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TIL that an ex-soldier, Tony Wittman raided an animal shelter, The Lost Dogs' Home, in Melbourne in 2021 to get his cat back. Armed with a toy gel riffle and in military gear, he took a worker hostage, demanding the cat's location. Wittman, later citing PTSD, was sentenced to six years in jail​.

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