05/02/2026
The last 48-hours have been some of the most heartbreaking our rescue has faced in a while. It has been difficult to find the joy. 💔
Yesterday, we were alerted that a mama cat had been killed 3-days earlier, leaving her two-week old kittens under an apartment building. Two incredible volunteers responded. One crawled underneath the building to reach the babies. Four kittens were pulled and rushed to a vet office that graciously agreed to the drop-in visit. Two babies had already passed. The remaining two were suffering so severely that the kindest gift was to give peace. 🌈
Today, we were contacted about 3 newborn kittens left abandoned on someone’s porch since yesterday morning. Their mama had disappeared overnight with reports that a kitten was stuck halfway inside her. Again, two volunteers dropped everything and raced to help. Mama was found and rushed to another vet office. She passed away during sedation. 🌈 She leaves behind three fragile newborns who may still face impossible odds.
This is rescue.
It is grief.
It is exhaustion.
It is loss.
It is also love beyond measure.
And this is where we found our joy:
• What a privilege it is to have volunteers who will drop everything the moment we say, “There is an emergency.”
• What a privilege it is to have foster families willing to rearrange their entire lives, babysit bottle babies and kittens, take in last-minute kittens, and offer grace when chaos delays every plan.
• What a privilege it is to have veterinarians and vet techs answering our texts, calls, photos, and emails at all hours.
• What a privilege it is to have clinics willing to say, “Bring them now,” even without appointments.
Over the last 2 days, we have witnessed devastating loss. But we have also witnessed extraordinary humanity. 🥹 The beautiful, selfless, sacrificial hearts of our volunteers, fosters, drivers, veterinary teams, and supporters are what carry us through the hard times.
We were too late to save the babies under the apartment building. We were too late to save today’s mama.
But because of this incredible village, they did not suffer alone. And that matters. To every person who helped:
Thank you.
