‘Basil somehow managed to squeeze his fat bottom out of the window.’: A rescuer’s hope for a skittish cat’s recovery is tested when the cat escapes through a window, leading to a renewed search and a promise to stick with the cat regardless of the outcome

Cats, do they even want to be rescued? This is the question that today's story holds within and it is a good question overall. Some stray cats actually have it pretty made in the shade. Sure they might not have a comfy bed to sleep in, or a hooman to attack whenever they are feeling spicy. But many of them do have hoomans who feed them on a pretty regular basis, plenty of interaction with other cats and animals to keep them entertained, not to mention all the trees they could want to climb.

So when a hooman comes across a stray, looking at it with pity, assuming it is lacking a life indoors, they might be rather wrong. Not that we have any idea how to tell if it is the case, well, other than the cat trying to escape. But what we can take away from this story is that sometimes a rescue is more about helping a cat in need than bringing home a cat child to cuddle with.
 

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