Former zookeeper finds 7 newborn kittens in an abandoned building, raises them as their own when the cat mama doesn't show: 'My life now revolves around the kiddos and I couldn't be happier'

Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor

Dec 6, 2025 4:00 AM EST

It's not every day that seven nearly-blind kittens fall in your lap, but if they do, every cat lover is obligated to answer the call. Helpless, mewing, and pawsitively adorable, newborn kittens are pathetic little puffballs of delicate beauty. Unable to fend for themselves, they rely on bigger mammals (ie, human cat lovers who stumble upon their nest) to take care of them. A former zookeeper was lucky enough to score 777 kitties one day when they were walking around an abandoned building, and they certainly poured their heart and soul into their new babies.

With their TLC and a bit of luck, these seven kittens all survived and now live happy house cat lives. Three of the kittos found a purrmanent home with their rescuer, skedattling and dashing around their home for the furrseeable future. Sometimes the Cat Distribution System knows that we have a cat-shaped hole in our lives before we even realize it, and in some cases, they'll grant you three kittens just to be sure your life is fulfilled.

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