“No animal loves going back into their cage, but Burp’s reaction broke my heart …”
Published on Sep 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Earlier this year, a cat named Burp arrived at NAWS Humane Society. He’d been living on the streets as a stray when a Good Samaritan noticed he looked really beat up and brought him into the shelter.
When Burp first got to the humane society, he was in rough shape. He was in pain from his injuries and acted completely shut-down and terrified.
But the shelter’s staff and volunteers could tell that under his rough exterior, he had a sweet personality. Day by day, they worked to put him at ease and get him more comfortable.
“We spent hours … patiently trying to earn his trust, and once he finally came out of his shell, all he wanted was to stay close to us,” Fran Grzesik, one of NAWS Humane Society’s directors, told The Dodo.
All it took was a little TLC and gentle attention for Burp to transform into one of the shelter’s most affectionate animals.
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“Burp is truly one of the most loving cats I have ever interacted with,” Grzesik said. “You can tell he truly craves that human connection and wants to be with someone 24/7.”
But despite Burp’s sweet nature and deep desire for companionship, he was overlooked by potential adopters for things completely out of his control.
“He’s a little older, has FIV, and looks like he had been outside for a long time,” Grzesik said. “Sadly, animals like him are so often overlooked no matter how sweet and loving they are.”
As Grzesik was forced to put Burp back in his kennel day after day, her heart broke more and more. She spent as much time as possible with him, but it was never enough for Burp.
“Burp hates being left alone,” Grzesik wrote on TikTok.
Each time Grzesik had to say goodbye, he would beg her to stay. As she would try to gently close the kennel door, he’d worm his way out to get one last nuzzle in.
@frangrzesikBurp is currently in the process of being adopted and will be officially going home sometime this week! 😭🤍🫂 Oh my sweet boy Burp is SO special and doesn’t deserve to sit in the shelter just because he has FIV. Please give this boy a chance as he truly is such a loving boy. If you are interested in adoption please submit an adoption application at nawsus.org. Please give this boy a chance!😭🫂🤍#adopt#cat#catsoftiktok#adoptdontshop#kitten♬ I Love You, I’m Sorry – Gracie Abrams
“No animal loves going back into their cage, but Burp’s reaction broke my heart,” Grzesik said. “It wasn’t about the size or comfort of his cage, but more about the loneliness that came with it. Going back in meant the people he had just opened up to were leaving him.”
Luckily, Burp didn’t have to stay in the shelter much longer. Grzesik’s TikTok about Burp caught the eye of a woman named Anna, who decided she wasn’t going to let the sweet cat spend even one more night in his kennel.
“Anna … dropped everything to come meet him,” Grzesik said. “She didn’t hesitate. She saw him, saw his heart, and chose him.”
Now Burp never has to be alone again. For the rest of his life, he’ll get all the cuddles and snuggles his heart desires.
If you’d like to support NAWS Humane Society, you can make a donation here.
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Railroad Workers Discover Someone Fluffy Hiding In Train Station Elevator
“[H]e just sat there, scared and cold” 😰
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On the day before Valentine’s Day, Suzette Hall received a message from a local railroad worker that nearly broke her heart. The accompanying picture showed a brown dog curled up in the corner of a cold elevator, and no one seemed to be stopping to help him.
“I can’t imagine how many times the elevator went up to the second floor and back down again as he just sat there, scared and cold,” Hall, founder of Logan’s Legacy 29, wrote on Facebook.
While the railway was open to the public, this particular elevator was exclusive to staff. Typically, riders could only access the elevator with a special pass — but this rogue pup seemed to make it through the doors without a pass, only to be left behind by the other people in the lift.
Thankfully, one kind employee refused to ignore the scared dog and reached out for help. Logan’s Legacy 29 volunteer Mary Nakiso raced to the scene, where an empathetic employee let her into the elevator.
Nakiso couldn’t get onto the elevator fast enough. When the doors finally opened, her heart broke even more than it had when she first heard about the dog’s plight.
“[A]s soon as they push the elevator door there, he was all scared, just sitting in that little corner of the elevator,” Hall wrote.
The worker held the elevator doors open while Nakiso swiftly scooped up the pup in a blanket. She carried the dog through the rain to her car, where the two finally had their first proper meeting.
“The baby is safe,” Nakiso said.
Clay’s journey to his deserved life was far from over, as he would still need a medical checkup and a foster or adoptive home. But as soon as he was in Nakiso’s car, Clay seemed utterly relieved not to be in the elevator anymore.
“[T]his sweet baby boy curled up in a blanket and fell fast asleep,” Hall wrote. “He was warm and didn’t have to go up and down in an elevator again.”
Clay passed his checkup with flying colors and soon went home with his beloved foster mom, Rebecca Taylor. While they searched for his perfect forever home, Taylor happily watched as Clay acclimated to his new life and friends.
“Clay is doing well in his foster home,” Taylor wrote in a Facebook comment. “He’s very sweet and getting on so well with my two daughters (6 and 8-year-olds) and my dog too. He’s going to make someone so happy.”
Taylor could see that Clay would make the perfect family dog, and, a few weeks later, all of their dreams came true when Clay was officially adopted.
It’s been a few weeks since his rescue, and Clay is doing better than ever. Once a disregarded elevator stowaway, Clay is now living the life he always deserved, with a home and bed to call his own. And his rescuers couldn’t be happier for him.
“He’s such a sweet baby,” Suzette Hall told The Dodo. “We love him so much.”
If you’d like to help dogs like Clay get the care they need, you can donate to Logan’s Legacy 29 here.
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