A cat that had been meowing at the door of his former home in New Jersey has finally been rescued after gaining viral attention online.
The black cat, Tiggy, gained attention when Alexis, @alexisjordangoret on TikTok, shared footage of him asking to be let inside a now-empty dwelling he had called home before his owner passed away a year ago.
“He comes from a trailer park not far from me. His human mom had passed away about a year ago,” Francesca Alexander, CEO and president of the rescue organization All Fur Love told Newsweek. “Her son lived there until a few months ago when he left with the dog but abandoned Tiggy. Neighbors fed him occasionally, but it wasn’t enough, especially with the recent heat wave.”
Tiggy’s situation was brought to the attention of many when Alexis posted his story on TikTok and across various local Facebook groups.
Videos of the cat calling for his deceased owner broke hearts online.
“My heart is crushed,” said one TikToker. Another wrote: “Well now I’m sobbing.”
“I will say one thing, if I had to leave my babies I would hope someone would take them in and love them,” said one TikToker.
Moved by the videos of the senior cat, Alexander was prompted to act.
“I reached out to Alexis and coordinated the rescue. After a couple of attempts by others, I went out myself and trapped him,” she said. “He was hungry, but he came readily. I brought him home with me.”
Estimated to be between 15 and 17 years old, Tiggy is now being cared for in Alexander’s home.
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