New Foster Kitten: Emma

It was only a matter of time until another hard-luck kitten came into my life. Meet Emma, my new foster kitten who will be available for adoption very shortly. Emma was thrown from a car but she is doing fine thanks to the loving care of a local vet & his awesome staff.





She’s adorable, right? She purred during her bath and gave us thank-you-for-saving-me kisses.

Wait a second — don’t get all caught up in the cute. Stay with me here. Aren’t you all about the outrage?

  • She was thrown.
  • From. A. Car.

It’s par for the course around here, unfortunately. Michigan is the heart of the auto industry, after all. Now that I think about it, every region has its own way of torturing animals. In Puerto Rico, they throw animals off bridges. Maybe a car is more humane.

(Assholes.)

It’s a sick, sick world. Go donate to your local animal rescue or volunteer some time.

4 Responses to “New Foster Kitten: Emma”


  1. 1 colio2007 October 13, 2007 at 7:50 am

    sweet baby!

  2. 2 Average Jane October 13, 2007 at 8:15 am

    I do a lot of volunteer work with animal charities and it’s hard not to be in a constant state of outrage about the way people treat animals. (The only bright spot is seeing responsible pet owners come to the low-cost spay and neuter and vaccination clinics.)

    I realized the other day that each one of my cats has an unfortunate story:
    Velcro - tied into a pillowcase and left in a Salvation Army drop box
    Xena - taken from a cat hoarder
    Velvet - kicked out of the house by her owners and left to wander the streets

    It makes me want to save ALL THE KITTIES.

  3. 3 HRWench October 13, 2007 at 3:22 pm

    Hopefully there is a special hell that people who are cruel to animals go to when they die.

  4. 4 bethany October 13, 2007 at 3:31 pm

    how can somebody look at that cute little face and throw it out of a car? People never cease to amaze me with their cruelty.

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