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Kitten Happy Hour

Virtual happy hours have become all the rage during this quarantine period, but we’ve been doing it for years! Welcome back to Kitten Happy Hour. Every weekday during Kitten Season – right around the time you’d be logging in to have a sesh with your girls – we’ll be serving up deliciously adorable and adoptable kittens. There are 3 ways to join the party:

  1. Sign up to receive our daily Kitten Happy Hour email.
  2. Follow @kittenhappyhour on Insta.
  3. Bookmark this page and check back whenever you need a little cuteness in your life.

MAY 4

Ladies, it isn’t about the number on the scale. (Unless you’re a foster kitten who needs to be weighed daily. Then it is about the number on the scale.) #MondayMotivation 

MAY 5

Once upon a time, mama Epsy tried to sneak away for a few minutes of peace in her she-shed. It lasted approximately 3 seconds. #TuesdayTails 

MAY 6

Teeny Tiny Teefers #WayUpCloseWednesday 

MAY 7

#ThrowbackThursday to our very first kittens of the year! Laurie and her kittens arrived back in October when her littles were just days old. They were adopted earlier this year. 

MAY 8

The weekend is upon us! White Claw, anyone? #FridayVibes 

MAY 11

May you take on the week with the same fierce confidence as Arya. #MondayMotivation 

MAY 12

Sometimes, newborn kittens arrive without a mother and completely depend on our foster volunteers for survival. Besides round-the-clock bottle feedings, fosters also go above and beyond in other ways. For instance, they will brush kittens with a toothbrush to mimic their own mother cleaning them. (We’re not crying, you’re crying!) #TuesdayTails 

MAY 13

Saturn, your eyes are out-of-this-world gorgeous. #WayUpCloseWednesday 

MAY 14

#ThrowbackThursday to when the P Kittens were just teeny tiny morsels 

MAY 15

Are you *so* ready for the weekend? Finn is one step ahead. #FridayVibes 

MAY 18

If you’re having trouble finding #MondayMotivation, you’re not alone. (Luckily, we have a whole week of adorable kittens in store for you!) 

MAY 19

I’m not really a doctor. I just play one on TV. #TuesdayTails

(Click here to meet all our Healthcare Hero pets!)

MAY 20

BOOP! #WayUpCloseWednesday 

MAY 21

CTRL+C/CTRL+V/CTRL+V
The G Kittens #ThrowbackThursday

MAY 22

When it’s the weekend and you’re ready for adventure, but it’s also quarantine so you have to find it in your house… #FridayVibes 

MAY 25

Home of the free because of the brave. #Memorial Day #MondayMotivation 

MAY 26

Our human foster volunteers aren’t the only ones who open their homes and hearts to orphan kittens. Look how kind and patient 17-year-old resident cat Tux is with little Sansa. #TuesdayTails

MAY 27

Check out that precious polydactyl paw! #WayUpCloseWednesday

MAY 28

How were Queenie’s kittens ever this teeny? #ThrowbackThursday 

MAY 29

There’s an Arya face for every Friday vibe. Which one are you today? #FridayVibes

Kitten Happy Hour is brought to you by Naturally Fresh! 

JUNE 1

No matter what life throws at you, you got this. #MondayMotivation 

JUNE 3

I lick you a lot! #KittenTongue #WayUpCloseWednesday 

JUNE 4

#ThrowbackThursday to when Audi and Alfa Romeo first arrived at the Center. (These little darlings were found at an auto body shop!) 

JUNE 5

Kittens getting a jump start on the weekend #FridayVibes 

JUNE 8

Remember, no one’s as perfect as they seem on Instagram.
#InstagramVsReality #MondayMotivation

Instagram

Reality

JUNE 9

This week’s edition of #TuesdayTails is brought to you by Everett and his adorable lion tail! Everett and his siblings were rescued in Bonita before coming to the Center. During his neuter surgery, our medical team removed a BB that was lodged in this ginger boy’s tail. We don’t know who shot Everett, but it didn’t stop him from becoming a sweet, carefree kitten.

JUNE 10

What do you mean I have ink on my nose? #WayUpCloseWednesday 

JUNE 11

#ThrowbackThursday to when we introduced you to the fluffiest kittens ever:
Stevie Licks and Cat Benatar

JUNE 12

The weekend is here, and we’re all smiles! #FridayVibes

JUNE 15

#MondayMotivation needed, please. The weekend is over, but the couch is trying to suck me back in! 

JUNE 16

It’s easy to see why cats were revered in ancient Egypt. Don’t I look like I belong in a palace? #TuesdayTails 

JUNE 17

What did we do to deserve kitten tongues? #WayUpCloseWednesday

JUNE 18

#ThrowbackThursday to when kittens first practiced social distancing 

JUNE 19

Anyone got weekend plans? Bowling perhaps? #FridayVibes

JUNE 22

Weekend come back! #MondayMotivation

JUNE 23

…and they all lived happily ever after <3 #TuesdayTails

JUNE 24

What is personal space? #WayUpCloseWednesday 

JUNE 25

#ThrowbackThursday to when there was a mix-up with the fruit basket delivery 

JUNE 26

Which describes your #FridayVibes? 

JUNE 29

Your face when you remember it’s a short work week #MondayMotivation

 

JUNE 30

Once upon a time, someone unrolled all the toilet paper. But it wasn’t any of us. #TuesdayTails 

Kitten Happy Hour is brought to you by Naturally Fresh! 

JULY 1

From my hiding place,
Seeking things to chase,
Any loose shoelace,
That old contact case,
I’ll be watching you.
#WayUpCloseWednesday

JULY 2

#ThrowbackThursday to 1776 

JULY 3

Our #FridayVibes are red, white and blue. Happy 4th of July from Kitten Happy Hour!

 

JULY 6

So tired after the long weekend that we could sleep standing up. #MondayMotivation

 

JULY 7

If you follow Helen Woodward Animal Center on social media, you may have already met Arrow. But we wanted to feature him here, too, because he’s just that amazing! Arrow came to the Center at the end of May with both back legs badly broken. Despite being forced to wear casts that were almost bigger than him, Arrow couldn’t have been more calm or sweet! Today, Arrow is cast-free, moving around great and expected to lead a normal life. This deserving boy found his forever home just yesterday! #TuesdayTails

 

JULY 8

This week’s #WayUpCloseWednesday is brought to you by…TOE BEANS! 

JULY 9