Nobody knew when and where the tricoloured cat appeared in the backyard. It appeared well-groomed and clean – in fact, its fur colouring indicated that it was a lucky cat.
The narrator of this deeply sad and harrowing story tells us that the family’s grandmothers began to care for the cat. She eventually found a home in the cupboard of Valya, the caretaker.
During the day, she sunbathed on a bench in the courtyard. At night, she went hunting and caught mice in the neighbouring garages.
She disappeared from one day to the next
From one day to the next, she disappeared – as suddenly as she had once appeared. Just one month later, she reappeared, this time from a cellar, accompanied by two cute, fluffy kittens.
It was summer and Valya had set up a box in the front garden for the mother cat and her kittens. She had also put out a bowl of water and food.
Superstition and misconception become the cat family’s undoing
However, a story that began so beautifully ended in a heartbreaking drama. Some local residents were not in favour of the cats.
They claimed that mice and cockroaches had made their way into the food and demanded that the cats be banned from the backyard.
Valya tried to explain to them that the kittens were still too young to be separated from their mum and that she had always lived in the backyard.
No happy ending for the mum cat and her kittens
However, their efforts were in vain. One day, when the mother cat was out hunting, someone cut the kittens‘ throats.
The mother cat’s wailing was indescribable. It was horrible and full of endless grief that she had to get rid of.
She tried to carry her dead kittens into her box by the scruff of their necks. She ran from one to the next, licking them and screaming desperately.
Everyone who had to endure this sight burst into tears. Finally, Valya took her dead babies from the cat and buried them.
Sad pictures shake the internet
Distressing images are circulating on the internet, shaking the hearts of the online community. They show the disturbing scene of the deeply grieving mother cat standing helplessly next to her dead kittens.
It is a wake-up call to the humanity of all to prevent such heinous acts and protect animals. Because the suffering shown in these pictures is not just that of a single mother cat, but of many animals worldwide.
These sad images are a silent plea for more animal protection and empathy.
