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On June 2nd of last year, a violent tornado ripped through western Massachusetts, carving a swath of destruction that could be seen from satellites.
A tiny 6-oz kitten was an unlikely survivor. Plucked from a high branch by a tree worker, the grey and white kitten quickly endeared himself to all who came in contact with him. No one knows what he went through, or how far he had been carried. Rescue workers named him Toto.
No one could resist petting the wee kitten. Even Police Chief Dawn M. Charette, who is allergic to cats, gave him cuddles and scritches.
After what we saw out there, that kitten was like a symbol of hope, she said. I saw guys, I mean big, tough cops, just break down when they saw that kitten.
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http://mousebreath.com/2012/04/15/toto-the-tornado-kitten-now-a-celebrity/
Hope and resilience come in all sizes!
xchrom
(108,903 posts)dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)The home of all good kitten posts.
malaise
(268,997 posts)Meh kitty indeed
enlightenment
(8,830 posts)it's great that Toto's people have written a book to help out the Animal Rescue organization that helped save his life.
Very cute kitteh (as I remind my furry behemoth that swinging from the hanging light in the kitchen is simply not acceptable - even if there is a giant moth fluttering around . . .) !
OnyxCollie
(9,958 posts)hifiguy
(33,688 posts)I hope the little guy has a great forever home.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)emilyg
(22,742 posts)Howler
(4,225 posts)What a big heart!!!!
asjr
(10,479 posts)I have been bitching about this morning just flew out the window.
marshall gaines
(347 posts)thank god???
MNBrewer
(8,462 posts)meti57b
(3,584 posts)Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)eridani
(51,907 posts)(As opposed to the Lounge or the Pets group.) Squee factor just too high.
Cleita
(75,480 posts)Blue Owl
(50,373 posts)What a sweetie.
CatWoman
(79,302 posts)great find, Grits
hamsterjill
(15,220 posts)Great story! I love it when humans make me smile by their acts of kindness. It's way to rare these days when that happens.
Long life to Toto and his marvelous adoptors!
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,501 posts)Rhiannon12866
(205,327 posts)Thank you so much for posting this... Wonderful story and the pic is beyond words.