Heroic Cat Saves Infant Abandoned in Freezing Temperatures


 
In Obninsk, Russia recently, an infant boy was abandoned outside in 30-degree weather. But thanks to a cat named Masha who cuddled up to him in the box in which he was left, the baby survived several hours in the cold. 

The cat, a stray who is tended to by locals, is typically quiet. Yet on that day, when Masha encountered a woman she recognized by the name of Irina Lavrova, the shy feline sounded the alarm, meowing and making a scene. Lavrova said,

"I thought that perhaps she had injured herself. Normally she would have come and said hello to me. You can imagine my shock when I saw her lying in a box next to a baby."

The baby was taken to the hospital, where he was determined to be suffering no ill effects from the incident. See a photo gallery and read more on the story here. -Via People.com


Great cat story, but I am upset that the person who abandoned this baby couldn't have left him in a subway station or anywhere out of the cold. I understand that the consequences of being caught could be pretty bad, but this is life or death here.
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Some cats are very good with kids. One of ours used to sit with both our babies when they were sleeping - when they stirred she'd come and find us and poke us with one claw until we came and sorted things out to her satisfaction.
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