Cats Abandoned In Sealed Buckets In NYC
When two cats were left to die in sealed buckets in a trendy New York City neighborhood, the police sprung into action.
The crimes were especially brutal, as the animals are all but guaranteed an agonizing death.
“There is no way a cat could escape,” posted Animal Haven, the shelter that cared for the felines following their rescue.
“They were left to go out with the trash and were only found because they seemed suspicious,” Tiffany Lacey, executive director of nonprofit animal shelter Animal Haven, told HuffPost in an email. The understandably traumatized survivors were nicknamed Charlie and Sage.
Sage was discovered when someone noticed tiny eyes peeking out from inside a bucket in the trash. She could have been thrown in the trash compactor but was instead rescued and taken to Animal Haven.
The following month, police found another bucket, sealed with a cat inside. This cat was also alive but in very poor shape.
According to Lacey, a security camera may have captured footage of the same man dropping off each of the buckets nearby. Whether or not the suspect intended for the cats to be rescued is unclear.
“He’s leaving them in places that would be hard to find easily,” Lacey said. “They are blending in to the trash. This last one was set next to the city street trash on our corner ― not even really near our building.”
Source: Instagram/animalhaven
Sage was rescued from a sealed bucket.
Sage has recovered with treatment from the veterinarians at Animal Haven. He has survived with minor skin injuries. It will take a little more work to recuperate the other cat, Charlie, and still others may yet be discovered.
The Animal Haven staff and cat lovers everywhere are hoping this is the end of this malicious trend, but police are still looking for suspects.
Source: Instagram/animalhaven
Animal rescue workers said the buckets were setout like trash.
Anyone with a pet who fears they can no longer provide adequate care for the animal, still has other humane options besides abandonment.
Animal shelters are willing to accept surrendered animals at any time, providing the possibility that the animal may be adopted out to a caring forever home.
“If we can’t help directly, we have resources and other locations to safely surrender pets,” Tracey said.
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