A former solicitor is suing the RSPCA after her disabled cat died in the charity's care and it has refused to hand back the animal's body. The cat had been taken from her home during a police raid, and its death while in foster care has become the subject of a legal dispute, raising questions about the RSPCA's duty of care and its handling of seized pets.

The woman, a former solicitor, is pursuing legal action to compel the RSPCA to release the remains of her cat, which had a disability, so that she can arrange for its burial or cremation herself. She maintains the animal was wrongly removed from her care and that its death in foster placement reflects poorly on the charity's oversight, while the RSPCA has so far declined to return the body, prompting her to escalate the matter through the courts.