"I don't understand how taking a single cat and mother who are obviously sick and/or injured equals me being a thief": A temp worker's attempt to rescue a neglected cat and kitten from a nursing home bush leads to an accusation of theft from her boss

We have said once if we have said it a thousand times, cat rescues are trouble. Not that it means that we should not do them, but when you lay your hands on a cat who desperately needs help, it is worth knowing about at least some of the many things that act can make happen. For some it is an emergency trip to the vet, for others it is a case of the original owners turning up at the last moment, and in the case of this story, it is absolute lunacy that makes little sense and uses the rescuer as a scapegoat.

A truly difficult position to be placed in and an even tougher one to get out of. So come with us on the journey of one woman who just wanted to spare a mamma catto and her kitten from another night of sickness, who found out the hard way that sometimes what you give, is not what you get back.
 

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