Japanese kitty Chibikuro caught with stolen frozen fish

A cat who cheekily stole a piece of fish from his owners refused to let his hard-earned snack go without a fight, as he proved when he was confronted about his naughty behavior.  

Japanese kitty Chibikuro was picked up by his owner after getting caught in a compromised position – carrying a piece of stolen fried fish away from the scene of the crime.

But when his owner Kuni-Chan asked who had dared to steal the fish, the black cat refused to let go of the contraband and hilariously even tried to hide it and hold on to it with his paw, concealing the fish while staring up at his owners – who filmed the entire episode for a now-viral video.

Sneaky kitty! Chibikuro, a cat from Japan, was picked up by his owner Kuni-Chan after being caught red-handed carrying a piece of stolen fried fish

Ain't nobody taking this cat's fish: Instead of letting go when confronted by his owner, the black kitten wrapped both his paws around the piece of fried fish

Ain’t nobody taking this cat’s fish: Instead of letting go when confronted by his owner, the black kitten wrapped both his paws around the piece of fried fish

The black cat was first holding the fish with his mouth, but after being confronted, he tightly wrapped both of his arms around the piece of fish as if his life depended on it, not looking sorry at all and staring at his owner with contempt. 

Kuni-Chan, seeing how uncomfortable the one-year-old cat looked as he desperately tried to hold on to the fish, eventually gave up the tussle and let it go – however the fight between owner and feline was far from over. 

Despite the cat’s desperate attempts to keep the snack, Chibikuro’s owner eventually managed to pry it away from him as fried fish is not exactly a part of a cat’s healthy diet.

Give this cat a break! Chibikuro's owner let go of him after realizing the cat looked uncomfortable as he desperately tried to hold on to his snack

Give this cat a break! Chibikuro’s owner let go of him after realizing the cat looked uncomfortable as he desperately tried to hold on to his snack

A viral moment: Chibikuro, who's no stranger to mischief, went viral after his owner posted the hilarious moment on a private Facebook group

A viral moment: Chibikuro, who’s no stranger to mischief, went viral after his owner posted the hilarious moment on a private Facebook group

A life of mischief: Kuni-Chan said that unlike his other cat Kuro (right), Chibukuro often tries to steal human foods

A life of mischief: Kuni-Chan said that unlike his other cat Kuro (right), Chibukuro often tries to steal human foods

And this isn’t the first time sneaky Chibikuro tries to expand his diet to include other foods. Although Kuro, Kuni-Chan’s other cat, sticks to cat food, Chibikuro is often caught trying to sneak in a bite of human food.

‘We usually have to lock Chibikuro out of the dining room when we are eating,’ Kuni-Chan told Buzzfeed News.

The precious moment went viral after Kuni-Chan, who thought his cat’s latest antic was worth watching, alerted his daughter and wife who then took a video that he later posted on Black Cat Club, a private Japanese Facebook group.

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