A French woman was shocked to learn that she had been fined €1,250 ($1,435) because her pet cat had been trespassing on her neighbor’s property.

Cats are adventurous animals that care little about the laws of man; they go where they please, when they please, but their habits can have very expensive consequences for their masters. Case in point, a cat owner from France’s Hérault region was shocked to learn of a complaint filed by her neighbor about the cat’s frequent comings and goings on their property. In their complaint, the neighbor, whose name has not been disclosed, mentioned paw prints on the stucco, urine on a duvet, and feces in the garden as damage caused by the ginger cat, Remy. Back in January, a court sided with the plaintiff and fined the cat’s owner, Dominique, €1,250, with additional penalties should the cat cross the fence again.