Homeless blind cat survives NYC streets

This gorgeous ginger cat had a very rough start in life. He survived, somewhat miraculously on the streets of New York for a few years before being rescued.

It might not sound so terrible at first; after all stray cats do it all the time; they live on the streets their entire lives and survive many hardships throughout the years.

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Most of those stray cats, however, are not born blind!

Simba was born without eyes, a rare condition that surely did not help his survival on the streets.

At the age of 3, Simba was finally rescued from the streets but he was taken to a high-kill shelter. Due to his blindness and poor health conditions, the shelter put him on the list of cats that had to be put down.

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Simba had a few days to live if nobody came to his rescue. Fortunately, someone fell in love with him right on time!

Simba got adopted in the nick of time! His mom nursed him back to health and now he’s a happy and healthy cat again.