August 22, 2015
Michelle says: This is a selection of kitties that was fostered by my friend Denise. They are almost certainly not all from the same litter. They were all trapped, spayed or neutered, and rehomed. I didn't foster them, I just took their photos for her and helped her by creating a flyer to post and by posting them for her on Craigslist. Luckily she found homes for all seven of them.

As for where she trapped them, people sometimes "dump" kittens/cats next to the local humane society. They don't even bring them inside, they just pull up, drop them off outside, and abandon them. And then there are people who want to leave cats at the shelter, carry them in laundry baskets or whatever they can find, and the cats escape. (A laundry basket is not a very clever way to carry a kitty.) Lately the economy has added to this problem. People are moving and abandoning cats like they're leaving behind furniture. And because many haven't been spayed (cats can get pregnant very young, at three and a half to four months), all these very young female cats are getting pregnant right next to the humane society. It's a very bad situation.

Denise is among the angels who is willing to go to the trouble of trapping these feral and abandoned cats and trying to rehome them. She volunteers as part of an organized program to trap, neuter, and either rehome them or at least place them in managed cat colonies that are fed and cared for. I don't trap... I leave that to other volunteers because I'm not patient enough and it just makes me so sad when I see the momma cats out there and their kittens sick, injured, or flea-infested. But it's something that hurts when I read that people don't spay/neuter. Everyone loves a cute kitten, but not everyone realizes just how many of them are euthanized or, worse, are starving, injured, or killed out on the streets.

All Photos Courtesy of and ©: Michelle Peters Spivack
In addition to 13th St. Cat Rescue, IBOK Rescue, and Paws for SJACS,
Michelle now also volunteers for RescueGroups.org, a group that offers discount technology services to animal rescue organizations

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katzenmother -
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So glad they all found homes. Most look very related with such big eyes. Poor kitties were so scared. May more people think about fostering as that is their best hope.
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People like you and Denise give these kittens a chance they wouldn't have otherwise. Thank you for the love you show. It can't be easy.
Florence -
These are fantastic pictures, and I am much moved by what you wrote. You convey the plight of these abandoned cats so compellingly and, I believe, so honestly and realistically.
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What a beautiful group of kittens! This is honestly the first time I really couldn't decide which is cutest!
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All these kitties have such large ears, they almost look like they could fly away! Thank you and their fosters for caring and finding them homes.
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They all look scared and underfed. Glad your friend was able to foster and feed them up so they will grow into their ears.
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Your backstory about abandoned catties is so sad, thankfully you and your friend help aid the very few that manage to find homes. I cannot stand to see the communities of catties that have been TNR 'd but I give money monthly to my friend that feeds them. I just managed to take in a TNR's feral cat that I have been feeding for two years and he is adjusting to home life quite nicely. It takes so much time to gain their confidence and to acquaint them with your inside catties plus it is very expensive, but so worth it. Beautiful catties all, and thanks for all you do for the catties Michelle and Denise.
A Walkaway -
Not mentioned is an even bigger problem - people dropping off pregnant females in poor neighborhoods (the people least able to afford to get them fixed or take proper care of them). We have too many cats here because of that - all but some ferals we haven't been able to trap yet are fixed. Part of the abandonment is sheer laziness and lack of responsibility with many comfortable middle and upper class people, along with a devaluing of kitties' lives to the status of "things" to be discarded instead of cherished family members.

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Such sweet and now 'starting to trust' kitties... If only people would think about the proper responsibility needed when they adopt cats & dogs.
mouser -
the way a person treats an animal shows how they would treat another person - just a matter of time! so happy that there are angels like you guys out there!!!
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Wonderful people that work with feral cats and kittens! This one is my favorite.
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Poor darlings! They all look so scared!!! Glad they found loving homes!!!!
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Bless you and your friends for all that you do for these darling babies and mamas.
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Glad they all found homes
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You are doing such great work!



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