My question is about cats that have been previously owned and then let go to fend for themselves. Ten years ago I got married and bought a house. Soon after, a cat started coming around that was very friendly. I started feeding the cat. Five years ago another cat found its way to my house. So I started feeding that cat. (Both cats are fixed and declawed) I also owned 2 cats that were kept inside my home. As I started meeting my neighbors, the one said that some one's cats have been eating the cute chipmunks in his yard. He then proceeded to tell me, that he was going to poison, shoot or hang my cats from his shed. Since that time, I have not spoken a word to this man. Now 9 years later, I get a knock on my door from animal control. I gave my name and description of my outside cats. Two weeks after that, I woke up to go outside and feed my cats. I could not find one of them. I walked around the neighborhood calling her, and soon found her crying in a cage in my neighbor's yard. Yes, the one that had threatened me before. So I automatically opened the cage and grabbed my cat. The neighbor came out and said he is charging me with trespassing and animal control is charging me with tampering with their equipment. I thought seeing my cat in this cage on his lawn, that he was going to kill her. I did not realize it was animal control's cage until later that day when they came out, along with an officer. I have since learned that in my township, animals are not allowed to be in the neighborhood left unattended. Since then, I have brought my 2 cats inside my home. Am I in serious trouble on the trespassing charge?