Portland family stops at nothing to rehome the 5 abandoned kittens they saved despite being at their rescue limit

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Briana Viser • Writer and Editor
Jul 22, 2026 1:30 PM EDT

Being a cat magnet is a not something someone can control…with great power comes great responsibility. 

This family is a self-proclaimed cat magnet. The cat distribution system chooses them more and more. In Reddit's r/CatDistributionSystem, a family already swimming in cats finds just more cats. They first found a kitten in a park, who they named Juniper. Their neighbor just had a cat give birth in his yard, and that's when they found the box of five kittens dumped next to a free pile. They can't keep the kittens because they already have three, and it's not cheap to have pets. They agree to keep the kittens overnight, but can't take them long term. They're in Portland, Oregon, so they make a post in the hope that someone will respond to their post and adopt one or all of the kittens. If you know anyone in that area or want a kitten yourself, all the information is below. 

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    Posted a while ago about finding a snowshoe kitten in a park (whom we kept and named Juniper) and I think
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    we're unintentionally becoming cat magnets.
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    One neighbor just had a neighborhood cat give birth in his yard two days ago, and then just a
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    couple hours ago a different neighbor was walking their dog and found this box of 5 kittens dumped
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    next to a free pile. (Four in the box; the boy I'm holding is number 5 and was notably smaller
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    than the others and likely a runt or from another litter)
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    Unfortunately we couldn't keep them (we have 3 and just spent $131 on prescription food for my senior
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    *)* so they went to girl just today a local emergency vet. They'll keep them overnight, then they'll get
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    transferred to the county shelter in the morning where they'll go into foster care before getting adopted out.
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    I've always wanted a brown tabby though, so of course it's just my luck that we find TWO of them just after
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    hitting our limit on cats But hopefully they find good homes who will take good care of them
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    Edit: I should say that if you're in Portland, OR, they should be available for adoption through the Multnomah County shelter once
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    they're old enough! If by any wild chance someone in this sub adopts one of these kids, I would love to see an update
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  • Being altruistic isn't something to take for granted. There's a reason there's a word for this kind of selflessness, and it's because it's rare. This family is so sweet to want to help the kittens find a furrever home instead of ignoring the situation. They're not just making the post about the kittens, they're also letting the kittens stay with them overnight. Imagine having 8 kittens at home! I have one cat and even that is a lot for me. 

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    raise-your-weapon I AM IN PORTLAND DON'T TEMPT ME
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    iwasjustkidding 1969 I can't believe someone would just abandon those poor
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    babies next to a free pile. People sk. Thank you for rescuing them!!
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