Hannah, you have become one of my shining heroes. I so admire your dedication and professionalism and willingness and ability to reach out and educate and build bridges. You and Andrew give me so much hope for the future of animal care, and all of your followers do, too. It is so heartening to see so many younger generation folks pick up the banner and dedicate themselves to helping animals! Thank you for all you do.

I dont see the problem with you taking in a pregnant mother and her kittens. the mother will be spayed right after the kittens are weaned

There needs to be more debates on ethics while slow zooming in on sleepy cat tongues

Looks like a mumma was holding on till she was in safe space till she gave birth

why on earth would someone demonize you for taking in a pregnant cat???

One thing I don't get is the anger about actually taking in the pregnant cat. I can understand - now that I've watched this video - the spaying of pregnant cats due to lack of resources. But if a mother's kittens can be saved by someone like you, Hannah, WHY would anyone be against that?

“If I could help, why shouldn’t I?” Preach.

People act like hannah stuck Mia in a cage with a young un neautered male. All she did was foster this momma and help her have her kittens

6:30 Talking a bout really important things Camera: *slowly zooming in on a tounge bleep*

Seeing a homeless mama now in a safe, clean place happily feeding her kitties is a beautiful sight.

Hi, New Foster here. The first cat that I fostered was a less than a year old female, who happened to be pregnant, very early pregnancy. It was hard, but the pregnancy was terminated. Instead of 4 cats on the streets, now there's one very happy kitten being the queen of her new kingdom. She was gorgeous, so we had lots of requests for adoption, and we chose the best cat parents for her. My second foster is currently a mom and her 4 kittens. I thought the mom was feral, so I set everything up to take her outside with food and shelter, but... day 2 of her arrival, she approached me and layed her head on my leg. Now she's up for adoption, and her kittens are waiting to be old enough to be spayed and vaccinated. I am watching all your videos to learn how to socialize properly and how to take care of kittens if I happen to foster one. Thank you for everything.

With the whole pregnant cats getting spayed situation, my take is how far along are the babies. If it’s such a late term pregnancy like Mia’s is, and if there are foster homes available and willing to take them, then let the foster take the mom and help her along the way.

My shelter has an extremely high adoption rate. The multiple TNR programs have almost completely eliminated the feral cats in my surrounding cities and 80-90% of animals we get in are transports! So we don’t abort cat pregnancies unless the mother is sick and malnourished because we have the resources to care for them. I was admittedly a bit shocked when I visited a shelter down south that never attempt to place pregnant cats in foster homes- they are immediately spayed. But after doing some research about it and taking to people who work in those shelters, I completely understand that it is necessary for most shelters.

Rule number 1: adopt, don’t shop. Rule number 2: get your pets fixed.

The fact that people come at you with anger and you are able to calmly explain the situation with kindness and understand is incredible. Thank you for everything you do.

I honestly think that everyone is entitled to their own opinion, however, most of the people that "fight for animal rights" only think about their pets, don't even donate their time to those "nasty shelters" that euthanize animals due to lack of resources.

No better than a breeder? 😒 wow. I think people just want to judge and complain to make themselves look/feel better with out doing actual work. You're taking care of a cat that needs help and her babies. You didn't put her into this situation. You are just making the best of the situation. You owe NO one an explanation on which creatures you help, because you are actually helping unlike most people who try to find negativity instead of solutions. That said I'm impressed how patient you are and used this as a teachable moment. Keep up the great work! I'm sure you have a thick skin but don't let ignorant comments get to you 💙

Perfectly put! My shelter puts full term moms in foster when we can, because we can. People need to think about their anger around this on both sides and look within themselves. If you’re mad, what are you doing about it? I realized (thanks to you!) that what’s happening with kittens upsets me, so I started fostering. Blind anger without action is never a viable solution. Thank you for being the definition of an educator, and for addressing your own needs. It’s a good lesson for all of us.

I work in a shelter and the amount of pregnant ladies that come in be is staggering. While it does break my heart, I do understand the need to terminate pregnancies. I have fostered many bottle babies that have been “found” as well as “itty bitty” kittens. I have held dying cats and loves them when in their last moments. You do get burned out in a regular basis and just need a break sometimes.

I used to work at a spay/neuter clinic, and yes it's tough when the cat being spayed was pregnant, but what made it easier for me was realizing that the babies go to sleep with the mother and they do not suffer at all. They just don't wake up. And also realizing that all of the collective kittens who didn't have to suffer as strays made it easier as well.

"I was asked to help, I was able to help, and I decided to help." Exactly! That's much more productive and beneficial to these kittens than what a lot of people who try to backseat foster on social media can say they've done.

I'm sorry but WHY would people be upset and so pissed that you brought in a preggo cat? You had the room and I don't understand why this made such an impact.

I'm honestly shocked that there was ever even a debate about this particular situation.

I took my baby girl in 5 days ago to be fixed. They went through the surgery. She was pregnant but not far along. I felt horrible but thanks to you I feel better.

Taking a pregnant street cat is NOT the same as a breeder! Whoever said that has no idea what they're talking about! Breeders are concerned with the pedigree and keeping a breed "pure" to sell them for profit at a high rate. Similarly to dogs, keeping breeds "pure" requires inbreeding, which creates a genetic bottleneck and makes the likelihood of genetic defects and diseases go up. Plus advertising bred cats reduces the chance of rescue cats finding homes. Taking in a pregnant street cat, however, does a lot of good, even if it means more cats. For one, having Mama Mia give birth in a controlled environment instead of in the wild means there are now fewer potential feral cats, and, in turn, fewer feral cat offspring once those kittens grow up. This means there are now fewer potential un-spayed and un-neutered cats running around impregnating other cats, and their potential offspring aren't going to be running around, and so on. Taking in Mama Mia prevented dozens or even hundreds of cats from living on the street over the next few years. If the resources can be spared and you don't have to terminate, it's okay to bring these kittens into the world. If pure numbers were all that mattered, then what would stop us from just euthanizing stray cats on sight? There's so much nuance to this issue that it's wrong to insinuate that there's only one correct method for every situation.

I cannot believe that anyone would give you a hard time for taking her in when she was so close to giving birth. You had the space, time, and other resources and I completely agree with your statement/question of 'if we could save them, why shouldn't we?'. I'm just so thankful that she was rescued from the street when she was and that she didn't go into labour while still out there. Poor thing.

I think that if you have enough recourses to rescue a pregnant mama, like you do Hannah, then there’s no reason not to.

I know this is an old video that I'm commenting on now, 4 years later, but my daughter is a vet tech, and her veterinarian raised 5 premie kittens that were delivered early due to their feral mom getting spayed. We adopted 2 of those 5, my daughter took 2 and another friend took the other one, and those little kitties have brought so much joy to us.

Thank you as always Hannah for your unflinching dedication to education and honesty. You remain a personal hero.

Can I just say: This shouldn't have been a debate as it was Hannah's choice. That said, let me add my experience of pregnant cats: My cat Juno was thrown over the fence of an outdoor shelter when she was heavily pregnant. They kept the pregnancy, and she gave birth 3 days later. Her 4 kittens were adopted as soon as they were able as everyone wants a cute, small kitten. Juno was left behind until we adopted her a full 6 months later. Pregnant cats need your care too. All animals do. So please don't critisize where people put their efforts. Some people focus on kitten care, some on the old cats. Hannah chose to take in a pregnant cat. It's that simple.

I've never been a cat person but I've appreciated your channel and it's helped me TNR several cats that hang around my house. My initial motivation was to just try to stop cats spraying my house, but I've grown kinda fond of the little troublemakers..

Momma Mia looks so happy and comfortable. She almost looks like she is saying, "Thank you for caring for me and letting me care for my babies." Momma cats are such good moms.

You have a way of explaining confusing and sensitive topics in an enlightening way. Rock on Lady!

I love how you took a break from social media and gave this issue time and made such a rich in content video on this subject. I love how you think and you are soo interested in building bridges. I thought about you all week and I am soo proud of your response! Thank you soo much for your dedication and hard work!

I’m glad you took her on! Especially because it means you were able to save her kittens too. No one forced that cat to be pregnant (you aren’t a breeder!) she was found needing help. This is the help this cat deserves: a safe clean place to have her babies, with a person who can get them to good homes

This is called intelligence- social, emotional and intellectual. Thank you ❤

The fact that people question your judgment when literally all you do is work tirelessly to save as many kittens as you can shocks me. I would trust you to make the right decision and i know you would take care of Mia’s kittens and find them good homes.

