East Anglian Branch of Cats Protection thanks mystery donor

A member of the public found Harley in her garden in Bungay and took him to The East Anglian Branch of Cats Protection in Dereham.

He was immediately seen by a local vet who decided he needed urgent surgery.

Harley was found in a garden in Bungay (Image: The East Anglia Branch of Cats Protection)

A spokeswoman for the charity said: "Harley’s eyes were cloudy and in a terrible state and we believe he was either blind or had extremely limited vision.

"His eyes would have been causing him incredible pain. 

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"We estimate he was approximately four years old so we can safely assume this gentleman of the road had been living the life of a stray around the area for a significant period of time.

"How he survived out on the streets with limited or no sight is a miracle."

He was believed to be blind and would have been in a huge amount of pain (Image: The East Anglia Branch of Cats Protection)

Harley was taken for enucleation surgery to remove both his eyes and relieve his pain.

His care is estimated to have cost the branch around £3,000.

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Harley was sent to live with a foster mother, the branch coordinator Christine Cutts, and his story was shared across the centre's social media pages.

An envelope containing a letter and £500 in cash then arrived at Ms Cutts' home.

The letter praised the branch for its ongoing work with cats (Image: The East Anglia Branch of Cats Protection)

The letter said: "Please find enclosed £500 to help pay for Harley's vet bill.

"Your branch does a fantastic job caring for the cats.

"Hope Harley is doing well."

The spokeswoman added: "We would like to say to whoever donated this incredible sum of money that we can’t thank you enough.

"It's so heartening to know that there are still some very kind and generous people in this world."