A family have been left fuming after their doorbell camera captured an Amazon delivery driver stealing their cat.
For the most part, delivery drivers can be incredibly helpful, as they are able to bring round exactly what we've ordered mere hours after our decision to purchase it. Long gone are the days of waiting weeks for an exciting new purchase, as online stores often promise deliveries on the same or next day, which is fantastic when things go smoothly.
However, there are often cases of mail going missing or arriving damaged, or the horror cases of something entirely different to what you ordered coming through the door, as one horrified Apple user realised when her new iPhone proved to be some bike lights instead.
It's difficult to put 100 per cent faith in deliver drivers who claim you weren't at home or decide to leave your fragile goods crumpled up inside a bin or thrown onto the porch, while one woman vowed to never use Evri again after a courier swiped one of her children's Christmas presents.
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But that was arguably nothing in comparison to a recent act by an Amazon driver, who decided to walk off with the family cat which was sitting innocently at the front door as he made the delivery.
Carl Crowther, 53, spent the day looking for his cat Nora before realising that his doorbell footage pointed towards the culprit.
Carl, a maintenance man, from Elland, West Yorkshire, said: "It's absolutely disgusting.
"He was there for over six minutes. He comes right up the door, picks up the cat, turns around and walks off.
"I got on to 101 first and I had a video call at 13:30 and they said they'd get back in touch within 48 hours.
"In the meantime, I spoke to Amazon and told them what happened. I've been emailing them and their response was disgusting, asking what monetary value we'd put on the cat.
"How can you put a value on somebody's pet?"
Nora initially went missing on 19 January and only after a police investigation was launched did Carl make any real progress, with Amazon also suggesting that it was investigating the incident.
In a statement, West Yorkshire Police said: "Police received a report of a cat being stolen from outside a property on Park Avenue, Elland at around 2.30pm on Monday 19 January.
"The cat has since been located and returned to its owner."
This will no doubt come as a massive relief to Carl, who confirmed earlier that Nora was on heart medication and therefore needed to be returned home swiftly as he feared for her health.
LADbible has approached Amazon for comment.
James Moorhouse