NEWS

Kitten season

The Columbus Dispatch
Apr 19, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; A five-week-old kitten waits while it's siblings go through intake at Cat Welfare. Kitten season, when shelters and rescues like Cat Welfare, in Clintonville, and Little Boo Rescue, that works with a network of fosters, are inundated with an influx of kittens this time of year, is said start in late April and goes through the end of October.
Apr 19, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; A five-week-old kitten waits while it's siblings go through intake at Cat Welfare. Kitten season, when shelters and rescues like Cat Welfare, in Clintonville, and Little Boo Rescue, that works with a network of fosters, are inundated with an influx of kittens this time of year, is said start in late April and goes through the end of October.
Courtney Hergesheimer/ Columbus Dispatch
Apr 19, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Five week old kittens nap in a strip of sunlight at a foster home with Little Boo Rescue. Kitten season, when shelters and rescues like Cat Welfare, in Clintonville, and Little Boo Rescue, that works with a network of fosters, are inundated with an influx of kittens this time of year, is said start in late April and goes through the end of October.
Apr 19, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Five week old kittens nap in a strip of sunlight at a foster home with Little Boo Rescue. Kitten season, when shelters and rescues like Cat Welfare, in Clintonville, and Little Boo Rescue, that works with a network of fosters, are inundated with an influx of kittens this time of year, is said start in late April and goes through the end of October.
Courtney Hergesheimer/ Columbus Dispatch
Apr 19, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Vet tech, Megan Martin, gets weights, gender, and does general intake on a five-week-old litter that was brought in to Cat Welfare.
Apr 19, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Vet tech, Megan Martin, gets weights, gender, and does general intake on a five-week-old litter that was brought in to Cat Welfare.
Courtney Hergesheimer/ Columbus Dispatch
Apr 19, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Olivia Thomas, 24, founder and director of Little Boo Rescue, feeds a two week old kitten at one of their foster homes. The litter of kittens was found orphaned at a day old.
Apr 19, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Olivia Thomas, 24, founder and director of Little Boo Rescue, feeds a two week old kitten at one of their foster homes. The litter of kittens was found orphaned at a day old.
Courtney Hergesheimer/ Columbus Dispatch
Apr 19, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; An adult cat watches the ongoings at Cat Welfare, from an elevated perch. In many cases kittens are adopted out almost as fast as they come in, but many more cats are looking for homes. “It’s a sad time of year, there’s so many great adult cats that need adopting too,“ says Gail Harbert, Program Manager at Cat Welfare.
Apr 19, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; An adult cat watches the ongoings at Cat Welfare, from an elevated perch. In many cases kittens are adopted out almost as fast as they come in, but many more cats are looking for homes. “It’s a sad time of year, there’s so many great adult cats that need adopting too,“ says Gail Harbert, Program Manager at Cat Welfare.
Courtney Hergesheimer/ Columbus Dispatch
Apr 19, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Bonded brothers, Marco and Polo play through the bars that separate them, while the one heals from eye surgery at Cat Welfare. Kitten season, when shelters and rescues like Cat Welfare, in Clintonville, and Little Boo Rescue, that works with a network of fosters, are inundated with an influx of kittens this time of year, is said start in late April and goes through the end of October.
Apr 19, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Bonded brothers, Marco and Polo play through the bars that separate them, while the one heals from eye surgery at Cat Welfare. Kitten season, when shelters and rescues like Cat Welfare, in Clintonville, and Little Boo Rescue, that works with a network of fosters, are inundated with an influx of kittens this time of year, is said start in late April and goes through the end of October.
Courtney Hergesheimer/ Columbus Dispatch
Apr 19, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Olivia Thomas, 24, founder and director of Little Boo Rescue, feeds a two week old kitten at one of their foster homes. The litter of kittens was found orphaned at a day old.
Apr 19, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Olivia Thomas, 24, founder and director of Little Boo Rescue, feeds a two week old kitten at one of their foster homes. The litter of kittens was found orphaned at a day old.
Courtney Hergesheimer/ Columbus Dispatch
Apr 19, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Vet tech, Megan Martin, gets weights, gender, and does general intake on a five-week-old litter that was brought in to Cat Welfare. Kitten season, when shelters and rescues like Cat Welfare, in Clintonville, and Little Boo Rescue, that works with a network of fosters, are inundated with an influx of kittens this time of year, is said start in late April and goes through the end of October.
