Posted on 06/05/2010 12:33:14 AM PDT by hawkeye101
A kitten, believed to be about 6 weeks old, is now being cared for by the Animal Rescue League of Iowa after being found this week in the trash. ARL Director Tom Colvin says the baby girl kitten, now named Alley, was one of six kittens found by Waste Management workers in Des Moines early Wednesday morning. They were found in a garbage bag when one of their trucks came in and dumped its load, Colvin said.
Alley was the only kitten still alive. Colvin says Alley is very fortunate, not only to survive, but also because she seems comfortable around people and will eventually make a good pet for a family. Alley, fortunately, is very trusting of people, definitely likes people and always feels better when shes around people, Colvin said. Thats not always the case with abused or neglected pets that end up in animal shelters.
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LOLOL! I like that story! I have a tortie and a calico/mix right now. Love those cats!
My DH took her 3 calicos and one tortie to the vet at the same time and the vet said something like “Hmmm — what a load of ‘attitude’ we have here!!
Amen.
Oh gosh, haha...we have one tortie out of the lot and she’s the one who just exudes cattitude.
“cattitude” - good one! That describes our girls perfectly. Our calico is, as usual, sitting on my lap. Unfortunately, when she has to share my lap with my laptop computer, she insists on lying on top of my wrists. Nothing else will do. It makes for more interesting cruising and typing, that’s for sure!
Love my kitties.
Welcome Alley.
The one I raised from a kitten, Friday, is a cinnamon tortie. She's definitely got a streak of piss and vinegar, when she's not being sweet.
One is a tortie-and-white named Mocha. One side of her face is splashed with cream. Longest hair I've ever seen on a cat, and she's apparently part Siamese. She started life as a feral, and she's the friendliest with strangers.
The third one, Artemis, is an older grouchy cat. Loves people, but I didn't know she hated other cats until after I adopted her. She's kind of a smoke tortie (smoke coloring in her ruff. Big kiwi-green eyes. She's kind of a hisser and pisser.
First tortie I ever had was a black tortie kitten, Spooky, I rescued from the alley behind my apartment building where she had been dumped. That cat was the absolute sweetest! Not much piss-and-vinegar in her, except that she would not become an indoor-only cat, which was her nemesis, as she was only a couple of years old when she just ran out one night under the wheels of a car.
Spooky is the reason I just adore torties today. I know there are many beautiful coat patterns in cats, but I am partial to torties. They have a little extra quirkiness.
Awww, now that really brings out the cat sap in me.
Funny thing is, our current tortie, Foot-Foot (white paws) has also chosen to sleep on our son's pillow, just as her predecessor did when he was a baby. She is going to be very unhappy when he starts college in another year. I don't know whether she'll move across the hall to join our younger son or just keep vigil in her customary spot. It's one of those times I wish I could explain it to her. Poor dear.
What a beautiful cat - and extra warm on winter days!
Your description of your kitties is really cute!
Agreed. Anyone that can do this to poor, defenseless kittens could do this to defenseless baby as well. I am sick about this, I love my 3 kitties so much...I am just beside myself when I hear stories like this. However, the fact that Alley survived is by the grace of God. If she were nearer to or in Ohio, I’d adopt her in heartbeat!
Felis domesticata beats Homo sapiens almost every time.
Felis domesticata beats Homo sapiens almost every time.
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