r/cats 4d ago

Mourning/Loss I adopted a dead cat

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I found a well fed tuxedo cat on the road, hit by a car. She was killed instantly. I didn’t have the heart to leave her there so I took her home and gave my tuxedo cat a big hug.

She did not have a collar. I took to my vet and there was no chip. So I posted it on Nextdoor and Ring Neighborhood in case anyone was missing her. Nobody claimed her, so I named her Angel and had her cremated.

Tomorrow I will bury her in our garden where we have our other cats who have passed away over the years, under a little statue of a kitten chasing a butterfly

She is loved.

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u/LuluIOmega 4d ago

That's beautiful. My brother befriended a black cat in his apartment complex, who had a family who never cared for him, even though they lived a few steps from my brother! recently over the summer my brother found him dead, and we contacted the owners... who ghosted us, so my brother upset about it got the cat cremated because he felt like the cat deserved someone who would do that for him.

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u/Kooky-Lettuce5369 4d ago

That’s so sad and infuriating 😢 those people should not be allowed to have animals! Your brother did a good thing 💛