My mom just locks them in a room at night.

I’d argue that these cats had no trial prior to their prison sentence but all attempts at early parole have led to immediate and malicious reoffense.

I taught my cat to leave me alone in the morning by handfeeding him right before I left for work for a few weeks, and then setting the automatic feeder to go off 30 minutes before I wake up

Mine finds things next to the bed to russle noisily.

“It’s past 6am somewhere, now gimme fooood”

One of them screams when she doesn’t know where I am. You could just walk down the hall and look to see if I’m in my office (where I spend most of my free time). She also screams when my spouse is in the shower, but then runs away when she (spouse) tries to pet her. Spouse moved in after a decade of the big kitty being the boss, so I understand the complicated relationship. And if you believed the kitty, she’s never been fed a meal, not ever, not even once.

Why not put them behind 2 closed doors?