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#GivingTuesday • Help Us Stay Afloat!

Join us as we celebrate the global phenomenon that brings people together to support their favorite charities. It's called #GivingTuesday and TODAY IS THE DAY!

Help us stay afloat with a tax deductible gift so we can continue our life-saving efforts. To date, we've saved over 400 cats and kittens and ensured our foster kitties get the best homes possible. We never get a day off, but we love what we do. The problem is we can't keep our doors open if we don't have funds to provide food, vet care, and more to our foster cats.

Join us with a donation. Just click the DONATE TODAY button to the right or use one of this quick links:

To donate $5: https://www.paypal.me/kittenassociates/5

To donate $10: https://www.paypal.me/kittenassociates/10

To donate $25: https://www.paypal.me/kittenassociates/25

To donate whatever you wish: https://www.paypal.me/kittenassociates/

To mail a check, make it out to: Kitten Associates, P.O. Box 354, Newtown, CT 06470-0354

Rather keep our cats fed? We are in DIRE need of cat food (again!) Pop over to our wishlist (or use the button on the right) and choose anything you like. We love cat food!

Thank you for being part of our rescue family!

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Now We Are Six

When we opened Kitten Associates in 2010, we had no idea that one day we'd be able to say that our little rescue has helped save over 400 lives, most of them, the most fragile of all-kittens.

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We haven't had a day off, taken a vacation or had a quiet home since. It's a lot of work to keep the doors open and to keep bellies full, but somehow with the grace, compassion and love of our many supporters, it all comes together.

Helping people is also a big part of what we do. We've recently opened our Cat Behavior Counseling service to help keep cats with behavior issues from losing their homes. Through our certified Counselor, we can provide answers to those tough questions of why our cats do what they do (especially when they do "it" on the rug instead of in the litter pan). It's a free service and if you need help you can contact us at info@kittenassociates.org

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©2016 Robin AF Olson. Mr Peabody, Slinky and his sister, Beanie were in a kill shelter, but today they love life in the safety of their foster home at K.A.

We also aid other rescues or people who have fallen on hard times provide for their cat's care. While our resources are limited, we always do our best to find a solution, including getting help for 22 unsprayed cats in one home.

This year we expanded our foster home network so we can do more. Our hope is that one day soon to be able to make over our very worn down foster room. We want to turn it into an enriched environment that's easier to maintain and can hold more kittens, safely. We hope you'll stay tuned for more news about our foster room makeover and take part in making our next dream come true. SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER (to the right) so you don't miss a thing!

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©2016 Robin AF Olson. Emma, just 3 years old, learns how to be gentle with foster kitten, Mr Peabody.

To our foster families, our volunteers, our adopters, and donors: THANK YOU for being part of our life-saving team. What we do is truly a team effort and for that we are most grateful.

To our next 400 rescues...we're coming for you!

Robin AF Olson, President & Founder, Kitten Associates

Two Kittens, Twenty-One Toes!

Born on April Fools Day 2016, Annie Jones & her brother, Andy aren't joking about their massive paws. They each have 21 total toes! Most cats only have 18. Having extra toes is called, Polydactyl. We call it CUTE! ANdy paws
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Annie and Andy are available for adoption RIGHT NOW so hurry and put in your adoption application because these two cuties are going to get adopted fast. They're friendly, confident, affectionate, playful, curious and adorable. They've even lived with and bossed around two big dogs!

We realize it's asking a lot, but we're determined to find ONE home for BOTH kittens. If you're an approved adopter, we'll drop their adoption fee to just $200 for BOTH kittens. They're fully vetted, have their vaccinations done, and have been spayed, neutered and microchipped.

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Annie Jones

If you'd like to apply to adopt these kittens just fill out our Pre-Adoption Application HERE.

Latest Blog Post

Help Pom Pom Walk

We tried. We tried so hard, but now we need you.

Pom Pom Pomegranate has no chance of walking without discomfort unless we remove her back left leg. It’s taken us 10 months, specialist visits, tests, treatments, and zillions of hours of physical therapy to come to this decision. We need all of you to make it happen.

We need to raise $6,000. by March 9^th.

Give Pom Pom the gift of less pain and a chance to walk more easily.

You can use PayPal

Venmo @KittenAssociates

Checks: made out to Kitten Associates, P.O. Box 354, Newtown, CT 06470-0354

Why Now?

Pom Pom is almost a year old. Her body will not improve beyond what we've been able to do for her.

Imagine you have to keep your leg stretched out. You can’t bend it. You can’t support yourself on your foot because it bends backward at an awkward angle. The weight of the malformed leg forces your back to twist unnaturally. It causes shocks of nerve pain. How can you live like that?

Pom Pom can’t continue to live like this.

We know there are surgical risks. We’ve done extra testing to be as safe as we can be. Will this surgery make everything perfect? No, but her back leg hinders her mobility, so we feel this is her best option. We have to try for Pom Pom.

We can do it with you by our side.

Your gift is tax-deductible as we are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.