A British woman recently rescued an abandoned housecat who had been living for 2 years in a derelict bathroom, and is arranging to fly the “gentle” animal back to the UK.

Hobbyist animal rescuer Chiku Singh was sent a picture of the long-haired cat by a stranger and drove out to Abu Dhabi on August 8th from her home in Dubai to locate it.

Singh managed to find the street cat in the process of feeding other strays, and noticed it looked frightened. She was told by laborers the cat had been seen over the last two years—sheltering under sheets of metal in a derelict bathroom.

“She’s such a gentle cat who has endured such hardship. It broke my heart when I first saw her,” Singh said. “I’m so happy that she’s getting a new start.”

It wasn’t straightforward though, as the cat had made a refu

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