By Madeline Bernstein | President, spcaLA
All over the city, animal welfare agencies and organizations are sounding the alarm: the kittens are coming. They’re coming in litters, as singletons, with and without mamas. But, back in March at the spcaLA South Bay Pet Adoption Center in Hawthorne, an unweaned 2 week-old kitten arrived in a startling and heartbreaking way – left abandoned outside in the shelter’s mailbox.
Abandoning an animal is a crime and very cruel - the kitten could have easily died inside the mailbox. Luckily, a shelter staff member heard mewing and searched for the source, which led her outside of the building and into the mailbox. It was touch and go at first, but Mailbox Kitty, or Brett, received immediate veterinary care. He was fostered by an spcaLA volunteer who bottle-fed and cared for him.
With your support, spcaLA found Brett a home just last week. This summer, we will help hundreds of cats and kittens, just like him, thanks to your support.
For more information about donating, becoming a foster volunteer, or adoption locations, please visit us online. You can also learn more about our "Kitten Shower," wherein we're raising funds and needed items, like kitten food, milk replacer, small litter boxes, and non-clumping litter.
Thank you!
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