What Elizabeth Grimes and her family discovered the other day, left them heartbroken. It was a beautiful day and the whole family was playing basketball in front of their house.
At one moment, one of the family members noticed something unusual across the streets. It was a cardboard box with a sign written on it. As they approached the box, they hoped from the bottom of their hearts it wasn’t what they feared.
The side of the box read “free kittens.” They opened it and saw four desperate kittens huddled together with nothing but an old pair of underwear to keep them warm.
The heartbreaking sight moved everyone. However, that wasn’t all. When Elizabeth moved the box, she found another note on the other side of the box, saying:
“This stray cat that would come to my door had babies under my porch. I don’t know what to do! I can’t afford to keep them.”
The kittens were in desperate need of help. They were starving and shivering, covered in fleas. The family quickly took them in and began providing them with the necessary care.
While caring for the kittens, Elizabeth decided to ask for help on Facebook. Fortunately, a kind-hearted person stepped in as soon as Elizabeth shared her plight.
The person wanted to foster three white kittens and the entire family was overjoyed. However, the black one was left behind. After thinking for a while, the family came up with a perfect idea for that kitten. Elizabeth shared in an interview:
“Just a few days before we found the kittens, my 9-year-old son’s guinea pig died. He was very brokenhearted. We had already talked about possibly getting him a kitten. So, when we found these, we told him he could pick one to keep. He chose the black one. It was the runt. He helps feed and care for her and he chose the name Cuddles. They’ve been two peas in a pod ever since.”
All four kittens eventually got their happily ever after, all thanks to this compassionate family who refused to turn a blind eye to them. Cuddles is now a loved and cherished family member who’s thriving in life just as she deserves.
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