The everyday life of a melancholic and timid shelter cat underwent a remarkable transformation due to a small act of kindness from a generous donor.
A donor contacted an Australian shelter asking about the oldest cat in order to offer him some new accessories. This is how Maggie saw her box decorated with new scratching posts which helped her to forget her shyness a little.
When it comes to animal rescue, there is no such thing as a small donation . Every euro cent, every accessory and every packet of kibble donated improves the lives of shelter residents and helps reception facilities continue to operate and save precious lives.
In fact, many of these organizations rely almost entirely on donor contributions to continue their activities and rescue as many animals as possible. Not all of them receive public aid and find themselves destitute when solidarity is no longer there.
These donations therefore change the lives of the creatures who live there, and this is precisely what the Australian Animal Protection Society , an association dedicated to the animal cause and based in Keysborough in the suburbs of Melbourne , in the state of Victoria, points out. (Australia).
Through social media, including TikTok , she encourages people to support local shelters. In a video posted on December 18, 2023, she shows how small gifts given to animals bring them joy and improve their daily lives. The protagonist of this sequence is an extremely shy cat called Maggie .
According to the Australian Animal Protection Society , someone wanted to know who the oldest cat at the shelter was and learned it was Maggie . This tuxedo feline had been waiting to be adopted for 4 months.
New scratching posts for Maggie
The person wanted to give him something. The shelter team explained to her that she loved her scratching post, but that it was too worn. Their interlocutor therefore decided to buy not one, but several new models.
Maggie received her new scratching posts and immediately began to inspect them. She adopted them immediately. As she did so, the cat became a little more active and began to come out of her reserve.
Here is the video relayed by PetHelpful :