Who could toss these babies in the trash?

I had an email today from Emma, a lady we have worked with in the past to get vet care and homes for kittens. Here is what she told me:

So another sad story. I went out to my dumpster at my apartment complex late last night and found very small kittens. Two had already passed away and the two that were left were in bad shape. I took them both in my home and warmed them up and cleaned them up.  They were both skinny, flea infested, with gunky eyes, and listless. One has a hernia, I believe, also. I picked off a ton of fleas because I figured bathing them would be too stressful in their fragile state. They are about three weeks old. They are not litter trained yet either. I got them to eat kitten wet food and to drink water.

“I’m actually very happy they made it through the night.  They look better this morning. They are walking around, but sleeping lots still. I am taking them to the Kenny and Fifth Animal Hospital to get a check up and find out what the best thing for them will be. The kittens are very friendly and just want to be held.”

Just a while ago, I had another email from Emma with the photo at the top of this posting. She had taken the two to the vet and they gave these tiny boys a dose of dewormer and Lysine for their colds. The vet’s office told her to wash them with Dawn Dish Soap to get rid of the fleas, as they were two small even for Capstar. They are only about three weeks old. One weighed eight ounces and the other was eleven ounces–the tiny boys were not even a pound.

Emma is going to take care of them and will return them to the vet in two weeks to get them checked out again. I told her we would help her find homes for them when the time came to do that.

I am sitting here now trying to keep from crying. Who would throw tiny kittens in a dumpster and leave them to die?

I want to change the world to make it a place where there are not so many kittens that people think it is okay to just consider them trash and leave them in the garbage. My heart aches for the two that did die amongst the litter. But my heart also bursts with joy to know that people like Emma exist who save creatures from this horrible fate. One day, I want to live in a world where kittens are valued and cherished, treated like rare jewels, not unwanted banana peels.

With all of us working together, that day will come.

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