A young cat found abandoned and dying in an Oregon City rental storage container in February is now healthy and has a new home.
The Oregon Humane Society announced today that Milagro, a four-year-old male orange tabby cat, is now living out another one of his nine lives in Northwest Portland with his new owner, Joanne Godfrey.
The agency said Godfrey, a volunteer at the agency, adopted cat on May 29 as a birthday present to herself. She has since renamed him, "Mr. Beanfield."
The feline formerly known as Milagro, which means "Miracle" in Spanish, temporarily lost his sight, was starving and appeared lifeless when he was discovered on Feb. 9. He was constrained by a makeshift leash tied to a shopping cart inside a unit at Money Saver Mini Storage at 1197 Molalla Ave in Oregon City.
The storage facility manager discovered the cat after hearing it crying inside the locked unit.
OHS officials estimated that the cat had gone without food or water for two to four weeks. He has since recovered some of his vision.
Anthony Glenn Johnson, 55, a transient accused of abandoning the cat, is currently sitting in Clackamas County Jail and faces first- and second-degree animal neglect charges. Johnson was arrested last Friday after failing to appear for an April 25 court date. He is next due in court on July 29.