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June 17, 2009

BOSTON -- Officials said a two-pound, eight-week-old kitten was dropped in a public mailbox in Boston and later found unharmed among envelopes and packages.

According to the MSPCA Animal Care and Adoption Center, the kitten they're calling "Postina" likely was stuffed Friday through a small opening of the mailbox and dropped several feet below.

A U.S. Postal Service letter carrier discovered Postina on Saturday during a scheduled afternoon pick-up.

The MSPCA is offering Postina for adoption after several days of nourishment and a round of vaccinations.

Animal abandonment in Massachusetts is punishable by up to a $2,500 fine and 5 years in prison.

The MSPCA said there has been a 48 percent increase in pet owners citing financial reasons for surrendering their pets.



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L M.
L M. (peanut1627)
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The whole world has gone crazy, I'm sure!
 
Stephanie N.
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Poor thing, I'm glad she was found. Some people are so awful.
 
chrissylake
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who could possibly think this is a good solution? animals depend on us for everything. i don't understand how someone can just abandon an animal, let alone do something like this.
 
MICHELLE G.
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A great ending to just one of many sad animal cruelty stories. They may never find the person, or persons involved. Sounds like a child would do this but then again an adult hoping thats what people would think could very well be to blame. The fines are what people may think twice about before abandoning an animal.
 
5ineveryroom
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Poor little kitty. I'm glad to read that she is ok and will get a new loving home.
 
jessie
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I would love to know how the kitten is doing now
 
Melissa D.
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Jeeze... What will people think of next. They never run out of the bad ideas.
 
jessie
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I am glad we got a update on the story, and glad it's a happy ending
 
MagpiesMom
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This poor kitty... what are people thinking? Do people not realize how cruel this is??! This kitty will possibly have "trust" issues now with humans unless it is so young hopefully it will not remember. I do hope this baby goes to a wonderful loving home.
 
lilyrose
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She has found a home!
 
daryl b.
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i am so glad we had an update so quickly on this story
 
Lisa B.
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i'm happy the kitty could breath with all the mail. Kids think they are funny and at school the other day a teacher fell down two stairs and all the students just laughed at her. Not one student offered to help her up. I don't know what is wrong with kids today or adults.
 
Missy M.
Missy M. (Mshan)
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Id love to stuff this person in a mailbox.
 
Mary M.
Mary M. (naturesworld)
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Leaves me wondering who and why?
 
Paige B.
Paige B. (wildlifesafari)
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This is so sad :( Anyone who could do that to a poor kitten has some issues to work out. At least someone found it in time to rescue it.
 
kbehrendt
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If you think about it, the mail is usually picked up at least twice a day, by hand, from the boxes, so the kitten was pretty much guaranteed to be found. It's not like they threw it in a dumpster or down the sewer.
 
daryl b.
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does that make it right to do? i am so glad we got an update on this one with a happy ending. it is like the kids flushing the puppy downthe toilet
 
daryl b.
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did you see thatit was not found untill the next day and what if it had been dumpted on sat night. it would not have been found till monday. is that still ok?
 
kbehrendt
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I never said that it was okay, or that it was the right thing to do, and I wish you wouldn't put words in my mouth, as it doesn't make for a very effective argument. I was merely pointing out that, to someone who thinks differently from you or I, leaving a kitten in a mailbox for the postman to find and rescue is not an overtly cruel act.
 
kbehrendt
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Again, putting a different spin on things. The "kids" did not just flush a puppy down the toilet for fun or to be cruel. If you read the article, you'd know it was a 4-year old, who was trying to wash the puppy because it was muddy. A prime example of someone who thinks a little differently actually trying to do something good, when in reality it wasn't a very good choice.
 
oldmaidcatwoman
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What a cute little face--who would do such a terrible thing?
 
swayloveswasabi34
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wow poor kitty. wonder who did such a thing?
 
dogsrsuper
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UPDATE from FoxNews today... a postal worker and his wife are adopting the kitten. Yeah!
 
kerramello05
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I agree that this sounds like it was probably a child prank. Parents really need to instill in their children that animals are living creatures and not toys or objects to be discarded. Unfortunately I think that there are still alot of people that are not brought up with the idea that animals deserve our respect and our compassion.
 
lorraine b.
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EXACTLY IN A NUT SHELL.........
 
5ineveryroom
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You are so right.
 
N. Cathy S.
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I can only hope that they find the person that put this poor kitty in the mailbox and punish them to the fullest extent of the law! Postina is a beautiful little kitty and I hope she finds a forever home with lots of love!
 
Brandi O.
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I hope they find the person I hope they get the max this world sucks and it just keeps getting worse
 
jackie
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I agree things get worse all the time . They probably wont ever find the dirtbag who did this
 
lorraine b.
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HOW TRUE...SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS.
 
MK
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After volunteering with a humane society for four years or so, i've seen some bad circumstances, rotten people and bad events that happen to animals and some are too grisly to write about here. It's sad that someone would do such a thing to an innocent animal but we must be thankful that the kitten was found, cared for and will find a great home. From the article, it sounded like a childish prank- some child could've done it and thought it was funny then knew they'd get in trouble if they told so they didn't. Children need to be educated to respect animals.
 
Paige
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I don't understand some people and I hope I don't, then I would be like them! I hope this sweet little girl finds her forever home and that the person who put her there never has another animal in their possession!
 
