The Weight of the Cat

Mulla bought three pounds of meat and gave it to his wife to cook. She grilled it up and ate the whole thing with the neighbor. When Mulla came home hungry, she played dumb: "I'm so sorry, I looked away for a second and the cat ate it all!" Mulla grabbed the cat and put it on the kitchen scale. It weighed exactly three pounds. He looked at his wife and said, "You liar! If this is the three pounds of meat, then where the heck is the cat?!"