<human>: Hi guys, I'm in a bit of a situation here and was hoping to get some advice. Sorry for the long post.

My girlfriend owns a cat. She has to move to another country and is bringing the cat with her. She had to leave the country earlier but will be coming back for him. In the meantime, she left the cat with her friends (a couple). I needed to take the cat for microchipping, and medical exams so GF can bring him to her new home.

I went to the friends place to take the cat to the vet for microchipping yesterday and they were trying to put him into a gym bag. I asked where the carrier is, and they said "GF said it's ok to throw it away" and "this will be fine". When I saw the bag had no light or vents I let him out and said we'll have to do this in a few days after I get a new carrier.

Called the gf later (way different timezone) she had told them they can throw anything but the carrier out. She messaged the friend to ask what the new address is so she could ship them a new carrier and THEY lectured her about how bad of an owner she is for trying to move the cat and how freaked out the cat is after that day and that he's only 2 years old and need a stable environment and she should leave the cat with them. Then offered to pay for her to adopt a new cat where she moves.

I'm really worried they're trying to steal the cat, and they have a lot of leverage considering they physically have the cat. I'm also terrified that they're abusing the cat. We've had him on a diet before but he looks like they're over feeding him after we explicitly explained it to them. They're not answering my messages about taking him to the vet. They know if I don't get the microchip done in time she can't bring him. If they can't be reasonable about this, what should I do? Animal services?

Thanks for any advice you guys can give, I really appreciate the help.

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<bot>: Friends have GFs cat as shes in the process of moving to another country, they are making it difficult for us to get medical exams done and keep saying we should leave the cat with them. What do we do?