31/08/2025
This is the story of The Kitten in the Drain. It's a true story that we were involved in back in July. We are hopeful for a very happy ending for little Midnight and her siblings!
We were alerted by a volunteer about some tiny kittens and a mama at a local hospital. Mama was caught first, but during the course of bystanders trying to catch the kittens, they fled through a courtyard and little Midnight ended up in the bottom of a drain. We think she ran over the grate and, being so small, fell right through.
There was no way to get the grate off. The drain connected to a maze of pipes that led under the massive building. For several days the volunteer was able to lower food and water down into the hole while we tried to figure out what to do. Midnight was barely old enough to eat on her own.
Heavy storms and rain were coming and we had to do something fast or she would drown. The volunteer worked with staff and was able to have the grate removed so that a trap could be lowered into the hole. It was replaced, covered with a tarp, and we waited. After a few hours, little Midnight was safely in the trap and was lifted up out of the hole to safety!
Turns out Midnight has siblings that had been seeking shelter under a commercial dumpster. To our horror, the commercial dumpster was moved and a new one put in. We were terrified the kittens had been crushed.
But these kittens are fighters. They survived days without their mom, almost drowning, and almost being crushed by heavy equipment.
The miracle kittens are now ready for adoption! We will be introducing Midnight, Starfish, Garfield, and Smokey Joe. Little Merida has found her home with one of the employees who helped save her! They are truly little miracles!