We are NOT cat people, and really know nothing about them. I am so glad that your channel is out there because this past winter we began to feed a little stray cat who we knew was starving to death. She was so incredibly sweet and grateful that we became fast friends, and, well, we found out too late she was pregnant. We wanted to do TNR and just keep caring for her outdoors, but the vet refused to spay, saying she would be delivering within 24 to 48 hours. We have taken on the task of caring for her and the kittens in our home, and have had quite the steep learning curve, to say the least. Although I am proud of what we have done for her and her babies--and yes, we do plan to keep the mama--we are slowly starting to realize that people are not lining up to take these adorable little kittens. We are doing all we can to have them adopted out, and as we near the 12 week mark, are realizing that taking them to a shelter may be our only option. Our tiny house and limited resources are just not enough for three kittens growing into cats. All I can say is that we do the best we can, in a very difficult situation, and needless to say our Anna will be spayed asap.

We had to terminate my cat Dawn's pregnancy for two reasons. 1. She was impregnanted by her brother, we had already scheduled their spay and neuter but it was a couple of months away. 2. She is on the smaller size and the kittens were going to be to big for her to give birth to them.

On top of what you are saying (which I totally agree with), people are comfortable with being mean on social media because they're sitting behind a screen. That makes things a lot different. Keep up this tremendous job!

Currently fostering three 4 week old kittens that were dumped on a dead end road. If you spay and neuter BEFORE, then you won't have to worry about the implications of what could happen AFTER. :) I've been binge watching your videos today lol. Mama looks so happy

Thank you so much for making this video. I actually made some comments to people that were being nasty on your page about Mia. I tried to tell them that being negative to each other is hurting our cause. No matter what your opinion is on certain matters we all have the same goal and that is to help animals. I'm a foster for orphaned kittens and the shelter I go through has a Facebook page set up just for fosters. Sounds like a great idea right? Well most of the time it is but I have been attacked several times for the most ridiculous things and I was attacked again on there last night. Once I was attacked for posting a photo of this huge shopping trip I had made to get ready for kitten season but of course while I was shopping I picked up what I needed for my pets. So in the photo there is a big tub of tidy cats litter. Omg you would have thought that I was intentionally trying to poison the kittens with clumping litter😂. Most recently I posted a 15 second video of a foster kitten that was mesmerized by my shiny wedding rings. She was turning flips and trying to get them it was innocent cuteness. Within 5 minutes I had this long comment telling me that I was teaching the kitten to be aggressive and that it was probably going to be returned after adoption because of me. Every time I ignore it and just delete whatever it was that I posted to cause the "controversy". It still gets to me though. I have seriously considered leaving the foster program all together several times because of things said to me. Things like this can scare new fosters off it almost scared me off. Not to mention people that follow your page and are maybe interested in fostering then see all this craziness and bullying and it makes them not want to be involved. We need as many people as we can get! We need to learn to stop tearing each other down and start building each other up and being more supportive of each other.

The ethics remind of a triage situation. You would make an excellent human nurse. I love that you address being kind. It reminds me of Arthur Brooks who says we need to disagree BETTER. Thanks for explaining this!

I think what you did was heroic. You saved a momma cat and her babies. Those kitties will all find a loving home and can get fixed once they reach their age. I'm so glad you made this video because I wasn't sure what happens to a pregnant cat if she got fixed. Thanks for this video and saving Momma Mia.

I interned at a vet for two years. One day a homeless cat came in who was pregnant. the vet decided to spay her even though she was late in her pregnancy because we did not have the resources and no one was able to care for the babys as they all had children and pets of their own. if people get upset with spaying or not spaying a pregnant animal there is a simple solution: either volunteer to foster these babys are help with low cost spay and neuter programs. Thats the solution. Not yelling at someone who is doing everything in their power to help save these animals.

I love your emphasis on the 'able' aspect. As someone who loves animals, I have been faced with this aspect very bluntly, and I made a mistake. I was eighteen, in college, just moved out, and I got a cat. I should not have. I was unable to properly care for her due to my circumstances. I took this cat into an unstable environment when I myself hadn't even figured out how to live on my own, let alone care for another being. Her first year was so, so uncertain. I couldn't afford medical visits, or even food, and had to rely on others to help. These helpful others were very, very put out with me. I lost my job and was doing horribly in school. My primary concern should have been myself, but I had sabotaged that. There was even a time when I was so low that I was seriously considering taking her out and walking some distance and leaving her on a street corner. I am now extremely ashamed of those thoughts, but it shows just how unprepared I was. She is two years old now, and the light of my life. At some point I decided that since I chose to take her in, I needed to do everything in my power to give her the best life possible. She's the thing that gets me through those hard times. I want to do well in my job and in school to provide a better future for both of us. Pets can be so incredible and push people to their best, like she does for me now. But I look back on those dark days and the valuable lesson I learned: that it doesn't matter how much you want a pet, or how much you want to help, if you yourself are not able to. Assess your resources, situation, and ability before taking in anyone. Otherwise, you're doing much more harm for yourself and your little one than you are doing good.

I know this is a serious topic but Mama Mia looks like my late cat Cora and I'm crying a little. She was the best cat and Mama Mia seems to be too~~

I appreciate that you’re using your channel to influence people to be better human beings. The insights you provided on having healthy conversations is applicable to every conversation, not just ethical conversations around cat welfare. Your words are very powerful here and I’m glad that you said these things to encourage healing and community.

We really fricking need more people in this world like you 💔💔😭

Mama Mia’s tongue poking out at 6:34! So adorable. I hope your spirit is doing well after the tough week. 💕

Who ever has spoken bad about you for taking in a pregnant cat .. they seriously need To educate themselves .... I foster and rehome cats and I take on pregnant cats all the time .. I run my own cat sanctuary . Your videos have helped me so much this last 2 weeks . I’m weighing kittens now :) new hobbie lol

Hannah don’t listen to those comments. You are an outstanding role model, and you alone has made me want to become a vet and foster young cat families in need!

Cannot love this video anymore! Rescue here is Australia is awful at times and the politics and nastiness from some people are appalling I’m currently taking a break from it as it was affecting my mental health so I take my hat off to you Hannah you do an amazing job advocating for the voiceless and regardless of what anyone else thinks you made the right decision for yourself and for Mia you’re an inspiration to others and I hope you’re feeling better after a few days break xx

People have *got* to chill with one another. I'm glad the people are so passionate about various issues. Important issues. But it does NO good to be cruel to strangers on the internet who are just as passionate and trying their best to help. We must be as kind to one another as we are to animals.

I absolutely love the work you do. I'm an animal lover too. I would never want to terminate a life. I do understand that shelters have no choice at times. I've never fostered but I've recused many animals. I have seven now. God sent them to me and he has provided. It's very difficult. I love them and I'm committed to giving them a good life. You are an angel in my eyes. Blessings to you.

Wow. What a great response. This is exactly the kind of conversation everyone needs. Very well said!!!!

I completely understand fostering mom cats. When I was 15, I found out about shelters euthenizing neo natal kittens, and reached out to my shelter. They told me about their collaboration with a rescue / foster home network to save many of these kittens and pregnant moms. I signed on to volunteer, and fostered a mom and 4 newborn kittens. It was a great experience, but they had to share my room with me, so I didn't sleep much. The rescue was also really bad at returning my calls, so I had the kittens until they were 16 weeks old. . .

Thank you for posting this. I adopted a gorgeous little female cat many years ago who had been taken away from a feline hoarder, and it turned out that she had several illnesses and was not quite full term pregnant. The shelter had not spayed her because of the upper respiratory illness, but after I adopted her I opted to have her spayed. I did this after speaking with several vets and looking at shelters (completely crammed), and my own resources. Given that my little female was barely 1 year old, and had come from a hoarding situation, it was a sad and difficult decision, but I did opt to terminate the pregnancy. And while that was sad, she was able to devote the entirety of her bodily resources to recovering from all the illnesses. But I also got horrible comments, and I completely relate to what you experienced. So thank you again for posting this. I appreciate the thoughts that you discussed.

hannah is so kind and forgiving. i would have been so stressed and unraveled if i got any of those comments, but she just goes to understand the emotions behind the feelings.

Our CPSN policy is exactly like yours. Case by case and as resources allows. Also, we do not spay in the last term. You did the right thing regarding this mommy. Thank you for sharing this info. I hope it explains more of the behind the scenes decitions. The family is beautiful 💕

Hannah, you coming out and saying your side of things, when a lot of people are having heated debates about it to show how you feel about it. You standing up for yourself against all of the haters is amazing. Many youtubers I know would just let it slide, and just ignore it. But, standing up for yourself and explaining why you believe in it is amazing. It is amazing to see many people start fostering because of your dedication to these animals. You have been a big inspiration to me! Thank you for creating this AMAZING channel. You are my favorite youtuber.

Talked to my rescue manager about this video especially the part about compassion fatigue (which I'd love to see a video on just that) and she told me to post your video on our rescue website and ask all the fosters to watch. Thank you, this was well done and glad to share it.

