CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A cat was dumped and left in a taped up box at the Silver Springs Mobile Home Park in Clinton Township this week.
On Wednesday night one neighbor saw a woman pull up, dump the cat and take off.
William Elling from Young Masters Tree Service has rescued hundreds of animals. He rescued the cat while it was stuck up a spruce tree Thursday in Clinton Township.
“We had to coax him down some. He’s definitely a big guy," said Elling. The cat whose name is now Pumpkin would not have needed that help if he was never abandoned.
It was neighbors who called Young Masters Tree Service to help rescue Pumpkin.
When the box was opened Pumpkin ran up the tree. Several people tried for hours to get him to come down.
“There’s the Human Society, and animal control. You say I can’t take care of this animal anymore. There are easier solutions other than a box next to a playground,” said Tom Saveski, one of the neighbors who helped save the cat.
Another neighbor, Nikki Osterman, says the cat was left with a dirty blanket and handful of food. There were also no holes in the box.
“I am an animal lover. We have rescued animals who cannot help themselves like we can help them,” Elling said.
Today investigators are trying to figure out who dumped Pumpkin in below freezing temperatures.
