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Shelter urges residents not to remove unattended kittens; cites city ordinance on nursing animals
Summary
Shelter staff advised residents to leave unattended kittens with their mother unless the animals are cold, noisy, malnourished, or left alone for several hours; staff said a city ordinance in Chapter 4 requires humane euthanasia for nursing animals impounded without their mother or when the mother cannot or refuses to provide milk.
Shelter staff advised residents to assess unattended kittens before removing them, saying most litters should be left with the mother unless the animals show signs of distress.
"Do not pick them up and bring them into the shelter or take them into your home," the shelter staff member said, adding that people should check whether kittens are warm, healthy and quiet and that a quietly resting litter usually…
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