Leonardo da Pinchy: New Zealand Cat Nabbed 300 Socks in Nighttime Heist
Leonardo da Pinchy, Christchurch’s infamous sock-thieving cat, made off with 300 individual socks in a single year, leaving pet owners googling, “Why does my cat steal clothes?” and “How to catch a cat burglar?” Residents awoke to a surreal scene: a colorful sock mound towering in the garden, as one neighbor muttered, “It’s like living next to a feline Banksy.”
After Leonardo’s sock sculpture stunned the block, New Zealand’s laundry crisis hit Reddit’s front page, sparking searches for “cat kleptomania solutions” and “pets with criminal records.” Locals debated installing security cameras, while one child swore the cat was “building a nest for a secret sock bird.”
Statistically, Leonardo da Pinchy’s 300-sock haul in Christchurch surpasses the annual lost-sock average per city household by 247 pairs, making him the most prolific laundry bandit on record.
