A court in Amsterdam denied a man a schedule of meetings with a cat: "The divorce case lasted two years. A woman who in addition to Dutch citizenship has American citizenship filed for divorce. At that time the couple was already living separately: the man moved from the house where his ex-wife and their cat stayed. During the trial, the man asked the court to establish a schedule according to which the cat would live with him every other week or every weekend. The ex objected to this and explained that the animal was elderly, suffered from dangerous chronic diseases and needed a stable treatment regimen. She claimed that after the move, her ex-husband showed no interest in the cat and did not participate in paying for expensive veterinary services."

A court in Amsterdam denied a man a schedule of meetings with a cat: "The divorce case lasted two years. A woman who in addition to Dutch citizenship has American citizenship filed for divorce. At that time the couple was already living separately: the man moved from the house where his ex-wife and their cat stayed. During the trial, the man asked the court to establish a schedule according to which the cat would live with him every other week or every weekend. The ex objected to this and explained that the animal was elderly, suffered from dangerous chronic diseases and needed a stable treatment regimen. She claimed that after the move, her ex-husband showed no interest in the cat and did not participate in paying for expensive veterinary services."