Tensions in the neighborhood have risen over a heartbroken Australian influencer who reported her beloved Bengal cat stolen.
Gold Coast model Olivia Mathers made a desperate plea to her 761,000 followers on Instagram earlier this month, asking them to keep an eye out for the feline named Haukie.
Haukie is still missing and Olivia thinks she knows who stole her cat or who is involved in her disappearance.
But harsh social media trolls have turned against the influencer, with several suggesting how the cat managed to disappear in the first place.
In the Facebook group Tea Time, heartless cat owners criticized the situation and claimed that everything could have been avoided if Olivia had kept her cat inside.
Harsh social media trolls have turned on Australian influencer Olivia Mathers (pictured) after her cat was ‘stolen’
“You’re probably going to get punished for this, but keep your cats inside and no one will get in trouble.” They shouldn’t be roaming,’ said one user.
One member agreed: “Totally agree, my cats are happy and healthy inside, watching the wildlife from the safety of their window.”
‘You can’t really say you care about your cat if you let him wander!!! “Be a better pet owner, Olivia, and these things won’t happen,” said another.
The Gold Coast model made a desperate appeal to her 761,000 Instagram followers earlier this month, asking to be on the lookout for the feline named Haukie, who is still missing.
Meanwhile, others defended Olivia and said it still doesn’t give her the right to have someone take her cat.
‘Doesn’t your cat wandering around give someone permission to steal it? “That’s like saying that if your dog ran away and someone stole it, bad luck,” someone commented.
“Regardless of whether the cat was wandering, that doesn’t mean it’s okay or that it’s your fault that someone decided to steal your cat,” one said.
Another sarcastically wrote: ‘Everyone here is SO better than her for having cats inside!!!! She comments something useful or don’t comment at all.’
But tough social media trolls have turned against the influencer, with several suggesting how the cat managed to disappear in the first place.
In the Facebook group Tea Time, heartless cat owners criticized the situation and claimed that everything could have been avoided if Olivia had kept her cat at home.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Olivia Mathers for comment.
Olivia took to Instagram on Thursday and answered several fan questions about the missing Bengal.
He said he has video evidence of people saying they took Haukie “and now they don’t know where he is.”
Olivia also said there’s a slim chance the thieves killed her cat.
Speaking to Daily Mail Australia last week, he said he simply wants answers and for his “relative” to come home.
“Malibu (my dog) and I are missing 3kg of sass at home and we can’t wait to get it back,” she said.
The Gold Coast model said her Bengal cat was ‘kidnapped’ on Saturday, April 27.
Meanwhile, others defended Olivia and said she still has no right to have someone take her cat.
Olivia shared several photos of the four-year-old Bengal cat she has had on Instagram since moving house, revealing that she was “captured” on Saturday, April 27.
“It’s true that Haukie has been taken,” he wrote alongside two photographs of his pet.
‘We think they are trying to sell it. Keep an eye on the markets in general.’
Shortly after, Olivia revealed that she had “found” the people who stole her pet.
He said the alleged thieves, who claimed to have “found” the cat, have been changing their story.
Olivia took to Instagram on Thursday and answered several fan questions about the missing Bengal. She said she has video evidence of people saying they took Haukie “and now they don’t know where she is.”
Olivia has owned the four-year-old Bengal cat since she moved house. In the photo of her with her dog Malibu
“We have a chronology of events and substantial evidence that they have done something with her,” he said.
“They deflect, reject information and are horribly inconsistent with their story in the face of any direct attempt to get answers.”
Olivia shared a text message exchange between a person who said Haukie was dropped off at a pound in Coombabah on the day he disappeared.
But when the model arrived at the kennel, the staff had no record that she had been dropped off.
‘Can you confirm what day she was dropped off and when she was dropped off?’ Olivia asked the person via text, before asking for confirmation that she had the correct pound.
Olivia said she thinks she knows who stole her cat or who is involved in her disappearance.
The person responded confirming it was the right place, claiming her father dropped off the cat and a lady who worked there said staff would “look for a chip to contact the owner.”
In a later message, the person claimed that the cat never made it into the kennel and escaped from the car before his father dropped him off.
“I talked to my dad and he didn’t tell me, but when he went to get the cat out of the car, it ran away and got scared and didn’t tell me,” the person wrote.
In her post, Olivia asked her followers and Queenslanders to keep an eye out for their beloved family pet.
“Please share it to keep the voice going while his disappearance is still fresh,” he pleaded in his caption.
Olivia shared a text message exchange between a person who said Haukie was dropped off at a pound in Coombabah on the day he disappeared. But when the model arrived at the kennel, the staff had no record that she had been dropped off.
Haukie (left) and Oliva’s dog, Malibu (right), have been very close companions.
He also said Queensland Police had been notified “but no action has yet been taken” and he now believes the cat was sold and taken to Brisbane.
Last Wednesday, Olivia said she is offering a reward for “any sufficient information” as well as Haukie’s return.
Purebred Bengal cats cost over $2,000 and are a popular breed known for their high intelligence, loyal personality, and thick, spotted coat.
In the comments of her post, several notable influencers and TV stars shared their anguish over the devastating news.
“I hope you get your baby back soon,” former Bachelor star Bella Varelis wrote.
‘Oh my god, this bothers me so much because of you!!’ Former Married At First Sight star Ella Ding added.
‘This is beyond!! I’m so sorry you’re going through this, I hope he’s home soon,’ another user commented.
Fitness influencer Ashy Bines also shared her own experience of having her cat stolen.
“I’m so sorry you’re going through this. I’ll keep sharing it, my heart breaks for you,” she said.
‘Someone stole my cat years ago and I never got it back, so I know the feeling and it’s heartbreaking. Sending you strength.’
In the comments of her post, several notable influencers and TV stars shared their anguish over the devastating news (Olivia is pictured).