An orange cat has left the internet in stitches after his owner shared video proof of him stealing chicken from the pan as she's cooking, and then running away with it to eat it on his own.

In a post shared on TikTok in August, under the username @cailscats, the poster can be seen cooking chicken filling for her tacos as her cat, also named Taco, sits by the stove, on the counter, watching her cook.

As she stirs the chicken filling, Taco slowly gets closer and closer to it, managing to snatch one and then run away to enjoy it on his own.

"My orange cat loves watching me cook but sometimes he snags a piece and runs," reads layover text displayed on the lip.

A caption shared along with the viral video says: "Taco loves chicken but its funny cause i was making chicken tacos."

As some users pointed out, allowing your cat to touch food is not ideal. Since they use their paws a lot in the litter box, people always run the risk of being infected with toxoplasmosis, salmonellosis, and roundworms, among other infections if they ingest food the cat has touched.

However, in most cases, it's not the owner that allows the cat to do so, it's rather the cat refusing to follow orders and keep his paws down. The one thing you can do to prevent this from happening is try to discipline them.

Dr. Christian Broadhurst, a senior veterinarian at nonprofit clinic Clay Humane in Florida, previously told Newsweek that the most effective way to discipline your cat is via the use of positive reinforcement. "No spanking, nothing causing them pain or discomfort."

This method seems rewarding your feline with treats after it does something you like. And giving it a timeout when it does something you don't like, by putting it away in a kennel or different room. It will come back to you with a different attitude.

The video of the chicken heist quickly went viral on social media, getting viewers from across TikTok. It has so far received over 3.4 million views and 332,400 likes on the platform.

One user, Daniele Stiasny, commeted: "Mmmm adding litter box flavor."

Memphis_Bell said: "I will never eat at anyone else's house again."

Hannah Gibson wrote: "Everyone complaining about him touching the food but I'm worried he might burn his wittle toe beans."

CooRoo89 added: "All these weirdos 'I'm not eating at your place' as if you'd ever be invited anywhere to eat."

Newsweek reached out to cailscats for comment via email. We could not verify the details of the case.

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