Masz Masuri noticed something white on the road when he and his kid were traveling down a Malaysian highway. He initially believed it to be a piece of plastic. However, when he went closer, he saw pointed ears; it appeared to be a cat.
Masuri slammed on the brakes. Traffic roared past and drivers beeped, but Masuri was undeterred — he leapt out of the car and hurried over to the cat, who was pressed against the concrete barrier, shaking with fear.
“It was traumatized and covered in dirt,” Masuri, cofounder of Kitty Konnexion Community, an organization that helps stray cats in Singapore and Malaysia, told The Dodo. “[The cat’s] body was trembling and covered in its own waste, but it didn’t put up any struggle or even try to run away from me.”
Masuri picked up the cat, whom he named Danga Boy, and put him into the back seat of the car. Danga Boy meowed loudly and hid under the seat, but he also seemed relieved to be off the highway, according to Masuri.
Masuri has no idea how Danga Boy got on the highway in the first place, but he had a theory.
“It looked like Danga Boy was strapped to either a harness or leash and dragged across the road when it got loose and as it tumbled, it probably fractured the leg in the process,” Masuri said.
Whatever had happened to Danga Boy had resulted in a fractured leg — it was so bad, Danga Boy couldn’t move his leg at all.
Danga Boy has been receiving care at a veterinary facility since since Masuri transported the cat there.
Masuri shared images of Danga Boy on social media the same night, which assisted him in finding a new family.
In order to protect their privacy, a Good Samaritan volunteered to take up his case from us; Masuri responded, “We respect that.” They even paid for all of our medical expenses, after which we stopped requesting financial help.
And as soon as Danga Boy is released from the vet clinic on Sunday, he’ll go to his new home, where he’ll live with several other cats.
“He is going to be a very happy kitty with lots of siblings waiting for him at home,” Masuri said. “For a common stray like Danga Boy, it is usually hard to get anyone to adopt immediately, and getting a response before the day even ends, makes me feel very satisfied and glad.”
