Coco was surprise donation at Alloa charity shop

LifeinACharityShop Blog

Originally blogged by Hamish

Hutchinson • Published 21 Sep 2012 09:00

CHARITY workers got an unusual surprise when a donation bag dumped

in the shop meowed.

They opened the black bag to find a cat inside a

carrier and a note from the puss pleading for a new home.

It read, "My

name is Coco. Please help find me a nice home. My owner is too ill to look after

me."

Workers at the Maple Court shop in Alloa were left stumped as to

why someone would donate a cat to the charity shop. They called out the Scottish

SPCA who took the feline into care.

Assistant manager Robertson Thomson

joked, "We have never had anything like that before - where would you put the

price ticket?"

The unusual donation was discovered at 10.30am last

Tuesday (11 September) after the front door of the shop had been wedged open for

customers to walk freely in and out.

Robertson said, "People were coming

in and out of the shop all the time. We have no idea who might have left it or

why someone would think they could donate a cat here. Most people know we don't

take live donations."

The puss was allowed to roam free around the back

of the store as they waited for the SSPCA officer to arrive and proved popular

with staff.

He went on, "The cat was in a lovely condition. It was

clearly used to being handled and was really friendly.

"The day before

someone came in to the shop and said they were looking for a cat as theirs had

died. Maybe the person overheard them.