Shelter Worker Learns Uneasy Truth About Kitten Left In Box
A farmer initially opened the box carefully, seeing pairs of tiny kitten eyes peering back at him. They looked so helpless, wondering where their mother had gone. But she was nowhere to be seen, and she didn't show any signs of returning. As his concerned gaze fell on the newborns, the farmer realized it was now up to him to do something. But if he didn't act soon, the kittens might not make it through the night.
Abandoned
So what did he find in the box? Well, when he took a peek, a bunch of tiny kittens peered back at him with wide-eyed innocence, almost pleading him to save them from the cold. There was no mother cat in sight and someone had obviously abandoned the poor things intentionally, perhaps assuming the farmers would take them in.
Mysterious origins
We’ll probably never know the truth behind the kittens’ origin story but at least we know what happened next. The cats were obviously too young to be separated from their mother, so they couldn’t fend for themselves. These tiny creatures may not have even survived the night, meaning that if the farmer hadn’t acted immediately the babies would likely perish. The kittens’ lives were on the proverbial knife edge.
Tragedy
The farmer couldn’t just ignore their cries, so it seemed that the cats’ fortunes were shifting. But life can be incredibly fickle, especially for helpless newborns exposed to the elements. And though the family did all they could for the creatures, tragically they were too late to save them all. The effects of neglect had already set in for one kitten and there was no way to reverse it.
Hope again
Obviously the experience shook the farmers and they realized they couldn’t provide what these little kittens so desperately needed. With that in mind, they sought out experts who could help. Enter their local animal shelter, Chatons Orphelins Montreal, or COM. Despite the late hour, the kittens’ rescuers couldn’t sleep until they’d delivered the remaining babies to the shelter. It wasn’t a short journey, either.
