Last month, staff members at a school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, called Minneapolis Animal Control with a stunning discovery — a small litter of kittens was residing in their dumpster.
The children, who appeared to be around 6 weeks old, perspired and slim when discovered.
Minneapolis Animal Control officers rapidly got rid of the kittens from the trash container, then brought them back to the shelter. They understood the young cats would prosper in a comfortable home, so they connected to Ruff Start Rescue to discover a foster family.
“They’re stinkin’ cute in more ways than one!” Ruff Start composed on Facebook. “These little cuties were greasy and smelled like little egg rolls.”
Ruff Start put the kittens in a foster home right now, where they each got a much-needed bath. Then, their brand-new foster family showered them with kisses.
“When my family first pulled those greasy, stinky kittens out of the transport kennel, it was love at first sight,” Jessi Veurink, the kittens’ foster mama, informed The Dodo. “The first hour or so, they were initially very quiet, reserved and taking it all in. They happily let us bathe them, warm them up and look them over thoroughly. By the end of the night, I could tell they knew we were there to help them, and they have been attached to our hip (or on our laps) ever since!”
The kittens had a hard start in life, however they were lastly safe and looked after.
“They are a very happy, silly and affectionate bunch,” Veurink said. “Our whole family is smitten with them!”
With the odor of takeout food rinsed of their fur, the starving kittens required a hearty meal of their own. Starving, they each took pleasure in a generous serving of wet food. Then, with their tummies complete, they began to check out the world as curious, happy kittens.
“Have you ever heard the sound of galloping horses running through an open pasture? Well, that is what my house sounds like all day long!” Veurink said. “Between snuggling up next to someone for a nap, they spend their afternoons playing and chasing each other around our home.”
The kittens — called Prairie, Wildflower, Cedar, Bear Root, Sage and Sweetgrass — are now 10 weeks old and have actually grown more powerful in the previous couple of weeks. The once-lonely kittens are now positive, happy and all set for adoption.
There’s no informing what sort of home the small, fluffy family will wind up in, however something’s for sure: They’ll never ever need to reside in a dumpster once again.
To help animals like these kittens get the care they require, you can make a contribution to Ruff Start Rescue here.
