Stratford Animal Control Asks For Help After ‘Brutal’ Week Of Dog, Cats Abandoned In Freezing Cold

STRATFORD, CT — The Stratford Animal Control is asking for help after a “brutal” week in which several animals were abandoned in the freezing cold and other difficult conditions.

“This week has been brutal,” officials wrote in a post on the animal control’s Facebook page on Sunday. “Not just hard — devastating. And it feels endless.”

Officials wrote that “Tiny Tim” was dumped on a remote road in 19-degree weather.

“A senior dog with only three legs, impaired vision, and deep trauma, left alone in the cold knowing he could not run, could not see well, and could not survive on his own,” the post reads. “Someone looked at everything he’s been through and still chose to walk away.”

A cat named Hubie, “just a baby, was abandoned inside a storage unit with no access to water,” officials wrote. “Locked in, terrified, crying for help that may never have come if someone hadn’t listened closely enough.”

Another cat, "Matilda" was left outside a closed veterinary hospital in 17-degree weather, according to officials.

“A place meant for care and compassion — dark, locked, and empty,” officials wrote. “She waited in the freezing cold, abandoned at the door.

“And the worst part is this: they keep coming. There is no pause, no relief, no end in sight. The animals keep arriving broken, scared, and confused, carrying the weight of human choices they never deserved.

“Our shelter is overwhelmed, emotionally and financially, but the animals don’t get to stop needing us just because we’re exhausted. We will keep showing up for them — but we cannot do it alone.

“We are begging for help.”

The animal control is asking for donations so they can “continue providing medical care, food, warmth, and safety for animals who have already suffered too much,” according to the post.

Officials are also asking people to consider adopting a pet.

“Giving an animal a home is giving them a second chance at life,” the post reads.

For an adoption application, visit here.

Donations can be made here, and the animal control’s Amazon wish list can be found here.

For more information, visit the Stratford Animal Control on Facebook here.