You should be a public speaker. Well done. Mama cat is thankful for your wonderful heart. Happy to know that there is people like you out there in the world

Thank you so much for helping this pregnant mom and raising her kittens, I am so glad yo did the right thing and so angry that people would judge you for it, you saved those lives, they mattered, THANK YOU

I think, aside from the issues of resources, etc, ppl were also conflating the issue of pro/anti-choice among humans to cats. The very fact that we spay and neuter as a rule (almost) and euthanize to control our pet population proves we are not treating pets and people the same.

I'm so glad that you were able to take all the negativity that happened and channel it into this amazingly well thought out video. I love how passionate you are. You're such an inspiration in not only the kitten world, but the real one as well.

It's hard saving cats in my community. I now have a 7 month old kitten thats pregnant. Cost are alot . Emotions run high. TNR is the best For animals

I agree! I don't see any problem spaying a pregnant female cat for all the same reasons. The only time I've made exceptions is exactly the situation you have with Mama Mia. When they're full term, about to give birth and the kittens are viable I let mama have her kittens and I or a friend will foster. Finding people to foster is tough though! My house is full, OVER FULL right now, so I can't take on another one at the moment.

I agree with you 100% people are quick to criticise. Your doing good work

Beautiful, perfect, absolutely right-on-the-nose. If you can be kind to animals, you can definitely be kind to humans who are kind to animals. Issues like these are rarely black and white, and each animal deserves an individual care plan. I've fostered many kittens, and a number of moms and their litters. It's very rewarding, it's very difficult, but it's one of the best things you can do. Kudos to you and your mission -- you're doing a great job educating everyone!!! - T

It is very complicated. As you say, there is no room for hostility in a movement whose goal is compassion for all creatures. Love is absolutely always the answer.

This is a wonderful example of a useful gift: when the lemons are raining down, set up the lemonade maker and get to work. This was a good, friendly, articulate and thorough explanation that any reasonable person could learn from, and I admire the Kitten Lady for making unpleasantness into a teaching or advocacy opportunity. She is a remarkable woman.

An impressive argument which could be applied to so many issues we are having trouble discussing in our country today.

One of the hardest things I've ever had to do was say no when an outbreak hit. Every single healthy kitten was exposed and developed advanced disease in the shelter. I had healthy kids at home, healthy felines of all ages and every single one of us in the rescue had at risk felines in our homes. We tore ourselves to shreds looking for a non feline owner who would take these babies so they could recover. But at the end of the day everyone stood with our stomachs in knots and horrible, crushing depression as all of them were euthanized. Illness that could have been cured with only a little time and medication became a death sentence for kittens who were healthy days before. Every single one of them. Nothing is as heart breaking and exhausting and depressing and plain horrible as rescue work. In the end, one person made the choice. Because someone had to. And it wasn't me, because I was weak. Many times I think about what that choice still does to that person and how hard it was for them. I wanted to walk away and never return.

I wish there was you on KZfaq 20 years ago but I raised 4 one week old kittens . Keep it up and ignore the bullies

I've just discovered your channel and I'm addicted. I love seeing you nurture the tiny kittens, and I love how even-handed and nuanced you are in your discussions. You make a good point about lashing out anger on the wrong people. Thank you for the work you do. ❤️🐱

We're all fighting a tough battle in the world of animal rescue and those battles do not need to be going on with each other. Discussion on topics are important for growth but the have to stay civil. We're all here for one reason and that is the animals.

I fostered a cat...found out she was pregnant when I set up her spay date...had to postpone it because I felt them kicking (she was further along than they estimated) and lo and behold, she gave birth the night before her original spay date anyway...ended up fostering 4 instead of 1...oh well...onesie, twosie, threesie, and Azrael found forever homes...and I'd love to foster again when I have the time...just my work hours are pretty long and hard so Sweeney Todd's the only kitty for now

Amen sista!! You are doing a great service. It is a challenging process but I still feel you are doing a good thing. 👍

Thank you for your kindness and compassion for these precious kitties.

I'm so sorry that people are quick to let their passion overwhelm their words, often ending in immature or hurtful conversations (or lack thereof). It's not easy by any means doing what you and other animal welfare workers do, and I know there are a lot of difficult and heartbreaking decisions that need to be made at times. Thank you for continuing to stand up for the little folks despite the stress and emotional turmoil, and not only giving neonates a chance at finding a happy home, but for inspiring others to take action as well. I really hope that this video helps others learn to think carefully about their words and the impact of such, and to use their passion to come together despite their differences to do good for those that need it most. We can only move forward with each other's support.

