Not all cat stories are happy ones:
5 March 2015 Last updated at 03:51
Man spends £10K on search for kitten killer
By Simon Hall Correspondent, BBC South West
A businessman spent £10,000 hiring a private detective to find the killer of his daughter's kitten.
Neil Tregarthen, from Truro, Cornwall, said he was prompted to hire the detective after Devon and Cornwall Police "failed to investigate".
The kitten belonged to student Aylish Tregarthen and was shot with an air rifle near her Exeter home in September.
Devon and Cornwall Police said it had investigated the crime "fully".
Mr Tregarthen said the kitten, called Farah, managed to crawl back to the house but died despite extensive treatment by a vet.
A £1,000 reward was initially offered by Mr Tregarthen for help to find the killer
He said the private detectives carried out a six-week investigation and gathered a file of evidence and found a prime suspect, but the police refused to bring a prosecution.
"They were totally impotent to do anything to help us, or more importantly wider society," he said.
He believes cuts to police budgets have left officers unable to investigate all but the most serious crimes.
Exeter firm Focus Investigations, which led the hunt for the culprit, told Mr Tregarthen the person responsible had an "obvious sociopathic nature."
"We found a witness who claimed that he had witnessed our main suspect shooting another cat and who stated that he was willing to give a statement to this effect."
Devon and Cornwall Police Neighbourhood Beat Manager Steve Parsons, said: "We investigated this crime fully.
"As for the investigation report, I have examined this and it is packed with rumour and speculation, not evidence.
"I am confident that we have done everything possible in investigating this case."
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-31735903
