I
I AM
I AM WHISPERING BECAUSE THERE ARE KITTENS EVERYWHERE.
WHENEVER A WOMAN IS TAKING HER
LOVE OF CATS AND KITTENS TO THE
NEXT LEVEL HER INSTAGRAM
ACCOUNT HAS NEARLY 100,000
FOLLOWERS AND IT IS ALL FOR A
GREAT CAUSE.
GREAT CAUSE. SHE CALLS HERSELF THE YOUNGEST
OLD CAT LADY IN HER NAME IS
ASHLEY MORRISON AND SHE JOINS
ME NOW ALONG WITH SEVERAL OF
HER FRIENDS LOOKING FOR GOOD
HOMES.
HOMES.
HOMES. I
HOMES. I THINK I HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE.
>> WE ARE LITERALLY HURTING
CATS TODAY.
CATS TODAY. >>> HOW MANY DO WE HAVE?
>> 13.
>> 13.
>> 13. AND YOU HAVE TO MAMAS.
>> AND THEY CAN MEET WITH 12
BABIES BETWEEN THE TWO AND TWO
OF THEM HAVE BEEN ADOPTED.
SO WE STILL HAVE NONE LEFT.
AND THEN -- ABOUT YOU'RE GOING
TO SAY NINE LIVES.
>> THEY ARE VERY SWEET.
>> OBVIOUSLY YOU LOVE CATS AND
SO WHAT BRILLIANT BRANDING TO
SAY YOU ARE THE YOUNGEST.
>> THIS ONE IS MAKING AMAZING
EYE CONTACT.
EYE CONTACT. >> HOW DID YOU GET STARTED WITH
THE YOUNGEST OLD CAT LADY IN
DOING THIS AS A MISSION?
>> I WASN'T A HUGE CAT PERSON
GROWING UP.
GROWING UP. I WAS ALWAYS A DOG PERSON BUT
UNEXPECTEDLY IN 2015 WE LOST MY
DAD.
DAD.
DAD. AND
DAD. AND AFTER HE PASSED AWAY THE
SHOT WAS LIKE WHAT CAN WE DO TO
HELP BECAUSE I STARTED
VOLUNTEERING THERE AND I SAID I
WANT SOMETHING REALLY SMALL AND
FLUFFY AND SHE WAS LIKE WHAT
YOU WANT TO TRY BOTTLE BABIES?
AND MY MOM AND I TOOK IN THREE
AUTO BABY KITTENS THAT NEEDED
TO BE FED EVERY THREE HOURS AND
JUST FELL IN LOVE WITH IT.
AND IT TURNED INTO THIS WHOLE
MISSION.
MISSION.
MISSION. I HAD NO IDEA HOW MUCH I WOULD
LOVE HELPING THEM AND THEY
HELPED US IN THE SAME WAY.
>> THAT IS THE TRUTH WITH
RESCUE ANIMALS.
RESCUE ANIMALS. IT IS KIND OF HARD TO TELL WHO
RESCUES WHO
RESCUES WHO >> AND WHAT IS THE GOAL.
PRETTY GET THE CATS AND HOW DO
YOU FIND THEM HOMES?
>> I WAS FOSTERING MOSTLY FOR
PAULUSSEN LYNWOOD AND MY
ACCOUNTS CAPITAL ALL THE SUDDEN
MORE AND MORE PEOPLE WERE
REACHING OUT ABOUT HATE MY
NEIGHBOR HAS 50 CATS IN THE
BACKYARD.
BACKYARD.
BACKYARD. CAN YOU HELP WITH THE
SITUATION.
SITUATION. OR WE NOTE THESE KITTENS THAT
NEED HELP GETTING SPAYED AND
NEUTERED AND VACCINATED BEFORE
THEY GO TO THEIR FOREVER HOMES
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I STARTED
TAKING MORE AND MORE IN PEERK
SO USUALLY IT IS NOW THE PEOPLE
REACH OUT TO ME ON MY DIFFERENT
PLATFORMS.
PLATFORMS. >> AND YOU MENTIONED TO ME
EARLIER THAT THE TWO MAMAS WE
HAVE HERE CAME FROM A HOARDING
SITUATION?
SITUATION? >> THEY WERE IN TERRIBLE
CONDITION?
CONDITION? >> AND ALL THE BABIES.
ALL OF THEM WERE COVERED IN
FLEECE TO THE POINT WHERE THEY
WERE BLEEDING AND WHEN I
BROUGHT THEM IN EVEN THE
MOMMIES LET ME GIVE THEM BATH
THE SAND WE GOT ALL THE PLEAS
OFF OF THEM AND WE HAVE BEEN
STRUGGLING TO GET CONTROL OF
THEIR LITTLE KITTY COLDS BUT
NOW THEY'RE DOING SO WELL AND
THEY HAVE GAINED SO MUCH WEIGHT
AND IT TOOK A FEW WEEKS OF
BOTTLEFEEDING, ALL 12 KITTENS
THAT WE MADE IT TO THE POINT
WHERE THEY ARE A LOT HEALTHIER.
>> HOW OLD ARE THEY HAVE TO BE
TO BE ADOPTABLE?
>> THEY HAVE TO BE TWO POUNDS
IN TWO MONTHS OLD BUT USUALLY I
WAIT TILL AROUND 10 WEEKS OF
THEIR A LITTLE BIT BIGGER.
AND A LITTLE BIT HEALTHIER.
AND IT IS A GOOD KID AND HOOD.
>> THIS ONE FEELS LIKE ABOUT
THE RIGHT SIZE.
>> WE HAVE A LOT IN COMMON.
>> WHEN YOU APPLY AND SOMEBODY
REACHES OUT ON YOUR PLATFORM.
