I was just shooting the bull with a friend about him having his cat stolen, and a 2nd time attempt. It would be great to use the same crap that is used to catch rats, those sticky pads, and put a big sticky pad down under a car, and secure the pad to the ground.
But what if a bad guy freaked out and got his whole face stuck to the pad, ripped his face off and wind up dying from such a thing. Or dying in a bear trap. At least in the states, whoever set such a trap would wind up serving time.
Back to the drawing board...