From a kitty being treated like a criminal to why it is no good trying to reason with seagulls… Your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the world.

– Cat-astrophe –

A French cat has been put under house arrest after a neighbour complained he kept jumping into his garden.

Cat lovers are worried the court order banning a ginger called Remi from going outside could set a dangerous precedent.

Owner Dominique Valdes from Agde on France’s southern coast said Remi’s roaming has already cost her €2,050 in fines and damages to her neighbour “because my cat supposedly stops him from enjoying his garden”.

France’s animal protection society fears the ruling could mean “cats will have to be kept on leads” to stop them wandering.

– Robots really do rock –

In another sign that we should

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