The postman always meows twice
Apparently someone in Boston tried to mail a sweet little kitten. Except the forgot postage. And the fact that it's rather cruel to drop a kitty in a mailbox.
The Boston Globe reports: She was locked in the dark with nowhere to go. Amid letters, 
bills, and packages sat a small, frightened two-pound kitten, abandoned inside a streetcorner mailbox in Hyde Park.
"That's horrible. That's inhumane. I just can't believe it," said José González, 37, who lives in the house adjacent to the mailbox. He speculated that whoever left the cat may have put it in the mailbox because it is checked a few times each day.
On Saturday, a letter carrier discovered the kitten, who was malnourished and shaking, but healthy overall, inside the mailbox at the intersection of Arlington and Davison streets, said Brian Adams, a spokesman for the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The 8-week-old kitten was named Postina. by the MSPCA's assistant manager,
"She thought it was appropriate, being that she was somewhat mailed," Adams said.
Because the postman had to complete his route, a woman who witnessed the discovery brought the cat to the MSPCA.
"She came to us through a fortunate set of events, through the good acts of several people," said Adams, who said the pair involved in Postina's rescue wanted to remain anonymous.
"We've been getting about 10 calls an hour," said Adams. "People are really connecting to her story and it is certainly going to bring out a magnifying glass to animals who are homeless or need a home."
It is illegal to mail animals like cats and dogs, though creatures that can survive without attention for 72 hours, like earthworms, grasshoppers, and bees, can be sent through the Postal Service, officials said.Picture of Postina courtesy MSPCA.
