Abandoned Kittens Found in Neighborhood Spark Rescue Effort
TOKYO -โ A pair of โyoung kittens โdiscovered in a residential neighborhoodโ have prompted โคa swift response from local animal welfare volunteers, raising concerns about a potential increase in pet abandonment.โค The kittens,described as a brown tabby and a white-gray,were found needing rescue and care,leading volunteers to believeโข they โwere recently kept as indoor pets.
Tomoeโฃ Sakagami โขof the animal โคwelfare association watashini Dekirukoto, was contacted โขby โฃa resident, Aya Hasegawa, regarding the strandedโ animals. Sakagamiโค assured Hasegawa they would “protect the animal and โฃlook for its โowner. If the โanimalโ does โnot show up, we will look for โฃa foster parent.”โฃ Hasegawa, along with two other โindividuals who โhappened upon the scene, Mr. Aโข and Mr. B, assisted in theโ rescue operation.โ Mr. A volunteered toโค temporarily โhouse the brown โtabby kitten.
The rescue proved challenging, as the white-gray kitten exhibited extreme โwariness. “The brown tabby cub entered the carrier right away, but the white-grayโ cub is โคvery โฃwary โand is having โขa hard time,” Hasegawa reported. Sakagami then arranged โforโข her sister to bring a trap to the location.
To entice the hesitant โkitten, Sakagami advised using a strongly scented food.Hasegawa recalled, “It’s karaage, right? My sister taught me about โคit.” Sakagami later exclaimed, “Okay! Karaage-kun is amazing!” upon the kitten’sโค accomplished capture. โVolunteers โคemphasize thatโ strongly scented foods are particularly effective in โattracting โwary cats during rescue โฃor protective efforts. โขThey recommend liningโ traps with newspaperโข or towels to prevent injury and reduce visual โstress for the animal.
