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# New life for kitten abandoned outside Birmingham City University
- URL: https://www.birminghameastside.co.uk/new-life-for-kitten-abandoned-outside-birmingham-city-university/
- Published: 2018-10-30T11:02:29.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-14T10:04:49.000Z
- Description: An abandoned kitten has been adopted by a new family after being left outside a building at Birmingham City University.
- Author: Birmingham Eastside
- Tags: News, Birmingham City University, #Migrated-1786701253228, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-14 09:54

An abandoned kitten has been adopted by a new family after being left outside a building at Birmingham City University.

![Simba the kitten](https://storage.ghost.io/c/63/9b/639bf577-7ed7-44fe-8d64-ac66eaeee42e/content/images/2026/08/abandoned-kitten-131853037542152824-1.jpg)

Simba the kitten

The tabby - believed to be five or six weeks old - was left at University House with in a basket.

He was taken in by staff member Simon Pettifor before going to a vet for a medical check-up.

There was no identification or microchip for the newly-named Simba, so the cat has now been adopted by friends of assistant university secretary Helen Matthews.

Helen said: "It’s great news that we’ve been able to rescue Simba and give him a new home where he’ll get lots of fuss and attention.

"While Simba’s visit to University House generated a lot of smiles, it’s incredibly sad that someone thought it okay to abandon him in this way in the centre of a busy city."