An Amazon delivery driver accused of taking a cat from a West Bakersfield, California, porch says the animal actually belongs to him, setting off a pet custody dispute. Joshua Gonzalez, the Amazon driver at the center of the controversy, insists the cat known as Junie is his family’s missing pet. Gonzalez has said he recognized the cat immediately during a delivery and believed he was reclaiming an animal that had disappeared earlier.
The incident in question occurred in Bakersfield in May 2026, when home surveillance footage captured a delivery driver picking up a cat from a front porch after dropping off a package. The video quickly spread online and sparked accusations that the driver had stolen the animal.
