MISIONES, Argentina, Dec. 20 (UPI) — Argentine police say a destitute 1-year-old boy was kept alive by a colony of stray cats who shared food scraps and kept him warm in the city of Misiones.
The boy, who had been missing for several days, was found by Police Officer Lorean Lindgvist, The Daily Telegraph reported Saturday
“The boy was lying at the bottom of a gutter. There were all these cats on top of him licking him because he was really dirty,” Lindgvist said. “When I walked over they became really protective and spat at me. They were keeping the boy warm while he slept.”
Lindgvist said she noticed scraps of food near the boy and surmised “the cats knew he was fragile and needed protecting,” the Telegraph reported, noting doctors said the warmth of the cats saved the boy during freezing nights that could have killed him.
The boy’s father, who is homeless, said his son vanished several days ago and that cats had always been protective of the boy, Lindgvist said.
this is unbelievable. cats taking care of a 1-year old? unreal. here’s a link to the original article, which is pointless since i copied the whole thing here anyway.
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I’m glad you linked to the original. Otherwise, I would have been sure it was a hoax. I’m totally using this as ammo in my bid to get a couple of kittens.
What was that movie written by Stephen King where the two people we’re really giant Cat creatures? And all the real cats were like, “Fuck off my porch, sucka!” This reminds me of that movie.
I am going to go ahead and assume that the people who rescued him were incestuous giant cat-people in disguise? That is why the real cats were protective, not because they liked the kid.
Either way cat is a tasty meat.