Adorable doggo leads woman to find 4 spicy cats zip tied in a cage, she rescues them and names them Ginger, Sporty, Baby, and Posh: 'They would have never been found if Goose hadn't sniffed them out'

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Mar 8, 2026 12:00 PM EDT

Three cheers for the four-legged hero of our story, Goose!

It makes us sad that people resort to abandonment when they can't deal with their pets, instead of choosing many of the responsible courses of action that are purrfectly pawssible. You could make a post on Facebook, seeing if anyone wants to adopt them, or even give them to an animal shelter so that they have a chance of finding a new family and being adopted again. What you absolutely should not do, is put all four of your unwanted cats in a pink cage, zip tie it shut so they can't get out, and then abandon that cage in the forest.

While on a hike with his mom, Goose, the golden retriever, alerted his mom to something strange off the trail. He led her to the bottom of a ditch, where she found the metal cage that housed our four soon-to-be rescue cats: Ginger, Sporty, Baby, and Posh (we hope you appreciate their names as much as we do). With no way to get out, these cats would have been in big trouble if it hadn't been for Goose and his purrfectly astute nose!

After giving them some food, Daisy, Goose's mom, contacted animal control, which transported the kitties to a nearby shelter for treatment. With two of them being Siamese cats, we're sure that they'll be adopted into a family that loves them in no time. 

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    globalpositivenews Daisy Phillips was walking her dog Goose on a nature trail in Texas when he began tugging her into the woods. She soon spotted a bright pink crate at the bottom of a ditch.
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  • We like to believe in the good in people… but this really tests our belief. It's hard to believe that someone has any good inside them that would lock four cats in a cage and then dump them like this in the woods. Those poor cats, they must have been so scared. All we can say is that we're very thankful for Goose, who saved these kitties' lives and more.

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    Inside were four abandoned cats, zip-tied shut in the cage. Phillips called her family to help hoist the crate out of the deep ditch. They gave the cats food before contacting local animal control.
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    The four cats, now named Ginger, Sporty, Baby and Posh, were brought to the Longview Animal Care and Adoption Center. They are receiving medical treatment and recovering.
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    "They would have never been found if Goose hadn't sniffed them out!" Phillips said. "I am super proud of Goose, and he has since received quite a few treats!"
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    IT WAS CE
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    hollyrilinger maybe these humans find. themselves in the same position
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  • What goes around, comes around. We believe in karma, and we 100% hope that people better be ready to have a taste of their own medicine. No living creature deserves to be treated like this, and if you are going to do that to someone, you better be ready to have it done to you.

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    ashamoosai Humans are so disgusting. I'm glad they were saved
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    helenj_harper That has clearly just been thrown down there with the cats inside?! Why? So glad there was a happy outcome
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    suryaswag I will find you...
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    thecallantaylor Omg I can't even process how anyone could do this. And SIAMESE!! Some of the most loving types of cats to exist! I call on karma to give exactly what's coming to the people responsible for this. This is why the narrative around cats NEEDS to change. Not to mention anyone that does something like this, is a serious threat to the human race and needs to be dealt with. So happy they're safe and that the dog and owners were able to help them!
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    louiethelilacragdoll The way it's upside breaks my heart because you know they just kicked the whole crate down the hill with the cats inside
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    kellyleedekay What a monstrous thing to do! So glad that pup found them
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    _rhorholikesfun_ The people who did this need to be prosecuted. This has to be a pretty unique cage. I've never seen one like it. I wonder if the maker could be found and find out who purchased it.
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    mimib.illustration Good goose boy - but why can't people leave animals at a shelter
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    universexpander This honestly sounds like they were dumped as revenge on the owner. Look at them all four cats were obviously well cared for and loved before they were dumped. And the zip ties on the cage SCREAM 'malice' How much do you want to bet they were dumped by the owners ex????
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    jamiesuz18 Good job Goose! Hero dog!! I hope these cats find a loving home deserve it. They As for the human who dumped them, I hope karma ties you up in a cage too one day.
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