Inside the No-Kill Kitten Nursery

He seems to still be hungry. The 24/7 work of the volunteers here is critical. Without them, the newborns would be euthanized.

The weeks-old kittens require special care that is provided by a combination of staffers, volunteers and foster caregivers.

Kittens are kept in aquariums equipped with heating pads because they are not able to regulate their body temperature.

Kara Obdenbaugh bottle feeds a kitten at the nursery.

A kitten named Tot is fed a nutritious gruel.

Some of it actually makes it into the kitten’s mouth.

Volunteers Kelsey Kazahaya and Nick Kim with the Spay and Neuter Project of Los Angeles work with the Best Friends Animal Society Kitten Nursery to relocate the kittens to animal shelters across Los Angeles.

Kittens that come to the Best Friends Animal Society Kitten Nursery without mothers are given a stuffed animal to cuddle with.

The Best Friends Animal Society Kitten Nursery’s goal is to save 9,000 kittens this year.

An orphaned kitten.

Foster program coordinator Elizabeth Pashley leads a new group of potential foster caregivers.

Laney, an orphaned kitten, is fed by bottle.