Like every mother, Lydia’s mama wanted her babies to survive. Sadly, Mama believed that she was the only one. She was feral. She’d learned that people were dangerous. Maybe she’d met one of those people who visit the shelter and announce, “I hate cats!” When asked why, they answer, “I just do.”

Yet, kind people saw the pregnant mama hiding in their yard. They wanted her kittens to live. So, when Mama seemed no longer pregnant, they started looking for the kittens.

Finally, one morning, before driving away, the people checked their car and found four kittens hidden in the wheel well. Ten-week-old Lydia and her siblings are in the shelter. Everyone hopes their mama senses they’re safe, or will be, if someone wants them.