Kiwi

omigod - they killed some of the babies! I believe it - and I know it happens- but I simply can't fathom that kind of behavior. Tiny Kiwi is a fuzzy wonder and it's easy to see why he's so loved.

I love it when the tip of their tongues stick out. What a cutie this little guy is!

I love how he blends into his rug! Very cute!!

I can't understand how people could be so cruel as to kill such beautiful creatures. If people can't afford kittens then they should have their cats fixed, or don't have a cat to begin with. It's just too easy for some people to have pets...
Anyway, at least this little love and his sibling have loving homes. :) I'm happy there's some good out of such a horrible story.

Beautiful kitty. Thank you for saving him and to your folks for saving another. And damn those people who killed the others - loathesome scum.

This was hard to take--"farrowed," "killed three," etc. I know farmers have a rough time, but to equate kittens with pigs raised for slaughter--oh well, let's look on the bright side--Kiwi is adorable. I must rethink my position as a carnivore. Let kitties eat meat!

He's really beautiful and very lucky:)

Adorable. Love the spot on his nose.

OMG! How horrible that those AWFUL people did that to those KITTENS! I hope they burn! What comes around goes around. p.s. KIWI IS ADORABLE!

awww I love his little tongue. Kiwi is so lucky to have found his furever home with you.

He is beautiful. So sad to hear about the three that didn't make it. Thank you for giving him a home!

Oh, now THIS one looks like trouble.

Kittylover2, I am glad to know that not all people instantly condemn others for situations of which only one side is known. When I was young my moms cat got pregnant and gave birth to her fourth litter. Up until this point she had nothing but healthy intelligent kittens, but this litter was different. of the litter of 4, 2 were diabetic 3 were malformed (born with too many or too few limbs), only one was healthy. If we had been able to spend thousands of dollars on each of the kittens, they could have lived long lives, but we could not afford that (so few can.) We tried to adopt them out but no one wanted the sick ones. Then we tried to give them to the pound but they wouldn't take them. We ended up having to put 3 sweet kittens down, because we couldn't afford to take care of them. It was a horrible situation, and I still feel guilty about it. I realize some people have never been in that situation, and I hope they never are, but the diabetic ones would have died a slow and painful death and the one who was just malformed, couldn't properly feed himself. I know its horrible to contemplate, but I think we did the best thing we could.

Unfortunately agree with the folks who are appalled that kittens were killed - if you can't take care of kittens, you should spay your cat! How unfair! God bless you & your parents for saving the last two - this little guy is a doll!

This little cattie, all snuggled in and sleeping is one of the lucky ones. Why wasn't the mother cat spayed? There would not have been any killings if the farmers acted responsibly. I am glad that 2 catties made it, but the story from there sickens me.

St0rmE, don't feel guilty. You tried other options before you resorted to putting them down. I hope the mother cat was spayed after that fourth litter.

How Precious! I can't beleive people could do that to such sweet, innocent animals?
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that all with in reason if they are sick or deformed with little hope ( don't forget to pray to god they are well)then letting them suffer is wrong but if you cant afford them let the mother feed them then let then catch mice to eat or when old enough give them away for free its harder to give a kitten away when you put a price on it even if you want the money which i think is wrong unless you do it for a living god bless those kittens

Please try to understand where StormE and Kittylover2 are coming from. This is a multicultural, multinational site. Being part of our community means practicing tolerance. While I didn't exactly grow up on a farm, when we moved from New York City to South Florida in the 1950's, it was very much a rural/farming community. If a family couldn't afford something, then they did without. Period. StormE, please let go of the guilt. Sometimes the kindest thing we can do for the ones we love (kittehs AND people!) is to release them from their pain and let them go.

I thought Switzerland was a very progressive country. Strange that the Kiwi's owner didn't even mention the prospect of spaying. People's attitudes toward cats still have a long way to go, apparently.

here you can't adopt a Cat without having them spayed. and my Cats have all been relatively cheap. aside from my one Kitty having the URI. Which we spent 300 to save her. but it was well worth it. you'd do it for your child wouldn't you? if it was sick or Mentally Handicap you wouldn't just kill them.