Kittens abandoned at Capital Area Humane Society

Todd Heywood
·2 min read

UPDATE: This story has been corrected to reflect that all four kittens survived.

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — A litter of four kittens was abandoned at the door of the Capital Area Humane Society overnight, and two of the kittens were near death.

The nonprofit organization posted on Facebook that a volunteer arrived to discover a container with four kittens inside. The kittens were estimated to be about 2-weeks old.

  • Abandoned kittens left at the Capital Area Humane Society are now recovering in foster care. (Photo: Penny Meyers)
    Abandoned kittens left at the Capital Area Humane Society are now recovering in foster care. (Photo: Penny Meyers)
  • Abandoned kittens left at the Capital Area Humane Society are now recovering in foster care. (Photo: Penny Meyers)
    Abandoned kittens left at the Capital Area Humane Society are now recovering in foster care. (Photo: Penny Meyers)
  • Abandoned kittens left at the Capital Area Humane Society are now recovering in foster care. (Photo: Penny Meyers)
    Abandoned kittens left at the Capital Area Humane Society are now recovering in foster care. (Photo: Penny Meyers)
  • Abandoned kittens left at the Capital Area Humane Society are now recovering in foster care. (Photo: Penny Meyers)
    Abandoned kittens left at the Capital Area Humane Society are now recovering in foster care. (Photo: Penny Meyers)

The agency reports two of the kittens “were lifeless.” The remaining two are currently in an incubator fighting for their lives.

  • A still from a Capital Area Humane Society security camera showing the container in which four, 2-week old kittens were left. The surviving kittens. (Courtesy Capital Area Humane Society)
    A still from a Capital Area Humane Society security camera showing the container in which four, 2-week old kittens were left. The surviving kittens. (Courtesy Capital Area Humane Society)
  • A still from a Capital Area Humane Society security camera showing the container in which four, 2-week old kittens were left. (Courtesy Capital Area Humane Society)
    A still from a Capital Area Humane Society security camera showing the container in which four, 2-week old kittens were left. (Courtesy Capital Area Humane Society)
  • Two of four kittens survived being abandoned in a container outside the Capital Area Humane Society. (Courtesy Capital Area Humane Society)
    Two of four kittens survived being abandoned in a container outside the Capital Area Humane Society. (Courtesy Capital Area Humane Society)

The organization says kittens are unable to generate their own body heat and rely on their mother to provide it. Such young kittens also require feedings every three hours.

The post on Facebook says the agency reviewed security footage that revealed the kittens were dropped off at about 9:45 p.m. By the time the volunteer discovered the kittens, they’d been outside the agency for “almost ten hours.”

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