Her littermates had names. She didn’t. They played; she slept in volunteers’ laps. They got adopted quickly. The lone black kitten with the flat, congested face didn’t. A medical checkup diagnosed her with a chronic upper respiratory infection, and what followed was a painful cycle: back to the NAC, flare up from the stress of the move, back to the … Read More

On a Thursday morning in late February, a litter of bottle babies – orphaned kittens too young to eat on their own – arrived at Humane Society Silicon Valley. They were days old, eyes still sealed shut, small enough to fit in your palm. By the time our logistics team had them settled, the planning for their care was already … Read More