Thank you so much for giving the context on the resources different communities have available to them. I had no idea D.C. has done such an incredible job of managing its stray population. Wow! The only thing I'd also want to mention is that some stray mama cats are in really poor health, and spaying them allows them the opportunity to recover and regain health so that they can either be TNRed or find their forever homes. Under certain circumstances, spaying a pregnant mama can prevent a whole lot of suffering for the mama, the kittens, and the humans involved.

You are doing amazing work! Thank you for helping Mama Mia and her sweet babies. ❤️

The opinions expressed in your video are well thought out and needed to be said. Thank you for creating this video. Beautiful babies thank you for saving those you can! Mama looks like a sweetheart!

I really appreciate this video. This is a topic that's so tough for people to wrap their heads around, and I'm hoping as more people watch this the grey area will seem less scary. I'm so grateful that we have such an amazing advocate to learn from, your vunerability is inspiring!

Taking a moment to invest a situation before jumping to conclusions is something we can all work on and benefit from in all situations in life, not just animal rescue. If only people could be nicer and more supportive to each other. Hannah you are a hero. Thank you for this video. I did not understand how people could be so adamant about these babies being terminated but your video has explained it very well.

Thank you for taking the time to talk about this topic and for all you do to save these beautiful kittens. It’s complicated and you are actually out there doing something and making a difference, unlike many who are critical and judgmental while doing nothing to help or alleviate the problem. I wish Mia and her kittens loving homes and long, happy lives! Thank you so much for being on the front lines and making a difference!

After we were basically forced to spay a pregnant cat of ours who was best friends with my daughter, people from the shady facility came and stole her from my yard. They also stole 2 more of my cats. They definitely got our address from the spay paperwork. We took great amazing care of our animals. My daughter was very bonded and Rosie was her best friend. They broke our hearts and 6 years later my daughter is still heart broken and we lost feline members of our family because these people decided to take it upon themselves to break into my yard or very close by and steal our pets. Putting traps near people's houses should not be allowed, some cats get out and none of my cats tolerate collars well, but I AM way more strict with keeping cats inside only now because of this trauma. Still, this never should have happened.

Best things about this video: !) Hannah's message 2) Mia's blep 3) Hannah's shirt

You’ve put a name to the dreadful feeling I get whenever I’m volunteering at the shelter - Compassion Fatigue! Thank you so much for the work you do, your videos are a gift to the world.

People dont need to be mean an say hatful things to you just BC you brought in a PG cat! Thank God for people like you who help these little creatures !!

I get that you understand, but anyone saying negative stuff about you taking on a pregnant mama and caring for them yourself, getting them all fixed and finding loving homes (not just sitting them back outside to reproduce) are just looking for stuff to be upset about. My goodness. You are doing such great work! Keep it up!!!!

Thank you, Hannah, for your massive emotional intelligence and amazing patience. This is a lovely, compassionate, reasonable and open-hearted response to what was (I have to assume) a huge volume of emotionally draining feedback. Thank you for taking care of yourself most of all. We need you. Thank you for taking a break when you needed it. 👍🏼

The first batch of community cats my boyfriend and I caught for TNR, two of the females were pregnant, and they terminated the pregnancies. It shocked us at first and made me sad. But after letting it set in, I totally understood why they did (like you said). And after all, we have spayed/neutered over 20 of the neighborhood cats. And have tried to keep the population from getting any larger. We have 2 new boys and 1 new female we are working on catching and getting fixed in the next few weeks. Thank you for being so awesome and such an inspiration!!!

Your energy, compassion, and eloquence in this video are on point. Thank you for sharing.

Thank you for everything you do. Taking care of a fullterm cat is an act of love. I wish people could just appreciate the love you share! 💖💞

Thank you so much for this video. It highlights a deep need in our current culture, for open mindedness and respectful conversation, especially under polarizing circumstances. Hearing your balanced view point was very refreshing, and highlights a quality of wisdom and thoughtfulness that I wish I saw in others. Thank you for being an advocate not just of animal well-being but also for fair-minded approaches to difficult topics!

We are lucky at our shelter they save every life that is viable. We have a Facebook group for our volunteers and our fosters so we can support each other. Last week alone we received more than 5 pregnant mommas and mommas with babies. I have fostered mommas and babies but mostly neonates. You can’t judge a foster program unless you foster. It is the greatest joy and sometimes the hardest job I’ve ever done.

You do the best you can, which is a lot better than most. Take care of yourself so you can take care of the animals you can. You do a great job.

Honestly you obviously have a deep desire and commitment to love, nurture, and sustain life! That’s a beautiful thing never ever let anyone influence this gift. Keep up the ambitious good work!