Be it mice or birds, people with cats are used to them returning from their forages with "gifts".

But Brigit, from Hamilton city, New Zealand, has a different obsession. The six-year-old Tonkinese feline likes to bring back men's underwear.

The story has been social media catnip since Brigit's owner, Sarah Nathan, posted a photo of her cat burglar's collection.

Video produced by Alexi Peristianis; images courtesy of Sarah Nathan, Mark Taylor, Getty Images, Thinkstock