Story of kitten in a pet carrier containing clean food bowls left by owner no longer physically able to care for it moves millions online
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenZoey ZhangPublished: 2:00pm, 15 Mar 2026A pet shop owner from southwestern China discovered an abandoned cat with a note and cash, uncovering an elderly person’s final, loving gesture for their pet.
On March 7, the woman surnamed Sun, who runs a pet shop in Chuxiong, Yunnan province, found a grey pet carrier outside her shop.
Hearing a kitten meowing, she opened it to find a tabby cat surrounded by cat food.
“I was furious, thinking an irresponsible owner had abandoned it,” Sun said.
But as she looked closer, she found a crumpled pink note and some cash beneath the animal.
