See the Heartbreaking Note Left With Abandoned Cat: 'Please Take Me In'

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Newsweek
By: Lucy Notarantonio
Published: Dec 25, 2024

The internet has been left in tears after reading a heartbreaking note that was left with a cat who was surrendered to an animal shelter.

On December, 19, Brother Wolf Animal Rescue in Asheville, North Carolina, shared a Facebook post that has pulled on everyone’s heart strings. It explained that a 6-year-old cat was left outside their doors in a carrier with a note.

It said: “My mom can’t keep me anymore. Please take me in. I promise I will be a good cat.”

Newsweek spoke to Brooke Fornea, the shelter’s director of marketing about the devastating ordeal.

She said: “We were filled with grief for both Pricilla and her mom, who had to leave her in this way. We can’t imagine how painful it must have been to write a rushed note and leave your beautiful and loving cat behind. Pricilla is comfortable with people and was cared for medically, so we know this must have been a difficult choice.”

According to The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, approximately 6.3 million companion animals who enter shelters nationwide every year—around 3.1 million are dogs and 3.2 million are cats. Roughly 66 percent of felines are adopted, according to the Shelter Animals Count 2019 data.

Fornea told Newsweek: “There are many reasons people have to surrender their animals. Most often, people are suffering, and the kindest and most loving thing they can do for their animals is to bring them somewhere safe, like Brother Wolf. It is often a selfless act of love. People break down in tears and apologize to their animals when they leave them. It is never an easy choice.