Finally got someone to listen to me and the authorities are now going to take over and visit the home and rescue the remaining kittens and the adults as well. I told the officer that it is not a case of intentional abuse. The woman is elderly and she has pumped a lot of love into these kittens- none are “feral.” It’s just she didn’t understand the importance of spaying and neutering and proper care for these cats and it just got out of control. He asked me a few minutes ago how many kittens were left. I told him, that they initially told me they had 25 kittens. I already had 20 in my carriers. IF there were only five left, I would have stuffed them in my carriers and ran home with all of them. I told him substantially more than five. He said that is what he would go on and he would take it from here.
I’ve had nightmares about the pile -up of kittens on that kitchen floor that I left behind so I am so grateful that someone has finally responded to the multitude of phone calls I made yesterday. He said this is common- they get calls from someone who says they have ten cats, they go over there and find 50 instead!
hope the lady and the cats can get the help they need….
Let us know what happens next with these poor cats.
Some humane organizations are choosing to spay and neuter the cats while placing kittens instead of removing and euthanizing cats and kittens, and crucifying an in over her head good Samaritan. Let’s hope this humane organization is humane.
These kittens are in no-way feral and knowing that the local shelters will now get involved (they wouldn’t when I called them) I suspect this is strictly a rescue from someone who loves cats but has little knowledge of how to properly care for them. I told the officer I did not think this was evil abuse, and didn’t want anyone arrested. I won’t know what has happened at the home since they went in- but at least I do know that the cats/kittens were removed.