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Abandoned dog adopts kitten after pair are rescued from ravine [w/video]
Metro [UK] ^
| 22 May 2013
| Mark Molloy
Posted on 05/22/2013 9:28:32 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows
A loving dog has adopted a baby kitten after the stranded pair were rescued from a ravine in South Carolina.
An animal welfare officer was called to the scene in North Pointe Creek last week after a resident heard the Shih Tzu mix’s screams.
Animal control officer Michelle Smith was surprised to find the dog protecting a five-week-old kitten tangled in bushes at the bottom of a small embankment.
‘I didn’t know what to think,’ she explained. ‘I was shocked and surprised.’
‘I’m thinking that it just couldn’t get back up with the kitten, and I don’t think it was willing to leave the kitten.’
The pair are now being cared for at Anderson County P.A.W.S, where the five-year-old canine has been caring for the young kitten.
‘It would be like one of us seeing a neglected or abandoned child and taking it under our wing,’ said shelter director Jessica Cwynar.
She said the dog was going through a ‘pseudo pregnancy’ and producing milk for the kitten.
‘She’s producing some, but not all that the kitten will need nutrition-wise,’ she added, saying the kitten was also being bottle-fed.
The shelter is hoping that if the dog’s owners come forward they will also be willing to adopt the kitten.
TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: kittyping
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posted on
05/22/2013 9:29:30 PM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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SC kitty ping!
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posted on
05/22/2013 9:31:13 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Slings and Arrows
Nice story after a few depressing news weeks.
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posted on
05/22/2013 9:31:20 PM PDT
by
The KG9 Kid
(Demand Common Sense Nut Control.)
To: The KG9 Kid
Yeah, especially after all the Gosnell testimony.
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posted on
05/22/2013 9:34:50 PM PDT
by
Slyfox
(The red face of shame is proof that the conscience is still operational.)
To: Slings and Arrows
To: Slyfox
Too bad the human race doesn’t have the humanity of a typical dog.
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posted on
05/22/2013 9:50:34 PM PDT
by
gspurlock
(http://www.backyardfence.wordpress.com)
To: Slings and Arrows
Precious. Hope they can stay together. Thanks for posting
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posted on
05/22/2013 9:57:03 PM PDT
by
patriot08
(NATIVE TEXAN (girl type))
To: Slings and Arrows
Precious. Hope they can stay together. Thanks for posting
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posted on
05/22/2013 9:57:36 PM PDT
by
patriot08
(NATIVE TEXAN (girl type))
To: patriot08
You’re welcome, and agreed.
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posted on
05/22/2013 10:15:38 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: gspurlock
Humans could learn a lot from animals about compassion and love.
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posted on
05/22/2013 10:23:05 PM PDT
by
yorkiemom
(will)
To: Slings and Arrows
This also too is truly a miracle. :)=^..^=
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posted on
05/23/2013 3:32:17 AM PDT
by
Biggirl
("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
To: Slings and Arrows
So sweet and cute! Good doggie!
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posted on
05/23/2013 3:48:13 AM PDT
by
jocon307
To: Slings and Arrows
Poor kitty, it’s going to grow up thinking it’s a Shih Tzu....
Nothing worse than a cat that runs around yapping at everyone that comes to the door........
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posted on
05/23/2013 4:38:04 AM PDT
by
Hot Tabasco
(This space for rent)
To: Biggirl
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posted on
05/23/2013 6:41:21 AM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: jocon307
Give that doggie some steak!
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posted on
05/23/2013 6:42:34 AM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Hot Tabasco
It could be worse. At least the kitty isn’t being raised by a Maltese...
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posted on
05/23/2013 10:23:22 AM PDT
by
lonevoice
(Today I broke my personal record for most consecutive days lived)
To: Slings and Arrows
A great story. Thanks for posting.
To: austingirl
My pleasure. That’s a feisty little kitten.
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posted on
05/23/2013 2:21:08 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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