Liability for cats and kittens questions

Questioner

I have fenced off my garden well against the escape of my pedigree cats. Unfortunately they remain resourceful animals with a mind of their own and one of my cats in heat managed to get outside. Now a house cat has covered my cat, which means I will have to pay considerable costs. I have invested in my cat to be able to produce a good and purebred litter. Kittens from the planned combination can be sold with papers. The kittens that will now be produced can often be difficult to place and can be sold for a considerably lower price, while I do not want to economize on their care in connection with their origins. To what extent is the owner of the tomcat responsible for the act her tomcat committed? This tomcat is not neutered and my cat was mated in her barn according to her. She indicated that she would like to have a kitten until she heard that I will sell my cat's kittens to cover the costs.

Lawyer

You cannot hold this person liable for the fact that you and her cat have been together, resulting in a pregnancy. After all, it is also your own responsibility to ensure that if you do not want your cats to be mated with another cat, you keep your cats indoors, and/or on your own property. After all, someone else cannot do anything about your cat escaping despite your own best efforts and also looking for other cats. You will therefore not be able to claim any liability from someone else.

Questioner

This seems a bit strange to me, since there is liability if a dog bites a cat, which means that costs have to be incurred. Then it is always the cat owner's responsibility to ensure that the cat does not go outside. And this is also the responsibility of the owner of the tomcat. If the owner of the tomcat had had him neutered, I would not have suffered any damage either. In this case, she did not attempt to prevent the damage in question in any way.