It’s becoming a much too common occurrence for PFA to receive calls from nearby rural residents needing help with tame cats and kittens found heartlessly abandoned on country roads, in ditches, or left on farm properties.
It’s appalling – and also mind-boggling - that anyone could dump a nursing mama and kittens that depend on her for survival in a country ditch with absolutely nothing for food, water or shelter.
But, that is exactly what happened to this cute little cat family, a mama cat and 3 kittens that were placed in a cardboard box and left in a ditch near McLean. These are beautiful, friendly and healthy cats that must have been cared for by someone, but they somehow ended up being dumped by a person who didn’t have the decency to take them to an animal shelter, choosing the potentially fatal option of abandonment instead.
Fortunately for the mama and her kittens, a kind family living nearby found them when one of the kittens managed to get out of the box and headed for the road. They took them in and are looking after them while they are wait-listed for a PFA foster home.
In the meantime, the family has already decided to keep one of the kittens! The remaining three silver tabby females, including mama,will be placed up for adoption. They didn't have names yet, so I’ve named them after the Greek goddesses Thea, Phoebe and Maia in honour of beautiful and strong female survivors everywhere.
Special thanks to Sherry and family for caring for the little cat family. It isn’t the first time that they have rescued an abandoned cat – last year they brought us a frozen and starving young cat named Chuck. Chuck got a happy ending, and we will make sure that these sweet girls do as well.
-Alanna
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