“The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look and do nothing.” -Albert Einstein
If you go to Georgia College, which, I’m assuming you do, you know that there are stray cats EVERYWHERE. Stray adult cats are awesome, because they all hang out together, people have plates of food for them outside, and they know how to take care of themselves. What’s not awesome is that sometimes the stray mothers get picked up or ran over or something happens to them and their kittens are left all alone. Adult cats know how to take care of themselves; kittens, not so much. If you see a stray kitten, please rescue it. It’s going to run away at first, but you can lure the kitten out with food.
It’s going to scratch and hiss at you and basically just go insane when you pick it up, but don’t worry, it’s just really scared.
If you find the kitten during the day, take it to the Animal Rescue Foundation. If ARF is full, take it to the Animal Shelter, also known as Animal Control. Don’t worry, the people at Animal Control are super kind and loving and the kitten (or any animal for that matter) will be fine. If you find the kitten at night, it’s up to you whether you want to take it back to where you live (which might be against the rules) or bring it to someone who lives in a place where pets are allowed. Keep the kitten there overnight (be prepared to stay up all night, it’s like a newborn baby) and take it to ARF or the Animal Shelter first thing in the morning.
Kittens just want to be loved. It won’t hiss at you for long. Hold it and love on it and it won’t hiss at you for the rest of the night. At some point you’ll catch it staring at you with those big ole kitten eyes, like it knows you saved it and it’s safe now. I believe that when a rescue animal starts to look at you like that…that’s when they know.
Rescuing an animal is very stressful and it’s a lot of work. This doesn’t matter when you really stop to think about what you’re doing, though. You are giving an animal a new chance at life and giving it more love than it has ever had. These baby animals are innocent and trusting. They don’t know what the world is like, so it’s up to people like you to bring them to a better place.
Important Contacts:
Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF)
Address: 711 S Wilkinson Street, Milledgeville, Ga 31061
Phone: (478)-454-1273
Hours: Monday: 11am-2pm
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: 11am-2pm
Friday: 11am-2pm
Saturday: 11am-2pm
Sunday: Closed
Baldwin County Animal Control
Address: 1365 Orchard Hill Road, Milledgeville, Ga 31061
Phone: (478)-445-5514
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm