Schafer Club Goats

Fishermen caught a struggling cat who was swimming to people with all its might

Viktor was steering the boat across the calm surface of the Gulf of Finland, while his passengers — tourists from Moscow — were eagerly casting their fishing lines. The day was splendid: the bright sun was shining, a gentle breeze was blowing, and the fish were biting readily.

“Viktor Semyonych, what’s that floating over there?” — suddenly one of the vacationers called out, pointing into the distance.

The captain squinted, peering into the watery expanse:

“Looks like a bird… No, wait, it’s something strange.”

As the boat came closer, everyone exchanged confused looks. In the water, barely staying afloat, a cat was desperately struggling. A ginger cat, wet and completely exhausted.

“Well, well!” — Viktor shook his head. — “How did he end up here? It’s one and a half kilometers to the shore!”

“Maybe he fell off a boat?” — one tourist suggested.

“Or the current carried him away,” — added another.

The cat meowed plaintively and tried to swim toward the boat, but it was clear he had less and less strength.

“All right, guys, fishing can wait,” — Viktor decided and grabbed a fishing net. — “We have to save the poor thing.”

Catching the cat turned out to be tricky — it was scared, scratched, and darted from side to side. But eventually, they slipped the net under him and carefully lifted the animal on board.

“The poor thing is completely worn out,” — Viktor sighed, wrapping the trembling cat in an old jacket. — “How long has he been in the water?”

The cat pressed itself into a corner of the deck and looked at the people with cautious, frightened eyes. Its wet fur stuck out in all directions, its whiskers trembled.

Congratulations Joey Harrington on winning Grand Champion Market Goat of the Terry County Livestock Show