You can see how nervous and concerned this calico cat is. She has just been abandoned outside the front door of an animal shelter in London, UK. It is a distressing picture in many ways because people who love cats do not like to see cat looking anxious and nervous, in strange places, I wonder how she feels?
She will never see her human caretaker again I suspect and let’s not forget that cats do and should form close relationships with their human caretakers. To abandon the cat is quite a wrench for the cat emotionally and in addition they are immediately placed in unfamiliar surroundings which makes them nervous and stressed and shelters are potentially dangerous places in respect of the transmission of contagious diseases.
As soon as a cat is placed in a shelter in some respects their lives are at risk or at least more at risk than before.
This is so common,poor little one, I o hope she found a home and is thriving with new found confidence.
It is quite common for people to dump their cats outside of vet surgeries too, often in very bad weather, cat frozen, soaked, traumatised. All because the steward was not clued up enough or bothered to truly consider the life they once took responsibility for.
Why do they assume that the vets should take responsibility for their companion? I know of one practice that immediately kills all dumped animals of any species. Our vets do try and get the cat into a rescue or rehome via client/staff networks. They don’t have to do this.
I am being polite here btw 😼