Pictured above are two of the kittens that we rescued at the beginning of the winter from the streets of North Central. These particular kittens were born on the street, and when we trapped them, they had never been touched by people. Generally, we have found that feral kittens can be tamed if they are trapped before the age of about 12 weeks. These lovely felines were definitely borderline, and while we wanted to give them the chance at a better life, we knew it would take a lot of work. First, they were placed in foster homes, but while their foster parents tried extremely hard to work with them, they needed an even more intensive socialization process. So, we moved them over to our friends at Prairie Animal Assistance, where they have been intensively socialized with the help of an animal behaviourist. We are so grateful for their help in this process, and as you can see, the kittens are doing marvelously. They will soon be listed for adoption, and can look foward to long and contented lives as house cats.
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