07/09/2025
Some of you may have seen the post on the Arab page about two cats and a dog left in a small cargo trailer. The dog was rescued pretty quickly but the two nine year old cats were still there and no answers for help. It was reported that the power had been turned off. Once the property owner heard there was animals inside, he turned it back on and gave the cats 24 hours before cutting the power back off.
At 6:30 last night I headed out with two carriers and what I walked into, I couldn't have prepared myself for. These babies were living in a tiny cargo trailer with ZERO windows. That alone would be depressing for any cat. It was so dark & the smell was wreaking through to the outside. Once I opened the door it was sheer disgust. Absolute filth & ammonia filled the air with bugs & gnats. There was enormous piles of f***s that covered the back floor where the cats stayed. F***s on top of f***s, wall to wall that had sat for so long, some piles had turned white. My camera is cracked so I have to zoom way out. You can't tell just how bad it is but trust me, it's bad. The floors were covered in trash, cloths, hair, and urine.
The cats were terrified out of their minds. I had to get on my hands and knees and then my stomach to reach and grab the grey cat. Both cats are HUGE so pulling him out was not an easy task but thankfully after a good bit of time and coaching him out, he let me scratch his chubby cheeks and then my hand wrapped around and grabbed the back of his neck. I refused to let him go despite his attempt. I was NOT leaving him in there!!
Unfortunately, I couldn't get the big black kitty. He was tucked away all the way in the back. Neighbors brought me sardines but I couldn't smell the sardines even when they were up to my face bc the trailer smelled so bad. The food didn't work, calling for him didn't work, so I left and came back with a trap. I didn't wanna leave him in there overnight so I sat in my car until 11pm and he still hadn't gone in the trap. I came back this morning and I was so over the moon happy bc he was in the trap.
Once i got him to his new home i gave him his medicines & then i stuck my hand in the carrier and he literally laid his head in my hand and rubbed his cheeks back & forth, back & forth, thanking me. He continued to be extra loving. Both kitties have such a sweet demeanor. That moment absolutely melted my heart!
This rescue mission started with a FB post made by a lady who lives in Florida. Next a super kind lady, Tana reached out & offered to cover any medicines/vetting they needed, and we ended this mission with the kind hearted, wonderful, people who opened their heart & home to two 9 year old cats. Thank yall for being apart of this rescue mission with me.
They will be well taken care of for the rest of their lives & get to breathe fresh air, run as free as the wind, and never be bound to living in a wooden box filled with utter filth & air so toxic it hurts to breathe. That life is now in the past. The second chapter of their new journey has begun. Congratulations to these beautiful and sweet kitties who deserves to live happy & be cats. These precious darlings have suffered in every way. Physically, mentally, and emotionally. If you know of animals living in conditions like these were, please report it and say something. They didn't have a choice or a voice. Be their hope and be their light!
