(5 Jun 2025)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
New York – 4 June 2025
1. Various of kitten
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Hannah Shaw "Kitten Lady," Humane Educator and Kitten Advocate:
"So kitten season is the time of year when the weather is warm and shelters are unfortunately being absolutely inundated with kittens. In the United States, we see about 1.5 million kittens entering shelters every year. And most of them will come into shelters during May and June. So this is a time of the year where shelters need all hands on deck from the community to help out through fostering."
3. Various of kitten
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Hannah Shaw "Kitten Lady," Humane Educator and Kitten Advocate
"Cats are out and about and breeding more and then also the survival rates of the kittens outdoors are higher because of the more temperate weather. So as the temperature is warmer, we can expect to see more kittens both being born and surviving long enough for somebody to find them, scoop them up, and bring them into the shelter. And then we do see regionality in terms of like how many kittens are entering shelters. So for example, the South Atlantic is by far the hardest hit region in the United States. And then, we kind of have like the South Pacific and areas around Texas, all around the southern part. Kittens season is longer, it’s a harder hit region, and then as it goes north, there’s fewer kittens. Although I will say, no matter where you are in the United States or truly anywhere in the world, kittens need you if it’s warm outside."
5. Various of kitten
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Hannah Shaw "Kitten Lady," Humane Educator and Kitten Advocate
"Yeah, a lot of people don’t foster because they think it’s going to be this huge cost, but fostering actually only costs you time and love. So when you foster for an organization, that kitten is part of the organization. So they’re going to cover all of their vet appointments, they’re gonna cover all or most of the supplies, and then the food is often covered."
7. Various of kitten
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Hannah Shaw "Kitten Lady," Humane Educator and Kitten Advocate
"About a quarter of a million kittens, unfortunately, don’t survive in our shelters every year. And that’s something that we can all help out with by fostering. You don’t have to have experience. You know that’s, something that people will help you with. Personally, for me, that’s what I do for a living. I create resources to help foster parents learn how to do this. So you can access my resources on my Kitten Lady website. I’ve got videos, books, articles, everything to help you learn how to do it. The shelter’s gonna be there to mentor and support you. So I think a lot of the fear that people have about fostering, they might find that actually it is something you totally can do. It’s just scary because you haven’t dont it yet but it is something anyone can do."
9. Various of kitten
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Hannah Shaw "Kitten Lady," Humane Educator and Kitten Advocate
11. Various of kitten
STORYLINE:
Strawberry, Blueberry, JoJo and Mazzy were about 6 weeks old when animal rescuers coaxed them out of long metal pipes in the parking lot of a storage unit company. Meatball was a single kitten living in a cold garage with a group of semi-feral adult cats.
Spaghetti, Macaroni, and Rigatoni, meanwhile, were just 2 weeks old when the good folks of LIC Feral Feeders, a cat rescue in Queens, took them in and bottle fed them until they were strong enough to survive.
Consider these cuties the face of kitten season 2025.
===========================================================
Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/
You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/4732aef740b446b395ee0d3b2fee51b9
Author: AP Archive
Go to Source
News post in June 10, 2025, 3:05 am.
Visit Our Sponsor’s:
News Post In – News
