Ginger cat dumped in sealed box with no air holes

“There is a notice for a missing cat that looks just like this one in pets at home at the moment...I wonder whether this was was stolen and then dumped seeing as it was still wearing its collar? Vile behaviour regardless of the situation”

“Gallopingbear, agree a local butchers are best, the one we go to is top quality. I steer clear of cheap meat and I like to try veggie too, a change is as good as a rest. I like to think that animals killed for food are killed humanely, but that is something we never really know. I do hope they catch who put that poor cat in the box. There really is no excuse, and he is eventually found a good home. If they do catch them I don't suppose they will get much of a punishment. Just hope they are banned for life from keeping animals, after they have spent the afternoon in a small box with no air holes.”

“"Dont worry, somebody will find it", is probably what was going through the mind of the person who dumped the poor little cat. Did they not think a slightly bigger box and a few air holes might be a little kinder. No, these selfish irresponsible idiots couldn't have cared less if the cat lived or died, just get rid of it. Find them, prosecute them and ban them from keeping any animal for life. Doubt whether we'll ever hear any more about it though!”

“bonzaharris1
:D You never know- but the undisputable fact is that some person or people did this, whether the owners or some other party, and I hope they are caught. What goes through a persons mind to result in taping it up in a tiny box where it has no chance of surviving. t isn't even as if it was dumped at a sanctuary where it would be found.
It is outright cruelty.
About the meat thing-it's true, many people are squeamish. They will eat cheap meat without a thought about where it has come from, but don't want it to LOOK like meat; to see any blood or anything 'nasty'. The best and cheapest place to buy meat is fromm the local butcher who knows where the animal has come from and can advise on the best products and what to do with it.
I always go for the vegetarian option unless I know it's British and free range produce. When you think how many containers of chicken feet are imported into Britain by the ton...it puts me off processed meat. I ceratainly couldn't eat a mcdonalds burger. I'm actually surprised at the number of vegetarians I know who will order meat for other people and not care where it has come from. I think if we are a nation of animal lovers we should be more particular about meat animals having healthy lives and being killed humanely.”

“gallopingbear, you never know that could be the case, but you would have thought it had been microchipped too. At least if that turns out to be the case, as it was also wearing a collar, there is a chance it may be reunited with its caring owner. I shall then have to eat a large slice of humble pie .... with custard !!”

“I think its odd that the cat is quite young and had been castrated-so the owners clearly had some sense of responsibility, and it still had a collar on. Is there a chance that it wasn't the owners responsible, but some sadistic person who managed to capture the cat?
But then I suppose the cat would have been reported missing..
Just a thought.”

“True LordGagas, and I think if I saw the inside of an abbatioir I would never eat meat again, but I do at times go for the veggie option. Having everything on the supermarket shelves nicely pre-packed and oven ready, means we don't have to think of how it got there.”

“there is a lot of cruelty to animals, but because they are eaten most people dont care”

“I think because it has been reported recently that Animal Shelters are full to bursting, and cannot take any more cats people are resorting to dumping them more than would be usual. It is still no excuse though, and shutting this poor cat into such a small box and dumping it on a path is nothing short of cruel. The poor cat must have been terrified. Whoever did this evidently had no real empathy or care for him, so why have the cat in the first place. If you are not prepared to look after your pet under any circumstances, then just do not have them. He is only a year old, so whoever dumped him took him on in this recession. Did they not think ahead of the expense of looking after a living creature, obviously not, no excuses for this act of cruelty.”

“Scumbag.”