Kittens Rescued In Stamford Will Be Up For Adoption Soon

STAMFORD, CT — The four kittens that were rescued last month in Stamford from a high-voltage area are expected to be up for adoption soon with the hopes of finding a forever home.

Eversource, which aided in the rescue along with the Stamford Police Department and Stamford Animal Control, provided an update this week on the lucky felines, who were aptly named Amp, Watt, Zolt and Ever.

In early October, Eversource lineman Branden Collins was working a job in the area of Fairfield Avenue in Stamford when he noticed what appeared to be a ball of fur on the ground in a very energized area with live wires and oil from transformers.

After closer inspection, he determined there were four kittens.

"It was the worst possible area they could be in," Collins said in a recent video posted by Eversource about the rescue.

Stamford police contacted Stamford Animal Control who responded to the scene.

"If we did not save them, something bad might've happened to them," said Stendhal Jean Louis, of Stamford Animal Control, in Eversource's video.

Crews de-energized the area and went in with gloves to remove the kittens. Some of the cats suffered burn wounds. Police said the mother could not be found.

With the help of the SPD and Animal Control, the kittens were placed with Animal Nation, a nonprofit wildlife rescue and rehabilitation facility, farm animal rescue and sanctuary, and domestic animal rescue and adoption center in Westchester, N.Y. and Norwalk.

"They were honestly healthy, besides the burn wounds on three of them. They were on pain medication and took antibiotics for that, and they're healing up nicely," said Animal Nation President Patrick Moore in Eversource's video. Moore noted that the kittens have to be bottle fed, similar to a baby, every two to four hours.

Moore said that Amp, Watt, Zolt and Ever will be looking for a home in about four to six weeks.

"The biggest message is, adopt, adopt, adopt. We have over 100 cats right now that are up for adoption. These guys were lucky to find their way to safety," Moore said.

Jean Louis said it was "wonderful" to work with Eversource and police on the rescue.

"I'm so happy and glad they'll find a good place and a good hone," he said.

For Collins, he said he'll keep his eyes peeled from now on.

"I was happy to do my part," he said. "Now I've got my eye open for kittens everywhere I go."

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Click here for a video on the rescue from Eversource