A cat that may have been dumped around Christmas at the Transfer Station on Lakeview Avenue is now in custody of the New Canaan Police Department’s Animal Control section, officials said.
Officer Allyson Halm, head of Animal Control, said she first noticed the orange-and-white cat on Christmas Eve, “cuddled against the wall” next to NCPD’s animal shelter, which is located at the Transfer Station.
“It was there all day, it would talk to me and wink, but scatter when I approached,” Halm said. “Of course I fed him, or her, and it ate like it was starving.”
Over the holiday week, Halm found the cat waiting for her each day and the animal would again “eat like it hadn’t seen a meal.”
“I was able to get closer each day, it was obvious this was a tame but desperate kitty,” she said.
Finally, on Monday, Halm managed to catch the cat and the animal is now inside the shelter staying warm.
It isn’t clear just how the cat got to the shelter, whether the animal was dumped or lost, or how old or what sex the animal is.
If no one claims the cat, it could become adoptable as soon as Jan. 10.
Anyone with information should contact Animal Control at 203-594-3510.
Have you determined yet what age and sex the cat is_