These kittens were among a litter surrendered at the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society. The kittens and mother were sent to live with a foster parent until they are old enough to be weaned and adopted.
A kitten drinks from a bottle Friday at the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society in Lewiston. When very small kittens are surrendered there is a frantic search to find a foster family so they can feed the youngsters, who need to eat every few hours. According to the foster coordinator, Angela Poulin, retirees and people who work from home make excellent foster parents for young kittens.
Brittany Johnson brings Zelda and her seven kittens Friday to the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society for a quick checkup and deworming. Johnson is fostering the young family until the kittens are old enough to be weaned from the mother and adopted. This is the second pregnant mother cat she has fostered. The program is always looking for foster families to care for mother cats and kittens, who are frequently surrendered.
Visitors at the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society can visit with kittens and cats as they try to narrow down their choices.
A large colony of kittens and cats at a Hartford home were rescued by the "trap, neuter, release" organization Cat Coalition of Western Maine.
Three older kittens wait Friday to meet their forever owners at the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society in Lewiston.
A sleepy kitten gives a big yawn Friday and piles up with other crate-mates at the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society in Lewiston.
A kitten in foster care is weighed at the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society in Lewiston after being brought in Friday with his seven brothers and sisters.
Foster coordinator Angela Poulin at the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society weighs a kitten Friday that is being fostered until it is old enough for adoption.
Foster coordinator Angela Poulin at the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society weighs a kitten Friday that is being fostered until it is old enough for adoption.
This young kitten sports a milk mustache on Friday after feeding from a bottle at the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society in Lewiston.
One of the many felines up for adoption Friday at the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society in Lewiston.
Cat Coalition of Western Maine helped trap and place several cats Aug. 15 from a house at 113 7th St. in Auburn. Calls like these are becoming more common, says Executive Director Stephanie Mains.
The Cat Coalition of Western Maine recently rescued this kitten from a home in Hartford.
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