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for us. dusty will steal just about anything he can fit in his mouth and then leave his loot in jean s yard. i ve collected probably close to 550 some odd items. just estimating all the things i didn t actually keep, some of the things we threw away, we really think it s close to a little over 600 probably. jean s neighbors have had a hard time keeping their belongings away from dusty. he takes a lot of stuff. like shoes, crocs, balls, football balls. about two years ago, i had a bathing suit out back drying and left it out overnight, and it was gone the next morning. i didn t know that cats were so smart. and though they may want to wring his collar, this klepto cat hasn t always lived a life of crime. he actually comes from innocent beginnings. we got dusty five years ago.
he went to our humane society and we sawdust city there. dusty was probably about three months old. he was the cutest little kitten, this tiny little thing. and we said that was the right kitten for us. but about a year after dusty moves in, he learns to exit the house via the dog door, and that s when jean notices strange things are popping up all around the house. the very first time i really paid any attention to this was there was a piece of a latex glove on our bed. after finding more and more unusual items in her yard and talking to neighbors, jean realizes dusty has a problem with larceny. he just tends to go out. and i think he is looking for things. and if he can find something, he will bring it home. but the real evidence didn t come in until animal planet s must love cats show set up a surveillance sting to catch the
there is a burglar on the prowl in san mateo, california, preying on homes in the middle of the night. but it s not his mask or robbery style that makes this thief so unusual. it s who he is. meet dusty, otherwise known as klepto kitty. caught red-pawed on this night vision surveillance camera. after allegedly stealing hundreds of toys, items of clothing, and shoes from his neighbors yards, this feline filcher has become the most notorious cat burglar in the area. jean shue is dusty s owner. dusty usually goes out at night when we go to bed. he ll come back in about 4:00 in the morning, and when he comes back and he has brought something, he ll meow. that s his way of letting us know he has brought something
klepto kitty in the act. we left it out, and we caught him several times. and it was hilarious, because we d never seen him actually bring anything home. and when we saw him waddling, carrying the towels, we were just laughing. it was funny. you never thought about how he was actually coming home with it. and just the determination. he is bringing this home. dusty s diabolical deeds have earned him celebrity status in his neighborhood and around the world. we cannot believe how famous dusty has gotten. he has always been a little bit of a primadonna, and he is still a primadonna. but now i think about it, you re a star now, aren t you. but for his part, dusty has been a good sport when neighbors are invited in to see if any of the items are theirs. what was surprising is the neighbors didn t realize their things were missing.