Perhaps he’s trying to convey a message! ‘Kleptomaniac’ cat burglar called Merlin repeatedly steals child next door’s foam learning numbers – so owner vows to use them for lottery
Jay Parkinson remarked that his cat Merlin routinely grabs foam numbers from the neighbors.
The 6-year-old tuxedo cat enjoys the numbered learning mat of the neighbor’s child.
Footage depicts the cat carrying its catch through the boundary barrier.
Mr. Parkinson stated that he is contemplating using the winning lottery numbers.
This ‘kleptomaniac’ cat continually steals the foam learning numbers from the child next door, prompting his owner to resolve to use them in the upcoming lottery.
Five months ago, Jay Parkinson observed his six-year-old Tuxedo cat Merlin carrying a long foam pipe into his garden and assumed it was an isolated incident from his eccentric feline.
Mr. Parkinson discovered four giant foam numerals from a child’s study mat in the backyard a week ago, realizing that his “thieving cat” had been stealing them whenever he had the chance.
Jay Parkinson, 26, is photographed with his cat Merlin, who he claims often takes and brings home foam numbers from his neighbor’s garden.
Merlin was captured on camera stealing neighbor’s phone numbers.
Cat continues to steal the numbers regardless of how many times they are turned across the fence.
Merlin is seen in hilarious footage returning from a series of raids on the neighbor’s garden with a variety of enormous foam numbers, which he proudly displays on the patio.
The furry burglar may be seen sneaking around the garden fence with a giant foam “five” in his mouth, as well as lying next to his squishy loot. Mr. Parkinson, age 26, stated that after being first perplexed by the appearance of the numbers, he immediately realized that his cat was responsible and that he had a propensity for stealing.
Mr. Parkinson of Bournemouth, Dorset, stated, “In total, he has stolen 13 digits, some of them many times; he is a kleptomaniac.”
I was somewhat perplexed as to where they came from.
Then I thought, “It must be Merlin, no one else could have done it.”
“I just tossed them back over the fence for the neighbors, but he brought them back just as quickly as I did.
He is always very proud when delivering them, as if to say, “This is for you.”
I put him out at 7 a.m., and by 9 a.m., there were four large numbers in the backyard.
He had undoubtedly spotted them the night before and spent the night contemplating stealing them.
Mr. Parkinson disclosed that he has begun playing the National Lottery and is considering using the weekly numbers selected by Merlin.
Mr. Parkinson stated that he has been playing the National Lotto for the past year and that he is now tempted to use Merlin’s numbers as ‘a sign’ for his lottery numbers.
He stated, “I began playing the lottery during lockdown, so I’ll have to try some of his numbers this week.”
Perhaps it was meant to be. After all, Camelot runs the lottery, so perhaps Merlin is trying to tell me something.’
Mr. Parkinson, a marketing executive, said that while he didn’t plan to spend his Sunday continually returning numbers to his neighbors, it’s better than what most people’s cats often bring into their gardens.
He continued, “I prefer foam numbers to anything else a cat would ordinarily bring in.”
It’s typically mice and robins, and the numbers are much simpler to remove.