San Antonio, Texas – A cat suffered for days inside of a sealed box after someone abandoned her near a San Antonio veterinary hospital. According to the China Grove Veterinary Clinic, the box the cat was sealed in went unnoticed for four days – the temperature was in the 100s when the cat was tossed over a fence.
In a Facebook post, the veterinary clinic said, “What’s in the duct-taped box being delivered after hours in 100 degree weather? A living breathing sweltering hot suffering cat. The box did sit unnoticed for 4 days. It “moved” into the corner of the driveway the first night of delivery, the content of the box was able to escape the second night after delivery and one of our cat-friendly dog residents found him for us on day 4 after delivery.”
The veterinary clinic reminded the person who abandoned that cat that her actions were illegal, writing, ” we are not accepting special deliveries in this manner and your actions are illegal, ma’am. Be a responsible adult human and find a legal and humane way to handle your situation.”
Dr. Elizabeth Noble, with the clinic, explains how the box went unnoticed to WFAA News, “It was obscured by a pillar. On our cameras we saw it moving around for a couple of days. The cat was probably going through times of struggling and sleeping, and then she would probably regain consciousness and come to and try to escape again. I just can’t imagine someone putting an animal in that type of situation.”
The cat, dubbed Lemon Squeeze, is traumatized by her ordeal, but she is recovering and doing well.
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