Pet of the Week

“Spring’s Dumpster babies have arrived, just days old with umbilical

cords still attached,” says DiAnna Pfaff-Martin, founder of the Community

Animal Network. “The network needs donations for kitten formula to be

able to rescue these little ones.”

Four newborn kittens without a mom drink one 24-ounce can of kitten

formula a week for six weeks, Pfaff-Martin said. To deliver a healthy

abandoned kitten, it costs an average of $300 to feed, medically treat

and neuter, she said.

“If everyone reading this wrote a check for $25, it would feed four

kittens without a mama for a week,” Pfaff-Martin said. “We need

volunteers to bottle feed and to be foster homes too.”

Donations have dropped 75% since Sept. 11, she said.

See other animals available for adoption at o7

www.animalnetwork.orgf7 or stop by Russo’s pet store at Fashion Island

between noon and 4 p.m. Saturday. A purebred Maltese male will also be

featured. The store will be closed Easter.

Information: (949) 759-3646, or write to the Community Animal Network

at P.O. Box 8662, Newport Beach, CA 92658.