A fierce gang of four criminals, known as itty bitty kittens, breaks into man's Jeep, forces him to adopt them and then brings them mom to be adopted too

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Oct 24, 2026 10:15 AM EDT

What would you do if four tiny criminals broke into your car?

We have always said that the cat distribution system works in meowsterious ways, but this one… this was truly spooky. Over my time as a writer here on ICHC, I have seen some strange, strange stories of the CDS in action, so I would like to think that I am somewhat of an expert on the matter. I have purrsonally written about cats following people to their homes when they go on walks. I've covered stories about kittens being handed to people in drive-throughs while they are at work. I have even covered one story about a cat literally flying through someone's window and into their lap and getting adopted. That's how the CDS works. But I have never seen something like this. 

What would you have done if you found out that not one, not two, but four kittens broke into your car? And yes, they are very cute cats. But they are also fierce. They are hardened criminals. They are illegally small. Too tiny for this world but full of criminal thoughts, capable of meownipulation like no one else. There is no one who can say no to a single kitten, let alone four. So, really, the answer to what you would have done is obvious. You would have done whatever they wanted you to do. And if that means adopting them and their mom and then taking care of them all for the rest of their lives, well… they didn't really give you a choice in the matter, did they? It's a good thing that the CDS never gets things wrong anyway, so everyone ends up happy. 

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    "Broke into my Jeep!"

    Polar Po ONLY AT CLE
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    A few weeks back I had left the top half-door off my Jeep, and the next day I heard some little meows.
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    Tossed them a blanket to stay warm and hopefully not use my seat as a litter box.
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    They're finally big enough for kitten food so I evicted them, I need to close the window!!
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    Polar Po ONLY AT CIRCLE
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  • Not going to lie, if this happened to us, we would have been terrified. These are clearly very experienced and very meownipulative criminals. They know what they are doing. They knew the results that their break-in would have. Now, not only have they broken into your home as well, but they have also forced you to feed them and take care of them… furrever. And they didn't stop there. They made sure that you found their mother as well. So they get the benefits of everyone taking care of them. Terrifying. We don't know how you made it safely through this whole situation. Although, we suppose you didn't.

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    edit Sorry everybody! I was just going along with the theme of the "gang of criminals" flair. I thought it was part of the joke of "illegally smol".
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    I live on an acreage, I moved them to my front stoop to feed them and have a place for them to ease into being out and about!
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    Some of you need to have more faith humanity. I mean in I allowed my vehicle to be unusable for multiple weeks so I didn't disturb them.
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    To think that I then just what, threw them in the ditch or something, is a little insane.
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    They are staying with us. I'm taking care of them. My kids love them.
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    Cool_Bodybuilder7419 Did you ever find the mom? Or did she just dump them in your car like "There. The smols are your problem now!" (Hopefully nothing bad happened to her →)
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    shreddymcwheat OP Their mom is Runty, she takes very good care of them :)
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    flightofthepingu Mom's got a bit of a thousand-yard stare, smol law enforcement must be stressful!
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  • Seriously though, you doing all of this is not something that we take for granted. Adopting and taking care of four kittens is difficult enough, but the fact that you cared enough to not only go look for the mother, but to bring her in as well… we wish everyone was more like this. It can be so easy, sometimes, to do something good, and you did something so, so good that day. We hope all the good karma comes your way and that both you and your family, as well as these kittens and their momma, live long and healthy lives. Full of cats. Because life with cats is always better anyway. 

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    shreddymcwheat OP Being a new mom is hard work!
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    harleenquinzel044 Are they spicy or mild?
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    shreddymcwheat OP They are very mild, we visited them every day to get them used to us! Being the keeper of the food now doesn't hurt either!
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    frolicndetour Aw I bet your kids are having a blast with them. Kittens are so fun.
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    shreddymcwheat OP Morning check in, sleeping on the roof of the cat house my daughter made. Never inside.
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    Plathismo The face on the tabby is literally killing me.
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    TapDatAsp Hardened little criminal
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    InfamousEvening2 His grumpy little partner in crime.
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