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Rūta Zumbrickaitė

Friend Refuses To Return Cat After Pet-Sitting, Woman Wins Full Custody After 2 Years

If you thought borrowing a cup of sugar could lead to drama, wait until you hear what happened when one woman lent her cat. It starts innocently enough— a favor between friends, a trip to Russia, and a feline who just needed a temporary home.

Today’s story is about Aliya Zaydullina, who handed her 15-year-old furball temporarily to her friend Maria Senichkina when she had to attend to a family emergency. What was supposed to be a brief pet-sitting gig ended with a courtroom showdown in Manhattan after her friend decided she wasn’t giving the cat back.

Imagine entrusting your beloved pet to a close friend, expecting a simple favor, only to find yourself locked in a legal battle years later, fighting just to be reunited

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