This couple were furious at their neighbour after their cat kept wandering into his backyard in San Diego, California.

The man recorded the altercation as the couple claimed he should be telling their cat named Mercury to "go home".

The filmer then asks: "You're upset with me because we made friends with your cat sir?"

After a brief argument, the feline owner accuses the filmer of "harbouring" their cat.

The filmer said: "My neighbours have a very friendly outdoor cat that likes to hang out in my yard. The cat is free to come and go as it pleases. For some reason, they don’t like that, and decided it’s my job to tell the cat where and where not to go.

"Before I started recording, they said I was 'manipulating' the cat by 'befriending' it. They did end up calling the police after I stopped recording, but the police almost immediately hung up on them. The cat was right back in my yard the next morning."

Occurred on June 24, 2023 / San Diego, California, USA

Info from Licensor: "My neighbors have a very friendly outdoor cat that likes to hang out in my yard. The cat is free to come and go as it pleases. For some reason, they don’t like that, and decided it’s my job to tell the cat where and where not to go. Before I started recording, they said I was 'manipulating' the cat by 'befriending' it. They did end up calling the police after I stopped recording, but the police almost immediately hung up on them. The cat was right back in my yard the next morning."