A couple weeks ago, while we were driving home, Courtney’s cat-dar went off and she spotted a couple cats, including a kitten, on the side of an exit ramp near our house as we were pulling off the interstate. It was a high-traffic area and a pretty dangerous place for kittens to roam. So after we got home, we got our cat carrier and went back out to the exit ramp to try to catch those cats and take them to an animal shelter.

We looked for about half an hour and saw only one cat, an adult that looked Siamese. It seemed pretty wary of us and would not come near us despite the lure of canned tuna. We did discover that the people in the office building right behind the exit ramp were leaving out food and water for the cats, so at least they were being fed. Nonetheless, it was a dangerous place to roam, so when we came home from our amateur trapping operation empty-handed, we e-mailed Independent Animal Rescue, where we adopted our black kitten Bingley last year, and told them about the situation.

While the shelter was full, one of the people who works there took it upon herself to go out to the location and set up traps. She e-mailed us a couple days later and told us she had caught two Siamese males, an adult and a 3-month-old kitten. Because there was no room at the shelter and because the adult male was pretty unfriendly, they neutered and re-released him. The kitten, however, was sent to another shelter for adoption, and the lady from the shelter said she would  continue to go trapping at that location.

Then, yesterday, we got another e-mail telling us that the kitten has already found a new home. From Romeo’s new family:

“We have already fallen so in love with this little kitty!  He seems to be adjusting well and already has the run of the house like he owns it!  He is a very relaxed and lovable lap-kitty.  Didn’t get the warmest of welcomes from our other two cats I’m afraid who are very territorial (and spoiled clearly!).  They were both kind of like who’s this furry little dude and why is he on my turf?  But they will adjust I am sure.  Some hissing back and forth which was to be expected but I was pleasantly surprised that Romeo hissed right back and stood his ground — he is fearless which is hysterical! ” :)

Also, the Independent Animal Rescue has a kitten cam up, livestreaming a litter of six kittens it’s fostering. Find out more about the kittens here.