Boy who cared for mother cat and kitten is emotional when he learns who adopted them
This article tells the heartwarming story of a 10-year-old boy named Zach who fostered a mother cat named Tinker and her kitten Wendell. Despite initial struggles to find them a permanent home, the community came together to help Zach raise the adoption fee so he could keep the cats. With the help of strangers’ kindness, Zach learned valuable lessons about compassion and love. Zach, a 10-year-old boy with a heart of gold, found himself in a truly special situation when he decided to foster a mother cat named Tinker and her kitten Wendell. Zach had always loved animals and wanted to help those in need, so when he heard about these two felines in need of temporary care, he didn’t hesitate to volunteer.
At first, Zach had a difficult time adjusting to taking care of not just one, but two cats. Tinker and Wendell required constant attention, feeding, and playtime, and Zach found himself feeling overwhelmed. However, he never once thought about giving up on them.
As time passed, Zach grew to love Tinker and Wendell more and more each day. They had become a part of his family, and he couldn’t imagine his life without them. Unfortunately, the time came when Zach needed to find a permanent home for the cats, as his family couldn’t afford to keep them.
Despite his best efforts, Zach struggled to find someone willing to adopt Tinker and Wendell. It seemed like all hope was lost until the community stepped in to help. People from all over town heard Zach’s story and were touched by his love and dedication to the cats.
One kind stranger started a GoFundMe page to raise the adoption fee for Tinker and Wendell, and within days, the goal was met. Zach was overjoyed when he found out that he could keep the cats he had grown to love so much.
Through this experience, Zach learned valuable lessons about compassion and love. He saw firsthand the power of community and the kindness of strangers. He also realized the importance of never giving up and always fighting for what you believe in.
Tinker and Wendell now have a forever home with Zach, where they are loved and cared for every single day. Zach’s heartwarming story serves as a reminder that even the smallest act of kindness can make a big difference in the lives of others.
In this world of instant gratification and rampant selfishness, it’s crucial for parents to find ways to teach their children the most valuable lessons in life and help them build character.
That takes many different forms, but for the family of 10-year-old Zach, that looked like allowing him to foster two cats and work with them so that they would become social, well-behaved pets: Pouring love, time, and care into animals he would eventually have to part with.
Last year, momma cat Tinker came to Kittens in the Mitten, a Michigan-based nonprofit that works to rehome cats in need. Tinker and her four kittens were cared for, and according to Touch of Cats, a page for a foster who works closely with Kittens in the Mitten, three of Tinker’s babies were adopted — but no one showed interest in her and her last male kitten.
That was, until Zach and his family agreed to foster the pair. For five months he kept Tinker and the baby, named Wendell, in his room and cared for them, knowing that he was helping prepare them for a new life with someone else.
Those five months ended with Tinker and Wendell snagging a cage at PetSmart, where they would be much more visible to potential adopters and perhaps be able to catch someone’s eye.
Letting them go was difficult for Zach, as it would be for anyone who closely cared for and loved on an animal for five months. As the days went by and the mother and son felines got used to their new digs at PetSmart, Zach’s own mother began questioning their decision to move the cats on.
“Ten year old Zach had been fostering Tinker and Wendell in his bedroom for five months,” Touch of Cats d on their page in February. “Despite going to three adoption events, neither kitty was adopted and the bond between Zach and his foster kitties grew strong over that time.
“To help get Tinker and Wendell more exposure, they were set up at PetSmart. Leaving them behind at the store left Zach with a broken heart. Wendell and Tinker sat confused, as they watched their boy walk away.
“During their ten days apart, Zach’s mom was distraught for her broken-hearted son. She started wondering if anyone could love Tinker and Wendell they way her son did.
“She knew Wendell and Tinker were happy in her home. She felt she made a mistake taking those cats to PetSmart. But she just started a new job and couldn’t afford an adoption fee right now.”
So the Touch of Cats foster and Kittens in The Mitten decided to reach out to the public to try to work a miracle.
“Alright, Ya’all,” Touch of Cats posted on Feb. 9. “I gotta work some magic. There’s a sad 10 year old boy, who with all his heart wants to adopt a certain mom cat with her kitten. He needs to raise the adoption fee of $150 to adopt ‘his babies.’
“I’m going to help him! So who wants to help make this boy’s dream come true and get these two loved kitties into his arms? It’s a bit of a secret, he doesn’t know this is happening, so I’m not disclosing who he is or the cats until WE can get this money for him.
“**Parents own their home and have vet reference. They keep animals for life and take excellent care of them.”
Total strangers, moved by the boy’s compassion and the cats’ plight, put money towards the cause. On Feb. 11, Touch of Cats d the results.
“Witness the most heart-touching adoption!” the post read. “(Get your tissues ready and turn up the volume!)
“Zach thinks he is saying goodbye to his foster kitties because they’ve been adopted. Wait until he finds out who their adopter is!”
Zach has certainly learned a lot from this experience thanks to the kindness of strangers.
This article appeared originally on Liftable.
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