbery | AP News
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BELDEN, Miss (AP) — A Mississippi man said his pet cat helped prevent a robbery at his home, and he credits the calico with possibly saving his life.
Bandit, a 20-pound (9.1-kilogram) cat, lives with her retired owner Fred Everitt in the Tupelo suburb of Belden. When at least two people tried to break into their shared home last week, the cat did everything she could to alert Everitt of the danger, he told the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal.
"You hear of guard dogs," said Everitt, 68. "This is a guard cat."
The attempted robbery occurred sometime between 2:30 and 3 a.m. on July 25, Everitt said. He was first awoken by Bandit's meows in the kitchen. Then, she raced into the bedroom, jumped onto the bed and began pulling the comforter off of him and clawing at his arms. Everitt knew something was wrong.
"She had never done that before," Everitt said. "I went, 'What in the world is wrong with you?'"
Everitt got up to investigate and saw two young men outside his back door. One had a handgun, and the other was using a crowbar to try and pry the door open, he said.
Everitt said by the time he retrieved a handgun and returned to the kitchen, the would-be intruders had already fled. Everitt told the newspaper that he did not call the police.
He said the situation could have been different without Bandit.
"It did not turn into a confrontational situation, thank goodness," Everitt said. "But I think it's only because of the cat."
Everitt adopted Bandit from the Tupelo-Lee Humane Society four years ago.
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Used to live with a Calico that was killed by a racoon that invaded our house.
Have killed every racoon I've run across since.
A raccoon in your house?
Damn dude!
It ate/clawed through the roof killed my cat and I shot it. I really loved that cat.
That's a big kitty.
You have never seen my Wally then. He's a big kitty. Sadly though, he probably would greet the invader. He's a big mush.
Yeah he is, good looking too. Is the bowl in the picture for comparison or is that just where it's easiest to find him?
And such a handsome kitty he is, too.
Mine too, he loves people.
notice that the bowl is empty...
I did.. and that he seems to be looking expectantly towards whomever is holding the camera...
LOL... that is what he does when he wants to be fed.... despite his size, he doesn't always get what he wants.
Thanks Raven!
He was! He didn't get anything though.
Love that picture .... mom? ..... my food bowl is empty.
LOL... Exactly! I see that pose about 10 times a day!
Lol .... I had a cat like that. She was a real chow hound. I had to get rid of my auto feeder because she would eat it empty, puking multiple times along the way to make more room.
Great cat but a real pain in the ass when it came to feeding.
Lol I was more amazed it could jump up on the bed than anything else in the story.
Once had a huge cat that slept on top of me every night digging its claws into me.
Had to relegate him to outside of the bedroom.
Lol never had that but mine used to snuggle up against my side and by the time morning rolled around I'd be curled up on 1/10th of the bed while the cat had the remaining 9/10ths
my cat howard would push the ex out of our king size bed. sorry, 3's a crowd, buh-bump...
All Bandit got as a reward were 2 Friskies?
If I'm going to have a ''guard cat'' this is the one that I want.
Why high powered rifles were invented.
Bandit needs some tuna as a reward for saving her person.