A CAT put up for sale on Vinted has been saved by an animal charity.
A woman was flogging her moggy for £30 on the second-hand clothing app despite rules banning the sale of live animals.
Abi Left, of the Left Paw Cat Rescue Centre in Birmingham, said she contacted the owner, who happily handed over the pet after a backlash.
She said the seller told her she “did not see what was wrong” with the sale.
The three-year-old male is now being looked after by foster carers.
Abi said the cat was scared when collected, and continued to hide from his foster parents.
She added: “At least he’s safe and hasn’t accidentally ended up in the wrong hands.”
Vinted insisted: “We absolutely do not condone this type of behaviour.”
A spokesman said the listing was removed on Wednesday “as soon as they became aware of it”.
Each year in the UK, tens of thousands of cats are abandoned or surrendered.
Charities such as Cats Protection assist hundreds of cats every day, while the RSPCA has reported record figures, with more than 22,000 cases of abandonment in 2024.
