Rod Peters is calling for answers after his family cat, Charlie, was allegedly stolen from his front yard in Wandong late last month.
Mr Peters was working in the yard on May 23 when the incident occurred.
“The cat was always with me – he had his favourite spot he used to sit in front of the property, just on the boundary, under the cypress trees,” Mr Peters said.
“This car entered the court, abruptly stopped, two doors closed and it sped off.
“The neighbour’s son saw the car pull up. He saw the back hatch door open and then close within about 10 seconds. It sped off down the court, did a U turn and [then] come back up and sped out of the court.”
When the cat was found missing, Mr Peters said he ‘started to piece everything together’, and suspected thieves had stolen Charlie before speeding off.
Mr Peters presumed the alleged offenders had been keeping track of Charlie to plan the catnapping for during the afternoon when Charlie was regularly out in the garden.
“I’ve got the feeling it’s not the first time these people have done that,” he said.
The alleged offenders drove a Volkswagen Tiguan SUV, but Mr Peters said police didn’t have enough information to file a report on the incident.
“We’re very keen to get him back, he belonged to our grandchildren,” Mr Peters said.
Charlie is a black domestic long-haired cat with white markings on his chest. The breed are often referred to as ‘tuxedo cats’.
Mr Peters if offering a $100 reward for Charlie’s return, and urged anyone with information to contact him on 0427 551 966.
