poor kittens and poor kitten's mother
i recently 'rescued' a cat who was aged just 2.5years and was pregnant with her fourth litter of kittens (that I knew of). the owner was obviously using the cat as a second source of income - and the cat obviously hated it's own home because it moved into a friend of mine's garage TWICE! (no 'Missing' notices went up).
The frist time she moved in, she gave birth 6 weeks later, so we went and found the owners and gave the cat and kittens back (not knowing the full story at that point)...the second time she moved in was just 9 weeks after giving birth to the aforementioned litter. She was so tiny and thin she looked like a young kitten herself - and she had not been neutered (despite the owner saying she would get her 'sorted out' at the Blue Cross cos she was on benefits).
Lets just say the little furbaby is much happier where she is now, her fourth litter arrived 3 weeks ago and she will be neutered once she has weened the kittens...
Why are some people so stupid and irresponsible?