First night with the kittens is a success, even though I was a nervous wreck. Photo included

[Jilly_in_VA]

26. I volunteer in our local shelter

Specifically, in the stray cat hotel. We get a LOT of kittens, a lot of feral ones, and a lot of feral moms too, some with their kittens. The kittens do pretty well if we can get them in foster homes, and we have a lot of folks who enjoy fostering kittens. They all get fixed before they get adopted. If the moms aren't able to be socialized well, they go to our Barn Cat program for working cats, where cats who are basically non-social are adopted out and placed in situations where they live in barns, workshops, stables, businesses, etc. for the purpose of rodent control. Some of them become rather social, as my two did...they are all over me at feeding time! Barn cats are also altered before being adopted. So there should be a future for your babies. We're also beginning a Community Cat program for folks such as you who feed small colonies. We'll give spay/neuter vouchers for the kitties they trap and bring to the vet. Then they can release them back and the cats won't continue to breed. At least that's how I understand it. They'll also have an ear "tipped" so humane officers recognize them.