Kittens Rescued kitten litters are carried in...

Kittens

Rescued kitten litters are carried in fruit crates, laundry

hampers, boxes and baskets and sometimes in people’s arms. There

seems no end to the babies being born in back yards. These newly

rescued kittens make up quite a mixed group of siblings -- two

Siamese mixes named Sugar and Honey; three torti calicos named Zowie,

Buttercup and Cinnamon; and two very unusual sable brown tabby’s

named Bear and Ashley.

Real-estate agent Sylvia Whyte has worked with Community Animal

Network as a good citizen rescuer for more than two years and has

moved this litter and many others to safety. She comes across animals

needing help by walking Costa Mesa neighborhoods with her business

materials in hopes of meeting prospective home sellers. But, because

she is a cat lover, it doesn’t take long for her to pinpoint the

homes that populate the area with cats. She has spent a lot of time

educating well-meaning backyard feeders who accidentally turned into

backyard breeders. Whyte provides a valuable service to the

pet-loving community by being part of the spay and neuter solution.

Memorial Notes: Billy the tabby cat, who was rescued by Pamela

Primm from Regal Beauty Supply in Costa Mesa and then diagnosed with

kidney disease, was humanely euthanized after having difficulty

breathing and going into renal failure. We were saddened, but pleased

that we were able to provide him the medical and supportive care he

needed.

If you would like to help other local animals, you may send

tax-deductible donations. Just memo: Tax ID 33-0971560, “In Memory Of

Billy,” and send your donation to Community Animal Network, P.O. Box

8662 Newport Beach, CA, 92658.

The Community Animal Network is a community-supported animal

organization linking people and pets through community action. See

other animals available for adoption at https://www.animalnetwork.org,

or stop by Russo’s pet store at Fashion Island between noon and 4

p.m. on weekends. For more information, call (949) 759-3646, or write

to the Community Animal Network at P.O. Box 8662, Newport Beach, CA

92658.