[Zeke]

Some good points brought up here. I like the idea of helping spread some deterent (at your expense over at the neighbor's house). The chip seems like a good idea, too. But, if this dickweed neighbor confided that he took a cat and dropped it off, then you guys have the upper hand here. That is a punishable crime and the animal control folks have no choice but to investigate should you happen to report this. I'm sure I could find a way to hint to the neighbor that I would go to these lengths and even testify against him without being confrontational.

The best way is the friendly way. It's hard to start a fight with someone that is laughing and happy.

Oh, and the best idea was the one about keeping the cat contained but not telling the neighbor. If he came over complaining about your cat and you had documentation that is was not roaming at that time, you'll bust his balls.

Now, for those that suggest doing any harm to any animals, I can only say that I'd like to be able to notify neighbors of such individuals so that if and when something happened to an animal, these people would be at the top of the list of suspects. More than one has done time in jail here in Long Beach for such acts. One ******* dropped a concrete fence block on a tiny dog. The courts fried his ass.