Apr 19, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Vet tech, Megan Martin, gets weights, gender, and does general intake on a five-week-old litter that was brought in to Cat Welfare. Kitten season, when shelters and rescues like Cat Welfare, in Clintonville, and Little Boo Rescue, that works with a network of fosters, are inundated with an influx of kittens this time of year, is said start in late April and goes through the end of October.
Courtney Hergesheimer/ Columbus Dispatch
Apr 19, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Gail Harbert, Program Manager at Cat Welfare, does general intake on a five-week-old litter that was brought into Cat Welfare. Kitten season, when shelters and rescues like Cat Welfare, in Clintonville, and Little Boo Rescue, that works with a network of fosters, are inundated with an influx of kittens this time of year, is said start in late April and goes through the end of October.
Apr 19, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Gail Harbert, Program Manager at Cat Welfare, does general intake on a five-week-old litter that was brought into Cat Welfare. Kitten season, when shelters and rescues like Cat Welfare, in Clintonville, and Little Boo Rescue, that works with a network of fosters, are inundated with an influx of kittens this time of year, is said start in late April and goes through the end of October.
Courtney Hergesheimer/ Columbus Dispatch
Apr 19, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Adult cats snuggle up on a shelf out of the way of the busy kitten season at Cat Welfare.
Apr 19, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Adult cats snuggle up on a shelf out of the way of the busy kitten season at Cat Welfare.
Courtney Hergesheimer/ Columbus Dispatch
Apr 19, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; A litter of kittens wait to go through intake at Cat Welfare. Kitten season, when shelters and rescues like Cat Welfare, in Clintonville, and Little Boo Rescue, that works with a network of fosters, are inundated with an influx of kittens this time of year, is said start in late April and goes through the end of October.
Apr 19, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; A litter of kittens wait to go through intake at Cat Welfare. Kitten season, when shelters and rescues like Cat Welfare, in Clintonville, and Little Boo Rescue, that works with a network of fosters, are inundated with an influx of kittens this time of year, is said start in late April and goes through the end of October.
Courtney Hergesheimer/ Columbus Dispatch
Apr 19, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Bobbie Jo Coates, 29, spends time with an 11 month old torti, who is missing an eye. Kitten season, when shelters and rescues like Cat Welfare, in Clintonville, and Little Boo Rescue, that works with a network of fosters, are inundated with an influx of kittens this time of year, is said start in late April and goes through the end of October.
Apr 19, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Bobbie Jo Coates, 29, spends time with an 11 month old torti, who is missing an eye. Kitten season, when shelters and rescues like Cat Welfare, in Clintonville, and Little Boo Rescue, that works with a network of fosters, are inundated with an influx of kittens this time of year, is said start in late April and goes through the end of October.
Courtney Hergesheimer/ Columbus Dispatch
Apr 19, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; An adult cat watches the ongoings at Cat Welfare, from an elevated perch. In many cases kittens are adopted out almost as fast as they come in, but many more cats are looking for homes. “It’s a sad time of year, there’s so many great adult cats that need adopting too,“ says Gail Harbert, Program Manager at Cat Welfare.
Apr 19, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; An adult cat watches the ongoings at Cat Welfare, from an elevated perch. In many cases kittens are adopted out almost as fast as they come in, but many more cats are looking for homes. “It’s a sad time of year, there’s so many great adult cats that need adopting too,“ says Gail Harbert, Program Manager at Cat Welfare.
Courtney Hergesheimer/ Columbus Dispatch
Apr 19, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Mazin Mahrouqi, who is a grad student at Ohio State University, Kitten season, when shelters and rescues like Cat Welfare, in Clintonville, and Little Boo Rescue, that works with a network of fosters, are inundated with an influx of kittens this time of year, is said start in late April and goes through the end of October.
Apr 19, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Mazin Mahrouqi, who is a grad student at Ohio State University, Kitten season, when shelters and rescues like Cat Welfare, in Clintonville, and Little Boo Rescue, that works with a network of fosters, are inundated with an influx of kittens this time of year, is said start in late April and goes through the end of October.
Courtney Hergesheimer/ Columbus Dispatch