By Greg Fry / CKPG Today

Cat rescued from Prince George landfill

Jan 15, 2019 | 1:46 PM

PRINCE GEORGE — A three-year-old cat is lucky to be alive after it was dumped and left for dead at the Foothills Landfill in Prince George.

The BC SPCA says a Good Samaritan was alerted by loud mewing among the heaps of garbage and found the cat abandoned inside a locked carrier last week. He then took the cat to the BC SPCA’s North Cariboo branch.

“It is appalling that someone would throw a beautiful and loving animal out like a piece of garbage,” says Alex Schare, manager of animal centre services for the North Cariboo SPCA.

“The crate was filled with frozen urine and the poor cat was very cold, skinny and infested with fleas. There is no doubt she would have died if she had been left there much longer, trapped inside the cage.”

SPCA staff named the cat Gloria, after Gloria Gaynor, the singer of the ’70s hit “I will survive.”

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“There is no doubt that our furry little Gloria is a survivor. She is very friendly and is going to make someone a wonderful pet,” says Schare. “We are treating for fleas and building up her weight, but we’re confident she’ll make a full recovery.”

He adds once the mandatory stray-hold period is up, Gloria will be spayed and put up for adoption.