Help Us Save Tiny Lives: A $25,000 National Kitten Day Fundraiser to Keep the Rescue Going in 2025

In 2024, we placed nearly 150 kittens into loving forever homes.

Now, in 2025, we need your help to keep going.

At Foster Kitten Animal Rescue, we specialize in raising orphaned kittens—especially “slurry babies” just old enough to start eating on their own—into confident, healthy, deeply socialized cats.

We often teach babies how to eat for the first time, and when needed, we supplement with bottle feeding to help them thrive. We raise our kittens inside our homes using kitten playpens to keep them safe when they’re very young or recovering, while still giving them room to move, play, and learn.

We feed high-quality wet food several times a day, topped with bone broth and kitten formula, and we leave dry food out at all times. We use probiotics, supplements, and provide plenty of enrichment—rotating toys, giving them buddies to learn from, and, when appropriate, introducing them to dogs, children, and vacuums to help prepare them for real life.

When they’re ready, we don’t just find any adopter—we find the right one.
When a kitten goes home, it’s not goodbye—it’s a new chapter.
We welcome every adopter into the Foster Kitten Rescue family, and we’re here for them long after adoption day.

Why We’re Raising $25,000 in 2025

We’re currently carrying nearly $10,000 in unpaid vet bills—some from routine care, and some from a very sick litter and another feral litter with ringworm who needed extended treatment and time to heal.

But that’s just one part of what it takes.

We’re also paying out-of-pocket for:

• Carriers, playpens, litter boxes, kitty litter, and heating pads

• Beds, scratching posts, toys, bowls, scales, and bottles

• Food, formula, broth, supplements, flea treatment, and medications

• Cleaning supplies — laundry detergent, disinfectants, enzyme cleaners, paper towels, puppy pads, gloves, and scrub brushes to keep everyone safe and healthy

• Our own household resources — cars, gas, washing machines, dryers, electricity, and water—used daily to clean, transport, feed, and care for kittens

We’ve been doing it all out of love. But we’re stretched to the edge.
Instead of shutting down, we’re asking for help—so we can keep saying yes.

What Your Donation Supports:

• $50 — One week of food, litter, and basic supplies

• $150 — Core vaccines, deworming, and basic vet care

• $350 — Spay/neuter, microchip, vet visit, and intake medications

• $750 — Full care for one healthy kitten from intake to adoption

• $2,500 — Full care for a litter, including longer-term fosters or illness

This is a full-time job—just without the paycheck.
From night checks and vet appointments to playtime and enrichment, we give them our hearts—and a healthy, happy future.
And when no one else can help, we try to say yes.

From the Rescue:

“People think rescue is just about food and vaccines.
But we’re using our homes, our laundry, our cars, our electricity—and every bit of ourselves.
Between sick kittens, longer-term fosters, and routine vetting, 2024 hit us hard.
We’re paying for most of this out of pocket—and we’re going broke.
But we love this work, and we’re not ready to stop.
We just can’t do it alone anymore.”

Call to Action:

In 2025, help us rebuild—and keep going.
This National Kitten Day, help us raise $25,000 to pay down vet bills, restock critical supplies, and continue doing what we do best:
Raising kittens the right way—with love, structure, and deep attention.

Because every kitten counts.
Every dollar helps.
And the way we raise them—shapes who they become.