Our story begins on a hot sunny Sunday morning the beginning of August 2007. The treasurer of Niagara Feline Friends walked out of his home and found three blue bins sitting in his driveway.  The bins had holes drilled on the sides and holes drilled on the top. The tops were duct taped shut. Coming from inside he could hear our cries of distress and our cries for help. He immediately put the bins into his car and drove to the one place he knew would be able to help us. He drove us to Niagara Feline Friends.  The volunteers were ready to help.

    They opened the first bin and out came the first group of us. There were 9 adult cats stuffed into one bin. Yes, 9 adult cats. There was hardly any room to breathe and no room to even move. As they watched us come tumbling out some of the volunteers began to cry. We were disoriented and dehydrated. Then they opened the next bin and 9 kittens came out and then the next bin and out came 9 more kittens. In this last bin was a poor little kitten with his eye infected and bulging out.  We were all so afraid and so scared of what was going to happen to us next.

    The next thing we knew, the volunteers were giving us fresh clean water and the best food we ever tasted. They were talking to us in such soothing voices and we knew everything was going to be better. We all started to calm down.

    After awhile we were given baths and our ears were cleaned and our nails were cut. It was like being at a spa. We were very dirty as you can see from the pictures. Our poor friend ended losing his eye because of the trauma.

    We weren’t quite sure what to expect in this next chapter of our lives but we were fortunate that we have all been spayed and neutered, tested for feline leukemia and FIV and have received the best of care and a lot of love. Some of us have been adopted and some of us are still waiting for a good home but we are now happy and at peace.

     This is the story of the 27 cats the Niagara Feline Friends received that summer. You can’t help but wonder what their fate would have been if the treasurer wasn’t home that day or never went out of his home.  It’s a terrible thing that someone did. It was just awful to see all those cats crammed into a bin like that. With the temperature rising quickly it was hard not to think what might have happened if they were not found on time. It’s something that stays with you.

    We are happy to report that all of the cats are in good health now and we have adopted many out. We have had to say good bye to Grace, Beth, Ellen, Crystal, Bridget, Maurice, Amy, Tai, Asia…..and a few others.

    This would not have been a success without the many volunteers Niagara Feline Friends has, the much needed monetary donations which were used to help pay for medical expenses, and the donations of many bags of litter and food. We thank you.