Bellamy the cat was “very soiled” when he was introduced into the RAPS Cat Sanctuary.
A kitten was in a “deeply precarious position” when group members rescued him from a Richmond park final week.
Bellamy the cat was discovered tied to a submit in a park simply off No. 3 Road on Saturday, Jan. 6, in keeping with the nice Samaritan who introduced him to the RAPS Cat Sanctuary.
“The poor man was very soiled when he got here in,” stated Valerie Wilson, assistant supervisor on the shelter.
RAPS did not get a lot details about the state Bellamy was present in, aside from the truth that he was sporting a harness.
The kitten, estimated to be round one yr old, was not chipped and had no ID, and he was not neutered both. He was additionally reported to the Richmond Animal Shelter run by the BC SPCA, which didn’t obtain any stories of misplaced pets matching his description.
By the time Bellamy was dropped at the shelter, he had been saved in a provider in a single day, which Wilson described as “a large number.”
He was handled on the RAPS animal hospital and apart from having some feces on him and a low-grade coronary heart murmur, Bellamy was “in fine condition.”
Wilson advised the Richmond News Bellamy’s state of affairs was “pretty uncommon” and it was “a thriller” as to why it occurred.
He could have been deserted or “he may have simply been wandering and someone determined to tie him in an try and hold him protected or hold him in an space,” she stated.
Now recovering on the shelter, Bellamy is wholesome and “getting used to folks.” While he’s nonetheless “fairly shy,” he could be bribed along with his favorite freeze-dried treats.
Once Bellamy will get neutered and will get his coronary heart murmur checked out, he will probably be prepared for adoption across the finish of January.
For group members who spot stray cats out and about, Wilson recommends they contact BC SPCA as RAPS solely handles strays in “excessive circumstances.” She added she would “by no means ever counsel” tying an animal to a submit, because it would not be capable to get away from predators.
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