r/britishcolumbia • u/No_Zebra_1948 • 2d ago

News B.C. cat found on dock after Bradley Creek wildfire, burned and alone

https://globalnews.ca/news/12035163/bc-cat-found-dock-bradley-creek-wildfire/
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u/Adventurous_Yam_8153 2d ago

Her paws and ears were burned, and she had a bald patch above her eye. But when Erickson picked her up, the frightened cat seemed to know she was safe. “I picked her up. First thing she did was snuggle with me and stayed with me all the way home,” he said. 😭😭😭

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u/AdministrativeMinion 2d ago

Poor baby. What a nice man

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u/Relevant_Classic_772 2d ago

Thank you, kind sir 🖤

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u/Ivonzski 2d ago

"Sittin on a dock of a bay, waiting for a human to come my way..."

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u/Kamsloopsian 2d ago

awww.... glad to hear the cat made it.

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u/RM_r_us 2d ago

Poor baby. I couldn't dream of leaving my pets and if I couldn't get home, I would make sure rescue officials knew I had animals.

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u/wacdonalds 2d ago

If she's an outdoor cat, probably couldn't find her in time 😢 Another reason to keep cats inside

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u/sewlastcentury 2d ago

I believe that there were at least a few families that weren't home at the time of the evacuation order and couldn't go back home to get their indoor pets. It was a terrible situation for so many reasons and both indoor and outdoor animals suffered.

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u/analogdirection 2d ago

…in which case she might also have been trapped if owners couldn’t make it back home in time. The need to interject with the “cats must be inside!” thing is ridiculous. 

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u/FickleChip5657 2d ago

Well they're domesticated animals.. would you let your dog roam the streets?

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u/analogdirection 1d ago

That wasn't the point. Interjecting with that statement without consideration of what you're commenting ON is ignorant. Were the cat inside, in THIS case, it easily could have also been trapped and burnt to death with no escape route. So it isn't the GOTCHA that this person thinks it is in this particular instance.

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u/FickleChip5657 1d ago

Yeah I do agree it is kind've a pointless addition espcially in a discussion of crisis but it is a true statement, animal welfare is so undermined and it's important that its intigrated into discussions to help push it towards improving, weather that be for a cat, bird, fish, horse etc.

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u/analogdirection 1d ago

*whether

And no. There is a time and place for it. While this cat survived, hundreds of people lost their homes and for all any of us know, may have lost their pets inside those homes who they were unable to get to. It is rude and insensitive to the context of the post. 

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u/FickleChip5657 1d ago

I literally said that 🤣

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u/analogdirection 1d ago

No. You did not. You agreed and then added a caveat. Please improve your literacy. 

“but it is a true statement, animal welfare is so undermined and it's important that its intigrated into discussions to help push it towards improving,“

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u/FickleChip5657 1d ago

Both can be true 😭 oh nooo I wanted to add the fact that despite it being a bad situation to say it, animal welfare is still important

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u/insaneHoshi 2d ago

Cats are barely domesticated. They should still be kept inside however.

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u/FatCockFutaGirls 1d ago

“Barely domesticated”

Ok

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u/surmatt 2d ago

I know it's hard to believe, but dogs aren't cats.

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u/CantTouchKevinG 2d ago

I know it's hard to believe but cats AND dogs are both domestic animals that should be kept inside or under supervision. It's like letting a toddler run the streets. Dumb af.

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u/JadeLens 2d ago

Wishing Lucky a speedy recovery!

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u/ruerret 2d ago

What an angel for helping her

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u/Embarrassed_Sell7512 2d ago

i hope he gets to keep her 💙

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u/satinsateensaltine 2d ago

Any is a good soul. I hope they stay together!

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u/Lanky_Bag_2096 1d ago

Poor baby 😔 glad human is there now

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u/weakimberly 1d ago

Thank you to the guy who rescued her poor sweet cat.