Koteburo
November 8th, 2010, 12:50 AM
http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/3255491.bin
CALGARY — A kitten which spent more than a month trapped in a shipping container en route from China has a new home in Canada, where she can live out her remaining eight lives in comparative peace.
The calico spent as many as 45 days locked in a shipping container as it travelled from China to ICON Stone and Tile, a Calgary stone importation business. She emerged from the crate weighing about 900 grams — a virtual meowing skeleton.
"She was clinging to life when we got her," said Desiree Arsenault, Calgary Human Society manager of communications. "We gave her medication and fed her and gave her to a foster family for a while."
ICON employee Angela Izzo ended up adopting the cat, dubbed Mandarin. She said it broke her heart when she saw the severely malnourished cat and knew she had to bring her home.
"I didn't adopt her because of the story," said Izzo, "but because she's a fighter.
"She's doing very well. She's slowly settling in with my other kitty."
There's been the odd growl and hiss from the two getting acquainted, Izzo noted, but it hasn't stopped Mandarin from being herself.
"She's very cuddly and loving. She loves attention and being on my lap and loves to give kisses."
The cat is now 3.48 kilograms — a little overweight, said Arsenault, but healthy.
Mandarin has since been vaccinated and spayed after receiving $1,000 in donations to cover her needs. The remainder of the money will go to the Calgary Humane Society's Phoenix Fund, a fund that supports animals coming to the society in need of extra medical attention.
© Copyright (c) The Calgary Herald
Read more: http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/survives+weeks+long+overseas+odyssey+home+Calgary/3623162/story.html#ixzz14ffsh4d9
CALGARY — A kitten which spent more than a month trapped in a shipping container en route from China has a new home in Canada, where she can live out her remaining eight lives in comparative peace.
The calico spent as many as 45 days locked in a shipping container as it travelled from China to ICON Stone and Tile, a Calgary stone importation business. She emerged from the crate weighing about 900 grams — a virtual meowing skeleton.
"She was clinging to life when we got her," said Desiree Arsenault, Calgary Human Society manager of communications. "We gave her medication and fed her and gave her to a foster family for a while."
ICON employee Angela Izzo ended up adopting the cat, dubbed Mandarin. She said it broke her heart when she saw the severely malnourished cat and knew she had to bring her home.
"I didn't adopt her because of the story," said Izzo, "but because she's a fighter.
"She's doing very well. She's slowly settling in with my other kitty."
There's been the odd growl and hiss from the two getting acquainted, Izzo noted, but it hasn't stopped Mandarin from being herself.
"She's very cuddly and loving. She loves attention and being on my lap and loves to give kisses."
The cat is now 3.48 kilograms — a little overweight, said Arsenault, but healthy.
Mandarin has since been vaccinated and spayed after receiving $1,000 in donations to cover her needs. The remainder of the money will go to the Calgary Humane Society's Phoenix Fund, a fund that supports animals coming to the society in need of extra medical attention.
© Copyright (c) The Calgary Herald
Read more: http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/survives+weeks+long+overseas+odyssey+home+Calgary/3623162/story.html#ixzz14ffsh4d9