Man saves the lives of mama stray and her 5 kittens from the 100 degree weather outside, a summer miracle that they were found in the bushes

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Briana Viser • Writer and Editor
Aug 4, 2026 7:00 AM EDT

The heat is an extreme temperatures these days, it's important to not let it get to you. 

Most people know what it's like to be in high temperatures for summer. The earth is getting hotter and hotter, and it's important to look out for everyone, not just oneself. Like in the story below, a family saves the lives of kittens and their mama from the scorching temperatures outside. They had been feeding the mom for a few months, but she was a really skittish stray and wouldn't let them touch her. They wanted to get her fixed and put her back outside, but before they could do that she had babies in their bushes. It was over 100 degrees outside that day and they decided they couldn't just sit back and watch the kittens suffer in the heat. They brought them inside, and now they want to keep the mom and two of the kittens. The rest will be adopted. It's the first time this family is fostering kittens and they're nervous, but nothing like some internet encouragement to make them all a little calmer. They named the mama Trash Cat because she would sleep on their garbage cans, and the babies are named Mischief, Trouble, Chaos, Mort, and Pandemonium. Read the full story below for all the fun in the sun. There's nothing like a summer story of saving kittens from the heat. 

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    We have been feeding the mom for a few months now. She is a stray and wouldn't let us touch
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    her. The plan was to get her fixed and let her back outside, buuuut she had babies in our bushes. Its
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    been over 100 degrees daily and im a sucker, so I brought them inside. The plan is to keep mom
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    and two kittens, and the rest will be spayed/neutered and adopted out.
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    This is my first time fostering a litter and im pretty nervous. Currently we have named the
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    mom Trash Cat (she would sleep on our garbage cans) and the babies are mischief, trouble,
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    chaos, mort, and pandemonium. They may be changed lol
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    Unfair_Forever_6803 Thank you for saving them Love the names!!
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  • It's not a given that the family would take in all of the kittens. These days, the heat can really get to a person. I don't know about you, but I live in a very hot desert climate, so it's actually so unbearable to be outside that it's impossible. I always felt so envious of people who live in colder places when I was growing up. When you're a kid, you don't understand life at all, and you don't understand why you've been dealt the deck of cards you have. As we get older, there's more and more clarity about life and how to deal with it. So enjoy this story, and try not to let the heat get to you. 

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    Vegas Rudeboy At least call her Mama Trashcat please
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    dwarfmageaveda Love the names, need more photos
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    DiveCat You are good people. Thank you. Hope mama gets a new
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    name! I like Oscar as a nod to her beginnings with you but a little nicer!
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    She may not have let you touch her but she trusted you enough to have her babies near and to come in with them.
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