Missouri Man Opens Two Bins Left On His Lawn Only To See 40 Tiny Eyes Staring Right At Him
It was a regular morning in St. Louis, Missouri, when a man noticed a car stopping in front of his house.
What happened next completely shocked him. Stray Rescue of St. Louis shared the details on Facebook:
“A man walked outside today to see a woman dumping two large totes in his front yard and taking off.”
He rushed over to the bins, stunned by what he had witnessed. The lids had holes poked in them, and when he opened them, he was faced with an overwhelming sight. Twenty tiny kittens were staring back at him.
Each bin was filled with kittens of all sizes, all trying to scramble out. With no sign of the woman who left them, the man gathered the bins and quickly brought the kittens to SRSL’s shelter.
Upon hearing the man’s story, the shelter staff were equally shocked. In the first bin, they found eight kittens around six weeks old. But the second bin held an even bigger surprise:
“When we opened this one … OH! Babies! Two adults and TEN babies.”
These kittens were old enough to eat on their own, but the tiny ones in the second bin were still nursing. Since the shelter was nearly full, the staff needed to find foster homes fast.
They posted an urgent call for help on Facebook, and by the next day, every kitten had a foster family.
The kittens from the second bin, dubbed the “Fried Green Tomato family,” were placed in a foster home where they could nurse.
Meanwhile, the “Sailor family” kittens from the first bin were split into foster homes in pairs and small groups of four.
Four of the Sailor kittens (Bilge, Rudder, Passerelle, and Lazarette) went home with the shelter’s foster dad Nathan, and they’ve been doing well, as Nathan shared with in an interview:
“They’re all doing great and adjusting to their temporary home. We have several people interested in adopting them already!”
Meanwhile, two more Sailor kittens, Halyard and Scupper, have also found a loving foster home and melted the hearts of their temporary family. Their foster mommy, Quinn shared:
“Halyard and Scupper are super sweet and cuddly! They always snuggle up to each other. They sleep with us every night and love to purr.”
Then, Quinn added:
“They immediately bonded to my boyfriend and think he’s their mom. They are so soft and snuggly. I love how sweet and cuddly they are.”
While their personalities started to shine through, Quinn noticed how different they were despite coming from the same place. She said:
“Scupper loves to play with the cat wand and is very rambunctious. Halyard is a little more reserved and loves to look out at the lake.”
The kittens are currently living with two dogs and five other cats, including two former SRSL residents. As much as Quinn adores them, she knows they’d do even better in homes with fewer animals. Luckily, her friends decided to help:
“My best friend, Autumn, saw me post Halyard and immediately sent in an application and was approved! My other friends, Shannon and Timothy, applied for Scupper!”
Soon, these kittens will be moving to their forever homes, but they’ll still be close to Quinn.
After a difficult start, these kittens and the others from the bins are finally getting the happy endings they deserve, all thanks to the kind man who stepped in when he found them abandoned in the two bins.
Quinn shares how excited she is for their future, and so are we! Stay tuned and follow SRSL on social media for more updates about these, after all, lucky fur babies!
