He hired the movers. He took time off of work. He paid the first and last month's rent, and the deposit. All the moving boxes and furniture were inside, but the most important thing was missing - his cat.

If you have pets, moving becomes not only a physical ordeal, but also a mental and emotional one. First, you have to find a place that allows pets and sign your life away in case your cat somehow turns into an agent from the underworld and destroys the very foundation of the building (which is what it seems like every landlord expects your cat to do). Then, you have to help your pet adjust to the brand new space, which we all know can be harder than the move itself. Cats, and other pets, love consistency and routine. A new house throws all of that away and forces them to learn how to live their life in an unfamiliar place.

But, moving is a part of life, and just like all things, they will get through it… except in today's case, originally posted on Reddit by a cat pawrent in Ontario, Canada. Working with a real estate agent to find a new condo, he had finished the whole process, but literally saw some signs ("No Pets Allowed" signs) that made him question if everything was okay. After his whole life was moved into the new apartment, his realtor told him that they never checked the building's bylaws, and it turns out that his cat is not purrmitted in the apartment. Now he's stuck with his cat staying with a friend, thousands of dollars in the trash from moving, and an apartment that must remain cat-free. 

It's a good thing this didn't happen to me, because if it did, I would be on an unstoppable mission for payback.