Forest stories

[talyen]

Found a pair of 6-month old kittens and their mom in the forest today. Beautiful, mostly friendly. The momma had been owned at some point, what with the flea collar and all. Not the kittens.

No idea what to do - not sure how to manage rescue operations in this poverty-plagued city where there are very few vets and no-kill a dream of far-off, rich cities in other states. But I'll call my vet tomorrow and find out if there are choices.

Yes, I wanted to scoop them up, but I am a realist: is it better for them to die at the shelter, or die in the forest? Feral kittens don't get adopted. Still, I will do what I can, and hope that I can find them again if there are adoption possibilities.

Comments

feral kittens

[greyhat.livejournal.com]

my friend Allison does a lot of animal rescue, and they do adopt feral kittens in this area. The main Humane Society might not, but a rescue org probably will.

Re: feral kittens

[talyen.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I'll see if I can find a rescue organization around here that's no-kill.

[jeffreyab.livejournal.com]

My LJ friend Becca Levin aka beccal "Rebecca Levin"

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My LJ friend Becca Levin aka beccal "Rebecca Levin"
<beccalevin AT fuse.net> is a vet in the Cincy area, you could try contracting her about what to do.

kittens

[talyen.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I'll contact her and see what she says.

[thatguychuck.livejournal.com]

...is it better for them to die at the shelter, or die in the forest?

It's better for them to die in the forest. That way they give back to the cycle of life. They feed others, serve as fertilizer, and help things grow to feed others.

I know it's a callus not-quite-Darwinian way of looking at things, but it's what I believe.

[talyen.livejournal.com]

It's my second choice, and possibly the first choice for the momma cat. My first choice for the kittens is (not on the list) to find foster care for them, and get them adopted: Long life with humans.

If not, I'm leaving them where they are, because I believe that the forest is better than "euthansia."