McDonald police ask for assistance after finding abandoned cats
The McDonald Police Department is seeking help from the public in identifying who abandoned several cats at a local park.
In a post to its Facebook page, the department said someone left a cardboard box with a mom cat and her kittens at the East End Park baseball field just before 7 a.m. March 26.
The post included pictures of the cats, along with images from surveillance footage that captured a sedan-type vehicle.
鈥淲e don鈥檛 know who did it. We have some grainy video,鈥� said McDonald police Chief Timothy Motte.
The box containing the cats had been taped shut. The animals were turned over to Nose 2 Tail Cat Rescue in McDonald where they are currently in foster care.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a good thing somebody found them or they wouldn鈥檛 have made it, because the box was taped up,鈥� Motte said.
In a comment on the police department鈥檚 Facebook post, Nose 2 Tail wrote that the cats are clean, friendly and 鈥渃learly were cared for at some point.鈥�
The organization called for empathy toward whomever may have left the cats in the box.
鈥淪ituations like this are rarely rooted in cruelty 鈥� more often, they come from desperation, lack of resources or simply not knowing where to turn for help,鈥� reads the comment. 鈥淎fter years in rescue, we鈥檝e learned that most people don鈥檛 make these choices out of ill intent. Many are overwhelmed, under-supported or undereducated about the options available to them.鈥�
Anyone with information is asked to call the McDonald Police Department at 724-926-2105