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In reply to the discussion: Have you ever rescued a stray animal? [View all]TuxedoKat
(3,818 posts)56. Yes
Several cats over the years. Not sure exactly how many.
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Yeah, I got a stray cat. The cat was very freaked out by my dog. She hid in a hole in the basement
mucifer
Apr 2019
#2
A university student at the end of a school years was walking down the street asking people if
applegrove
Apr 2019
#4
Yes, a friend found a little gray kitten in a box in a parking lot and gave him to me.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Apr 2019
#5
yes, we took in a cat from the street one year in November with a lot of snow.
demigoddess
Apr 2019
#10
Many times. Dogs and cats. Although I don't technically have any pets at this time,
Arkansas Granny
Apr 2019
#15
Nine years ago in July, I was attempting a 20 mile run around the top of manhattan...
Lucky Luciano
Apr 2019
#29
I'm still mad at the heartless bastard that tied the dog up like that in the heat.
Lucky Luciano
Apr 2019
#40
Yes. Feral, abandoned, etc and have loving memories of all that I've had the good
chowder66
Apr 2019
#30
Twice. A kitten found me during a stop on a highway. She was in good shape, but...
TreasonousBastard
Apr 2019
#34
A baby mole. It was on the side of the street, I took it home and fed it worms from
patricia92243
Apr 2019
#35
caught a mom & 3 kittens, a few strays, friendly + pettable. 1 liked the car ride.
pansypoo53219
Apr 2019
#47
Yes, over the last 19 years we have taken in 14 stray dogs and 3 stray cats.
Cold War Spook
Apr 2019
#50
Yep, I always take care of thelost or stray cats that cross my path - eithere find their home or
Kashkakat v.2.0
Apr 2019
#55
Several hundred. All tested, wormed, sterilized, vaccinated. Costs a fortune to do it right, but
Karadeniz
Apr 2019
#58
My little sister brought a stray dog home from school one day and she became our family pet for
Amaryllis
Apr 2019
#64
Oh Amaryllis, you paint a lovely picture of a dog enjoying a bike ride in a basket
ProudLib72
Apr 2019
#71
Yes, two tiny, sick, scared kittens. I rescued them in different places two days apart.
IrishEyes
Apr 2019
#66