Picture this: you are on your way to work. It’s pitch black outside since it’s still 4 A.M., and then you encounter something you did not expect.
In a nearby parking lot, you see a coconut water box, but it does not look like it was accidentally misplaced. There is likely something inside it.
You get close to it and open it only to realize that somebody had dumped furry babies inside and had left them on their own to starve in a random parking lot.
It’s essentially how our story starts today. A rescuer from Orange County Animal Services in Florida stumbled upon a box with two kittens in it, so he rushed to help.
Who Did This To Them?
More shelter staff rushed to help as the rescuer brought them in, and everyone was appalled by how somebody just left them in the cold on their own.
What’s even worse is that these rescuers accept all strays without an appointment. Whoever abandoned them did not even bother to look up this information.
They could’ve given them a chance, but they just didn’t care. Fortunately for the kittens, they were saved in time.
Amy Sullivan, who works at the shelter, told The Dodo: “We were saddened. We don’t know how long the kittens had been left out there without food and water before they were found, since they were dropped off when the shelter was not open.”
Both the kittens were underweight and sick. They suffered from respiratory infections, eye infections and dehydration.
A Bright Future For The Kittens
However, with veterinary help, they were slowly starting to recover. Shortly after, the Florida rescuers were even able to secure a foster home for them.
Sullivan said: “In foster care, they did become playful, happy kittens,”.
Shortly after the kittens were saved, somebody left another box of furry babies in the same place again. The rescuers were not really surprised.
It didn’t seem like something out of the ordinary. The rescuers posted on Facebook: “Every day during kitten season, the shelter receives dozens of kittens, some of them just weeks or days old. Most litters that come into the shelter are bottle baby litters, and their care is extremely labor intensive.”
The rescue emphasizes the importance of fostering cats. It gives them the chance to learn how to live in a normal house while waiting for their forever home.
Not just that, but sometimes these temporary homes can become permanent if the owners decide to make that decision.
They end by saying: “The kittens have recovered and were adopted. We hope that they have a lifetime full of love in their forever homes.”