Nicole F.
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people like that are disgusting. how would they like being shoved through a small opening and left in a dark space without food or water?
 
N. Cathy S.
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Really! Thank goodness it wasn't after the mail pickup on Saturday. The poor thing may not have survived until Monday's pickup. Poor thing!
 
kadiquilts
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What is wrong with people? I hope "Postina" finds a happy forever home.
 
Renee M.
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I'm glad this had a happy ending. It could have been reallly bad.
 
Joyce
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me too. no excuse for this
 
Kelly
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That poor little baby! I can only imagine how hot that metal mailbox & no air circulating either! Of course, whoever dumped her in there obviously didn't care. I wonder if she's the product of their unspayed cat.
 
N. Cathy S.
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Kelly, I was wondering the same thing! I just cannot understand what some people are thinking! Ugh!
 
Tracy
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I read this in our local paper as I live in Central , MA. I was apalled at the fact someone would do this and very relieved that Postina was found and will be okay and obviously will have a much safer and more loving home now. I wish I had room I would try to adopt her!
 
arleen z.
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This is so sad .That poor little baby,How can anyone put a kitten in a mail box , I do hope they catch them
 
Joyce
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I hope they find a home for this baby. How sad to drop it in a mailbox. times are hard for many people
 
Sheryl J.
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This poor little kitten....I am just glad they were able to get to her and save her. We need to make sure they don't "Return to Sender" but instead hope for this adorable little girl her new family is nothing short of "First Class".
 
Katie M.
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That's a horrible thing for someone to do. I'm glad she's ok though.
 
arleen z.
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I agree
 
KARENLOVESLABS
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I doubt they evet find out who did it. Special delivery!
 
jackie
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no unfortunately people get away with these horrible acts unless theres a witness
 
N. Cathy S.
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You're right, Jackie! And, that's why people keep doing these horrible things...They figure they got away with it before...It is truly saddening to read about things like this.
 
J P.
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That's terrible that someone would put any animal in a place where it cannot eat or drink...I am glad that Postina was found and is recovering...I hope she finds a good home.
 
5ineveryroom
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And think how hot the poor thing must have been in there!
 
Denise L.
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Poor thing...maybe there should be video cameras in mailboxes....I hope she gets a great home!
 
KARENLOVESLABS
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And then one on every corner of our homes....inside and out!
 
mistie E.
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Sad but true, kittens are abandoned more than what people want to think. rescue shelters have a hard time keeping up with all the kittens born every year.. I wish her lots of love at her new forever home...
 
Jean C.
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What an adorable little critter! I sure hope whoever did this wakes up before his nasty nature escalates into something worse.
 
Joyce
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so true. they did it once, they will again, or worse
 
ourstaff
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The kitten is lucky that the weather wasn't warmer. I imagine that those boxes can get as hot as a car in the sun
 
Joyce
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so true, really good point
 
5ineveryroom
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I agree. The poor thing must have been hot.
 
Momba
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What is wrong with people? Is it so hard to give an animal to a shelter if you can't care for it yourself? If they thought about it, they were not only committing the crime of abandonment, but also a federal crime of tampering with the mail! Can you imagine receiving your mail with urine and feces all over it?
 
N. Cathy S.
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Good point! I could not even imagine...It would drive me nuts thinking about why it was all over the mail!
 
Vicki W.
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I like stories with happy endings but what HATE people who do such things!
 
misty d.
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i can only imagine how hot that lil girl got inside that metal box... i wonder if the person that did it had checked the pickup times before droppin her in... im so glad she is ok...
 
Julie
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What is the matter with people? Probably some stupid kids fooling around, I'm glad the kitten was ok.
 
jackie
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wow we never have anything other than mail in our boxes
 
jessie
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people dump things all the time in mail boxes here garbage, fires, but never kittens
 
twbigdogsgirl
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What a horrible thing to do. It sounds like kids did this.
 
jackie
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It could have been an adult trying to just get rid of it
 
Patricia C.
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Maybe, they meant to mail her somewhere? People are so cruel. You know the kitten was afraid in the dark mailbox, but I am so glad that she was rescued and it is turning out to be a positive thing and she will certainly find a wonderful home.
 
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I'm sure with all the publicity, including pictures, she'll find a home and maybe the ones that don't get her will opt for another kitten or 2.
Maybe the news media could stretch the truth every once in a while and say a whole litter of kittens was found here or there and people would come running to adopt . . . well, I can dream can't I?
 
Kris
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I do hope a lot of kittens find good homes because of people looking to adopt Postina; that would be a positive out of something that started off cruel.
 
N. Cathy S.
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I agree, Kris! It would be great to hear of excalated adoptions coming out of this.
 
Gail S.
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There is never any end to animal abuse and animal pranks. I am glad that this young kitten is healthy and safe. She will probably find a good home with the publicity-I hope!
 
kavykeeper
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Most of those animal pranks end up abusing those poor animals... I'm also glad the kitten is safe now.
 
ComicKitty
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The poor kitten! I'm glad she's okay,
 
Lynn
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This poor baby...I can never understand how people can be so very very cruel....and that poor baby must have been so scared...
 
rjlupinskat
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People are insane. Seriously.

However, I'm happy to hear the kitty is well and soon will be available for finding a wonderful forever home.
 
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POOR KITTY! Don't worry you will find a home soon.
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