Staten island hope animal rescue

STORMI

Stormi is a one-month-old Domestic Shorthair kitten in Staten island, NY, who needs $2,000 for emergency care.

Staten island, NY • Staten island hope animal rescue

A Staten Island Hope Rescue volunteer was walking through a city park with her husband and made a horrific discovery! "They heard faint little cries and came across these two tiny kittens in a shoe box, left in bushes in the park," Ivette D., with the rescue, tells Waggle. "Both were struggling and open-mouth breathing." The couple raced the kittens to the animal hospital. Despite their fast and heroic efforts, one of the kittens died en route to the ER. The other baby, Stormi, is now fighting for her life. "Stormi was rushed in, put on oxygen, and diagnosed with pneumonia," Ivette says. "She is still hospitalized, struggling to breathe." The rescue is ringing up an astronomic bill as Stormi remains in the ICU. "This baby deserves the chance to have a life," Ivette says. "I am crying as I write this. Sadly, we have people in this world who look at domestic animals as a nuisance and think dumping them in a park is OK." The rescue hopes you'll help them raise the money to pay Stormi's life-saving tab. "We have exceeded our budget and need financial support until she's breathing on her own, which will likely take a few more days to a week," Ivette says. Please give to help Stormi!