11/16/2024
On my way to my animal shelter, I pass by a wedding hall every day. Right next to it, thereās a small supermarket where I always stop to buy water or anything I need before reaching the shelter. This area has a fast road with no residential buildings. A few weeks ago, I noticed some cats living near the wedding hall. They looked weak and exhausted because there was no source of food or water in the area. They relied solely on leftover food from wedding celebrations, which only happen once every week or 10 days.
I decided to bring them some food and started feeding them whenever I passed by. A young man, who works as a security guard at the hall and is quite poor, thanked me for feeding the cats but told me that the hallās owner hates them because they sometimes enter the hall during events looking for food. I told him I would feed the cats a bit farther away and gave him my phone number in case he needed my help. I continued feeding them for 10 days.
However, today, before leaving my house, the young man called me in distress, saying, āCome quickly; itās a disaster.ā The hall owner had brought people to chase the cats inside the hall, trap them, and put them in heavy bags. I rushed out of my houseā17 minutes away from the hallānot knowing how I was driving. When I arrived, I found that all the cats had been taken away in a vehicle to be dumped elsewhere. I screamed, cried, and fought with the hall owner, who said terrible things to me.
Suddenly, I saw a poor cat running out of the hall, chased by two men who hadnāt managed to catch him earlier because he had been hiding on the roof. I screamed at them to leave him alone, yelling, āLet him go! I will take him with me!ā My loud voice drew a crowd, and they told the hall owner to let me take the cat.
I didnāt have a carrier in my car at the time, and although my shelter wasnāt far, I didnāt want to leave the cat alone. I calmed the terrified cat, whose heartbeat was so loud it was audible. When he realized I wasnāt going to hurt him, he stood still and allowed me to pick him up. I took him to the car, where my mother was with me. She held and fed him until we arrived at the shelter. The poor cat was so scared, clinging to her, looking around in fear, as if expecting someone to come after him.
Look at the video of him eating. Even now, despite being far from danger and in a safe place, heās still terrified and keeps looking over his shoulder.
I donāt need to tell you that Iāve stopped rescuing new animals for weeks due to the severe financial challenges my shelter is facing. Weāre struggling to feed the ones we already have. But tell me, if you were in my place, would you have left this poor creature to face his grim fate? This cat was clearly a pet before, not a stray, as heās very tame and affectionate. When I went to that place, I was his last hope for survival. If I hadnāt rescued him, he wouldāve faced certain death like the other poor cats that were taken away, whose fate I still donāt know.
Please donate and help us so we can feed our animals. This poor cat needs food alongside the other cats. He also needs to be neutered tomorrow to integrate with the others, as heās currently isolated. He requires vaccinations and treatments for worms and parasites. We need to provide food for all the animals weāve rescued, pay the shelterās rent, cover staff salaries, and buy medicines and treatments.
Please help us.
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