When stray kittens and dogs get picked up by animal control services, they can only stay safe for so long.
As we all know, the people who work these jobs are doing their best to take care of a huge population of stray and orphaned animals. Still, each of these temporary homes is limited in what they can do—and once too much time has passed, the animals have to be euthanized.
That was the same fate that was soon to befall Deb, the adorable little kitten in this story.
Deb was three-and-a-half weeks old while she was staying at a homeless animal shelter in Tampa, Florida.
Things were not off to a good start for little Deb. Volunteers picked her up all by herself in Tampa and she did not appear to be in a good health. Her eyes were crusted over, she was severely dehydrated and significantly underweight. It was reasoned that whoever Deb’s mom was must’ve accidentally lost her or left her behind while moving her litter around. Because she was in such rough shape, she was put on the equivalent of “death row” for kittens.
Fortunately, someone saved Deb’s life at the last possible second.
St. Francis Society Animal Rescue, a Tampa-based non-profit, was able to swoop up Deb and save her life!
Deb was saved just 30 minutes before she was set to be euthanized. After she was rescued, she was placed in foster care where she started to get the help she needed. Still, according to an interview with Love Meow, Lisa from St. Francis Society Animal Rescue said it’s still something of a struggle:
“She’s on clavamox and eye meds. She won’t drink from a bottle, so her foster mom is drip feeding her and Deb is trying to eat a tiny bit on her own . . . She has a long road ahead of her, but is definitely a fighter!”
Although the story of Deb’s rescue is heartwarming, it also calls attention to the crisis of stray animals across the country.
Stories like Deb’s show how important it is that we consider adopting or fostering animals rather than buying animals from a breeder or even breeding the animals yourself. There are so many dogs and cats without homes that just a little bit of kindness can go a long way.
At any rate, congratulations to Deb on her new home!
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