Woman and her 'trespassing' cat get $125K settlement in lengthy Washington legal battle

[Eugene]

Source: Tacoma News Tribune

Woman and her ‘trespassing’ cat get $125K settlement in lengthy Washington legal battle

Helena Wegner
Thu, May 5, 2022, 2:57 PM·3 min read

A woman received a $125,000 settlement after her tabby cat was accused of trespassing in a Washington neighborhood.

Anna Danieli filed a lawsuit following more than 30 “notices of violations” that cost her over $30,000 in fines from 2014 to 2019, according to a complaint.

Many of the violations accused her cat Miska of trespassing in their Bellevue neighborhood, taunting other animals, being “at large” and violating limitations that were later set by the head of animal control, a May 4 news release and one of Danieli’s attorneys, Jeffrey Possinger, told McClatchy News.

The lawsuit’s listed defendants are King County, City of Bellevue, King County Hearing Examiner, Regional Animal Services of King County, Gene Edward Mueller, Tim Anderson and 10 unnamed individuals.

Attorneys for these defendants did not immediately respond to McClatchy News’ request for comment.

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[Thomas Hurt]

1. Fluffy was framed I tell ya, it was all some other cat(s).

[montanacowboy]

2. Good for Her!

a trespassing cat in a Bellevue neighborhood, Oh the humanity!

[Karadeniz]

3. Apparently the cat has disappeared after her owner filed the lawsuit in April 2019. I fear for her

life.