A cat abandoned to die in a sealed box was rescued by a man walking his dog in west Oxfordshire.
Holly with Janet Butler of West Oxford Animal Rescue
Terence Trinder, 46, found it in a cardboard box in a hedge between Aston and Cote on November 20.
The cat was taken to West Oxford Animal Rescue in Botley.
It had run off when Mr Trinder, from Aston, undid the tape on the box.
He left some dog food nearby but there was no sign of the cat until he went back on November 21.
He said: "I checked the box again and saw this little face looking up. I couldn't leave it there. I'd spent the previous night worrying about it being out in the cold and wet."
The one-year-old tabby, now named Holly, will be kept for 10 days before a new home is sought.
Mrs Butler said: "It's so upsetting. The box was so strongly taped up, she was definitely put there to die."
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