WHAT COULD BE WE BE PREPARED TO
TELL YOU ABOUT THE
CIRCUMSTANCES TO MAKE YOURSELF
A GOOD APPLICANT.
>> I LOVE PEOPLE TO TELL ME
ABOUT THE HISTORY WITH THEIR
OWN CATS AND THEIR LOVE OF
ANIMALS.
ANIMALS.
ANIMALS. AND WHY THEY'RE LOOKING TO
ADOPT THEM AND NOW AND WHAT THE
SITUATION IS ON.
I NEVER ADOPTED A KITTEN BY
ITSELF IF THEY DON'T HAVE ANY
OTHER CATS FOR IT TO BE A
FRIEND WITH.
FRIEND WITH. >> AND YOU WANT TO ADOPT THESE
TWO MOMS.
TWO MOMS.
TWO MOMS. >> THEY ARE SO BONDED AND WE
WOULD LOVE TO FIND A HOME FOR
THEM BECAUSE THEY WOULD JUST
LOVE TO STAY TOGETHER.
>> AND YOU TOLD ME ONE OF THE
NURSES?
NURSES?
NURSES? >> THE OTHER ONE WOULD MASSAGE
HER BACK FOR HER.
>> THEY ARE OBVIOUSLY BEST
FRIENDS.
FRIENDS.
FRIENDS. >> WE HAVE A KITTEN THAT HAS
REALLY SPECIAL NEEDS AND I
WOULD LIKE TO YOU TO INTRODUCE
US TO HIM AND TELL US WHAT IS
REQUIRED.
REQUIRED.
REQUIRED. >> THAT IS THE COOLEST CAT BAG
I HAVE EVER SEEN.
>> THE TEDDY IS ALMOST 6 MONTHS
OLD AND HE WAS FOUND ON A FORM
WITH COMPLETELY PARALYZED IN
HIS BACK LEGS AND HE WOULD TRY
HIMSELF EVERYWHERE.
HIMSELF EVERYWHERE. SO TEDDY IS SLIGHTLY INCONTINENT
BECAUSE OF A SPINAL CORD
INJURY.
INJURY.
INJURY. SO OF COURSE HE WAS ABLE TO
START WALKING AGAIN AND HE RUNS
AND GOES CRAZY AND OCCASIONALLY
HE CAN'T CONTROL HIS BLADDER.
SO I WOULD HAVE TO CLEAN UP
AFTER HIM MAYBE ONE OR TWO
TIMES PER DAY.
IS A FRAGILE MEDICALLY?
>> IT IS JUST THE BACK ISSUE.
>> IF YOU HAVE HARLEYS OR
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING. HE IS THE FRIENDLIEST CAT HE
WILL EVER MEET.
AND I SAY HE JUST LOOKS AT YOU
AND STARTS MAKING AIR BISCUITS.
>>
>>
>> >>
>> >> HIS
>> >> HIS HAPPY POLS RIGHT THERE.
>> HE IS THE HAPPIEST BOY.
>> AND YOU SAID HOW OLD IS HE?
>> SO HE IS A GREAT FIND.
IF YOU HAVE IT IN YOUR HEART TO
HAVE A LITTLE SPECIAL NEEDS
KITTY AT HOME.
I CAN TELL YOU.
THESE ARE LOVE BUGS.
DON'T YOU GET SUPER ATTACHED?
>> PEOPLE ALWAYS SAY HOW TO GET
THEM AWAY AND I SAY WHY CRY
EVERY SINGLE TIME.
I CRY AND THEN I REMEMBER I
NEEDED HELP MORE AND SO WE GO
ON TO THE NEXT ONES THAT I CAN
HELP MORE JUST LIKE THEM.
>> HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN DOING
THIS?
THIS?
THIS? >>
THIS? >> ABOUT FOUR YEARS.
>> AND I IMAGINE THIS IS A
LIFELONG PROJECT.
LIFELONG PROJECT. >> SO FAR I HAVE FOSTERED ABOUT
88 KITTENS SO FAR THIS YEAR.
>> A LOT.
>> A LOT.
>> A LOT. >> TELL ME MORE ABOUT THE
INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT AND HOW WE
FIND YOU AND FOLLOW HIM EXTRA
THAT WE KNOW WHAT YOU'RE UP TO
AND SEE IF WE CAN MAKE SOME
FOREVER HOMES.
FOREVER HOMES. >> IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN
ADOPTING THESE LITTLE GUYS
CHECK US OUT ON FACEBOOK OR
INSTAGRAM.
INSTAGRAM. YOUNGEST OLD CAT LADY.
I LOVE TO SHARE A STORY AND GET
PEOPLE TO FOLLOW ALONG.
AND FALL IN LOVE WITH THEM AS
MUCH AS I DO SO IT IS REALLY A
COMMUNITY EFFORT.
COMMUNITY EFFORT. SO IT IS BEEN AMAZING.
YOU CAN SEE PEOPLE LOVE THEM
TOO.
TOO.
TOO. >>
TOO. >> IT LOOKS LIKE A CARTOON.
>> I'M SORRY I AM HAWKING HER.
I SHOULD TURN HER AROUND SO
SOMEBODY WILL FALL IN LOVE WITH
HER.
HER.
HER. >>
HER. >> THIS IS CYPRESS.
>> IS SHE WANTS LILAC.
>> JUST TO BE FULLY INFORMED.
>> VERY POPULAR WHEN YOU GO
PLACES WITH KITTENS.
>> THAT IS ABSOLUTELY AWESOME.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE WORK
THAT YOU DO AND FOR BRINGING
THEM ALL.
THEM ALL.
THEM ALL. AND WE KNOW WE HAVE 13.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE
WITH THE SAME.
>> HEIDI SHOULD BE YOUR FIRST
SUSPECT IF