i saved 3 lives today (well, 12)
i was doing taxes (i love procrastinating) when i received a call from the shelter in west valley at noon. today there was a crazy amount of kittens that were brought in, a litter of
5, a litter of 3, a calico, and another litter of 3. i was hustling trying to find more foster homes, since my non-profit could not get all 12.
i was on the phone and email all over the place, because the kittens get euthanized at 4pm if they do not find foster homes – they are too young to be at shelters. successfully we found places for them (ani from animal services did most of the magic too!), our little grassroots connections
worked out thank god.
BUT there were three kittens left. these were from downtown los angeles. it was 2:30pm and i did not want to risk it, so i went and got them!
they were dirty but sooo adorable. they were a little scared, they slept on each other. the ride home was very mellow, it was a sunny and warm day. the pictures here are from the ride.
we stopped by the pet store and i got them turquoise collars and a couple new toys. then they got “home”, and i bathed them one by one, and looked for fleas. they only had one or two fleas (miracle!), and NO ear mites (that is the best thing that could ever happen!!!).
then they slept, ate, played, pooped, and slept some more.
it was crazy to think…. while i was bathing them around 4pm, that if i hadn’t been there for them today, they would be dead instead.
if you would like to help, please let me know. april is kitty season and we need foster moms/dads. sometimes you just need to have them for a couple of weeks until they are old enough for adoption. they get euthanized at shelters if they are not old enough :(
these 3 kitties that i’m fostering will be available in late May, so if you know anyone looking for baby kitties, let me know! email me at info@athenakittens.com
please please please spay and neuter your animals. it is very unfair for them to go through this suffering. there are free spaying/neutering clinics in the country, you have no excuse to help stop animal overpopulation.
visit my non-profit, Athena Kittens, to look at some of the kitties we have saved.
end of the story: looks like i did not finish my taxes on time. but i saved 12 lives. death and taxes…. hmm… more like death OR taxes this time around ;)
News reports from Iraq and disturbing video footage showing government veterinarians and other officials shooting and poisoning puppies and dogs in Baghdad (for “control” purposes).
