Woman saves stray cat and appeals: "Please do not abandon animals"
Created: 01/01/2023, 06:00
By: Sandra Barbara Furtner
While out for a walk in upstate New York, a woman spots a cat sheltering in a tree from the cold.
She's already showing signs of frostbite.
While walking her dogs in a Buffalo park, Lori Jean spots a cat crouched in a tree.
Nothing unusual for velvet paws in and of itself, but this cat makes a pathetic and sickly impression.
As a certified pet first aid instructor, she has a trained eye.
So she puts her dogs in the car so she can approach the animal in peace.
Woman saves stray cat and appeals: "Please do not abandon animals"
Lori posts the video of her approach on TikTok.
She says: "We found this kitten hiding in a tree to keep warm.
It covers its face with its tail to protect itself from the cold wind".
Lori tries to gain the cat's trust while remaining extremely patient.
She elaborates, "After luring him down to the lower branches and coaxing him for about 25-30 minutes, he made the jump down."
The cat follows Lori across the park, even if they had to take short breaks from time to time.
Because he's scared of all sorts of things, just not people.
It quickly becomes clear to Lori that this is not a wild cat, but an outdoor cat that actually has a home.
Woman rescues stray cat and searches for owner
Lori takes the cat to a vet.
She can't just take the animal home with her.
Found animals must always be reported to the municipality, the police, an animal shelter or the veterinarian.
Finally, it is important to determine who owns the cat.
She continues: "We took him for a health check and a microchip scan while posting pictures and photos of him on our local lost pet social media pages."
As it turned out, the cat already had frostbite on the tips of its ears, and parts of them were dying.
“We are still looking for his owners.
Until then, he's warm and comfortable with us and not out in the cold."
Unfortunately, no one has come forward so far and Lori continues to appeal to all pet owners not to simply abandon their animals when they have gotten tired of them.
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According to Section 3 (3) of the Animal Welfare Act (TierSchG), it is forbidden to abandon or leave an animal kept in the house, company or otherwise in the care of humans in order to get rid of it or to evade the obligation to keep or look after it.
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In a follow-up post, Lori reveals that although the cat she named Devito lost a piece of the tips of his ears, he has now found a loving new home.
Her brother officially adopted the cat.
"Thank you very much".
❤️😻
"My heart is breaking".
🥺
"Thanks so much".
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
"It's nice that there are still people like that."
🥰🥰🥰
"Thanks for the rescue.❤️🥰🥰🥰It makes me so angry how some treat animals".
"I love people like that."
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