A street cat who was found in terrible shape and close to dying has been given a second chance by a couple who gave her a forever home.

In August 2024, a couple named Mary and Jack were on vacation in Pellaro, Calabria, Italy when they spotted the malnourished and injured cat on the street. It was clear from looking at the cat that she had an infection in one of her eyes, was malnourished and covered in parasites.

Mary told Newsweek that she knew they "had to help" the cat somehow. Even if they were far from home and didn't have any previous experience of owning a cat, they felt drawn to this sweet stray.

"She was in very bad shape, skin and bones, full of internal and external parasites, with chunks and of fur missing, and a huge infection in her right eye. She wasn't moving and we l

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