Toto The Tornado Kitten

[Are_grits_groceries]

On June 2nd of last year, a violent tornado ripped through western Massachusetts, carving a swath of destruction that could be seen from satellites.

A tiny 6-oz kitten was an unlikely survivor. Plucked from a high branch by a tree worker, the grey and white kitten quickly endeared himself to all who came in contact with him. No one knows what he went through, or how far he had been carried. Rescue workers named him Toto.

No one could resist petting the wee kitten. Even Police Chief Dawn M. Charette, who is allergic to cats, gave him cuddles and scritches.

“After what we saw out there, that kitten was like a symbol of hope,” she said. “I saw guys, I mean big, tough cops, just break down when they saw that kitten.”
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http://mousebreath.com/2012/04/15/toto-the-tornado-kitten-now-a-celebrity/

Hope and resilience come in all sizes!

[xchrom]

1. yay Toto!

[dipsydoodle]

2. GD

The home of all good kitten posts.

[malaise]

3. Awwwwwwwwwwww!

Meh kitty indeed

[enlightenment]

4. That's a lovely story, and

it's great that Toto's people have written a book to help out the Animal Rescue organization that helped save his life.

Very cute kitteh (as I remind my furry behemoth that swinging from the hanging light in the kitchen is simply not acceptable - even if there is a giant moth fluttering around . . .) !

[OnyxCollie]

5. Lookit that little baby!

[hifiguy]

6. Mega-squeeee factor!

I hope the little guy has a great forever home.

[joeybee12]

7. Mega - AWWWW! KNR

[emilyg]

8. Love Toto.

[Howler]

9. YAY SPLASH!!!!

What a big heart!!!!

[asjr]

10. I saw that kitty and all the things

I have been bitching about this morning just flew out the window.

[marshall gaines]

11. way to go,toto

thank god???

[MNBrewer]

12. Kittehs are magical creatures!

[meti57b]

13. a big awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww for the little kitteh!!!

[Liberal_in_LA]

14. awww. so cute

[eridani]

15. OK, I've jsut rethought my initial opposition to kittehs in GD

(As opposed to the Lounge or the Pets group.) Squee factor just too high.

[Cleita]

16. A little newborn. It's sad to think of what happened to the mom and litter mates.

[Blue Owl]

17. Wonderful!

What a sweetie.

[CatWoman]

18. a kick for Toto

great find, Grits

[hamsterjill]

19. Goodness in humans

Great story! I love it when humans make me smile by their acts of kindness. It's way to rare these days when that happens.

Long life to Toto and his marvelous adoptors!

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

20. Tornado Cat approves of this story:

[Rhiannon12866]

21. K&R! OMG! What a tiny miracle!

Thank you so much for posting this... Wonderful story and the pic is beyond words.