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Abandoned cat rescued after being left to die on frozen river

By The Siberian Times reporter
20 December 2017

Cruel owner put Musya inside a bag weighed down by stones hidden on the ice under Trans-Siberian railway bridge.

Two railway workers hear loud meowing and found a cat tied inside a plastic bag

A video shows a railway worker stooping on the frozen ice under a bridge arch to save the abandoned pet. 

Crouching down, he pulls a knife out of his pocket to free the cat left to die. 

He had been checking the track on the railway. Somehow he heard the animal’s desperate meowing and saved Musya - as he named her.

Abandoned cat rescued after being left to die on frozen river


Abandoned cat rescued after being left to die on frozen river


Abandoned cat rescued after being left to die on frozen river
Can rescue in the Far East of Russia 


The cat was rescued from under a bridge in Shkotovo in Primorsky region, a village with a 5,000 population in the Russian Far East.

The confused cat is shown on the video standing on the frozen river after being released from its death trap.

'Somebody left a cat inside a bag', he said. 'We heard the loud meowing. Of course, we wanted to come to rescue the cat once we heard it.

'Somebody just threw it out; before throwing it away this cruel somebody wrapped it in a bag, and tied up the bag. 

‘What kind of low soul does things like that? ‘Just left it on the ice inside a bag, to freeze to death... 

‘Even if the cat is old, so what?’ 

Several stones weighed down the bag, he said. 

Abandoned cat rescued after being left to die on frozen river


Abandoned cat rescued after being left to die on frozen river
Abandoned cat rescued after being left to die on frozen river


The man asks: ’Why did they put in stones? So that the cat cannot move at all?’

He tells the cat:  ‘Hey Musya, all’s well. Don't meow, Musya, all's well, you’re rescued!'

He promises: ‘We’re going to wash the cat and adopt it.’

Comments (8)

Thank you sir for saving the cat. God bless you and your family.
J Oldfield, Arkansas USA
27/12/2017 20:59
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I agree with everyone's comments and Thank you for taking action. I realize that it is not Christmas in Russia just yet but this is a wonderful present to wake up to this morning.
Pamela Tetarenko, League City, United States
26/12/2017 01:36
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Thank God this kind worker found this Cat in time for a happy ending to the story. I shudder to think of the abused animals in this world that don't have such a lucky break.
Alan Charles, New York USA
22/12/2017 09:45
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God Bless this kind man fro rescuing the cat....those who treat animals with kindness will inherit the kingdom of God...those who treat animals cruelly will inherit the bottom pits of hell...
Ozzie Finley Sr, West Virginia, United States of America
22/12/2017 00:37
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you are kind souls, thank you
Anatoli, Novosibirsk
21/12/2017 08:19
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Good story + kind man
Grant HIbbs, Vancouver
21/12/2017 06:29
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THANK YOU for rescuing and adopting Musya the Cat... I wish to cry.
Tom Ngerri, United States
21/12/2017 06:16
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scumbag who does such a thing!
Morak Benedikt, Moscow
21/12/2017 03:48
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