Kitten Fosters Needed

 

Kitten Fosters Needed Right now, the Saline Animal League in Marshall has 4 litters with 3 to 6 kittens in each ready for a foster home. One litter with 6 kittens is already on its way here tomorrow to a foster home in the area. Should someone be willing to foster a litter, a volunteer will deliver a kit with food, litter, and the essentials needed to care for the mama and kittens. When the kittens are ready to be weaned, the volunteer will take the mama to be spayed and on to Petsmart for adoption. When the kittens weigh about three pounds, they will be ready to leave their foster home, at which time a volunteer will return to pick them up. Should any kitten appear ill, a volunteer will take whatever action is necessary. There is never a cost to the foster. The reason rural communities have so many abandoned kittens is because they don't have the resources to implement spay/neuter clinics and trap and release programs. Here in the city you rarely see a stray cat, and if you do, that cat will often be rescued and cared for by the heroes of our industry; those who serve as trap and release volunteers.

We appreciate you spreading the word that fosters are sorely needed. Here's a link to the Saline Animal League's website. Saline Animal League (salineal.org) A local volunteer: Marlene Jeffers (816) 529-9169 is the local contact. Marlene has been keeping the cages full at the Petsmart in Liberty for over 14 years, and as of this date, over 1400 cats have been adopted out of that one Petsmart store. If anyone out there has the time and energy to help, please call. Thank you.