Kitten Shower Held for BHS During April01:17PM / Wednesday, April 06, 2016 | |
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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Humane Society is expecting ... kittens, and lots of them! So BHS is holding its second annual Kitten Shower though Saturday, April 30.
Although BHS has made great strides in decreasing the number the litters and homeless cats through its low-cost spaying and neutering programs, the shelter cared for almost 300 kittens during last year’s kitten season, which runs from spring through fall and sees the largest numbers of kittens born. To help prepare and care for this year’s litters, BHS is asking the community for donations for its annual Kitten Shower.
Suggested items include KMR (kitten replacement milk), Royal Canin Baby Cat Dry, Royal Canin Baby Canned, canned pate kitten food, Purina ONE Kitten Food, Purina Kitten Chow, IAMS Kitten Food, clay cat litter, litter boxes, cat toys, cat carriers, baby bottler, baby wipes, crazy circles, fleece baby blankets, small stuffed animals, high efficient laundry detergent, bleach, Windex, SOS pads, paper towels, heating pads, Dawn dish soap, non-pine floor cleaner, and hand sanitizer. Gift cards and monetary donations are always appreciated too.
BHS also needs help naming its many new arrivals. With each donation, people can suggest a name for a kitten. Donations can be dropped off at the “Kitten Crib” in BHS’s lobby.
Benson’s Pet Center on Dalton Avenue in Pittsfield also will accept donations for the Kitten Shower. And on Saturday, April 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., BHS’s Humane Heroes will be outside of Stop & Shop on Merrill Road collecting more food and supplies.
For more information about BHS’s Kitten Shower, contact Lizzy Brown at 413-447-7878, ext. 129, or ebrown@berkshirehumane.org.
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