A business owner opening a shipment of 400 bird cages sent from China got an additional order he didn't expect — a severely undernourished cat.The female cat, named China by animal service staff members, tips the scale at just over 3 pounds after being trapped in the container for the nearly monthlong trip...
...Goldberg's brother-in-law e-mailed the factory in China where the cages originated to see whether they knew anything about a missing cat.
"You gave us a very big surprise today," wrote Ms. Ivy of Dayang Co. in China. "We are very happy to know our cat still alive. Would you please tell us more information about our cat? Is it a yellow or gray one? Because we have two cats, but they disappeared one month ago ... Please raise it, or you can give it to the animal asylum."
It is likely a case of language. the fact that she knew of the cat and the colors is a clue that while they were not pets like we think of them they were likely more like workers, in the vermin control dept. I have worked in international shipping and we always had a few warehouse cats. one "Moms" we called her, as shed been a mom quite a few times till we had her fixed was 14 and still ratting. She had a ID tag and a DSL inventory control number. She got paid vacations and sick leave and vet visits were covered under preventative maintanence. Several of her children lived in and around the place but we not so official. I think that these chinese cats may be like that. I hope that a good home was found and that the other cat didnt die. Sometimes they get curious and the unfortunate happens.
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Posted by: DancingRainGirl at April 19, 2004 08:49 PM