Hefty cat Big Bertha is the biggest RSPCA volunteer-led animal rescue organisation has seen in over two decades. The 13.5 kg (29 lb) feline was found by a member of the public on a rural road in Devon, England on 4th January 2019, and despite being covere

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1. Meet Big Bertha, the two-year-old cat who was found matted and abandoned in a sports bag.

2. Poor Bertha was found in Calthorpe Park in Birmingham by a member of the public back in October.

3. She was extremely matted and overweight, weighing in at 11.5kg even after she had a trim to get rid of all the excess fur.

4. She was so large that she couldn’t even groom herself.

5. Named Big Bertha by her rescuers at the RSPCA, the kitty has already lost a third of her body weight with their help.

6. Cattery supervisor Emma Finnimore said: ‘When she arrived she was 11.800kg. This is the largest cat I have seen in my 22 years working for the RSPCA.

7. Foster carer Emma Cureton, who is currently looking after Bertha in her home, said: ‘The weight has gradually come off and she’s already lost an amazing 3.82kg – which is a third of her body weight.

8. She’s still got a little way to go, but she’ll get there and will soon be ready to find a new home.

9. What a cutie





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