Woman Found An Abandoned Cat Stuck In A Carrier In A Ditch Before A Snowstorm
Rescuing animals is a fulfilling experience. Helping them find their forever homes and families might be the ultimate good deed you could do for them.
However, looking for volunteers to adopt and rehome pets comes with its own struggles. You have to consider screening potential adopters, and even then, it doesn't guarantee that they'll provide their pets with the lives they deserve.
And they do deserve the world. Most of the pets that are being rehomed are there because they have been abandoned or have endured a cruel life without food and shelter.
So, it upsets people, especially rescuers, when an animal is tossed aside without consideration of how it will be affected. A story about an abandoned cat that was trapped in a carrier circulated online and sparked that very reaction.
In Wolcott, Connecticut, a snowstorm was imminent when a woman noticed something unusual on the side of the ditch. It turned out to be a little ginger cat zipped up in a carrier with no food or water to survive.
The woman stumbled upon it while walking leisurely before the weather turned harsh due to the storm. She was baffled that someone would even think to leave a cat like that when people were already aware of the impending snowstorm.
This is a close-up of the cat who was trapped before it was rescued
Once the woman found this kitten, she had the Wolcott Dog Pound take the cat into their care. This ensured that they could check on the cat's well-being and, at the same time, keep it warm and fed for the time being.
The carrier stands out among the mulch, but not enough for the cat to be immediately noticed.
People could have easily walked by and never noticed the carrier. When the Wolcott Dog Pound took custody of the cat, they turned to Facebook to remind people that abandoning animals like this is the worst way to 'rehome' a pet.
Wolcott Dog Pound provided details about the cat's abandonment and simultaneously asked if anyone knew anything about the person responsible.
Thankfully, the kitten was unharmed when they took custody of it.
A non-profit organization of animal law advocates has raised awareness about this issue and offered $1,000 to anyone who could provide information about how the kitten ended up in the ditch. Like the Wolcott Dog Pound, they are also eager to find out who should be held accountable for this act.
There was an overwhelming response for adopting this cat, and there is a bright chance that it will end up in its forever home.
There were multiple factors that could have led to the demise of this cat, primarily starvation and freezing during the snowstorm. Although this cat started on the path of abandonment, it has fortunately moved away from that fate and ended up with numerous people wanting it to be part of their homes.
This truly demonstrates the lengths to which kindness toward animals can achieve. This woman's compassion, along with the efforts of Wolcott Dog Pound and Desmond's Army, has saved another innocent life.
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