‘Grabbing cats’: Small rescues run on limited resources, volunteers

Kristina Serafini | Tribune-Review
Kitten Scoop co-founder Tia Pampena holds Oscar, one of the cats rescued from a hoarding situation in Jeannette last month, at the kitten rescue in Murrysville on Oct. 24. The rescue took in eight of the more than 60 cats. Oscar was found at the bottom of a garbage can.

Kristina Serafini | Tribune-Review
Kitten Scoop co-founders Amanda Coats (right) and Tia Pampena play with cats at the kitten rescue in Murrysville on Oct. 24. The rescue took in eight of the more than 60 cats who were rescued from a hoarding situation on Jeannette last month.

Kristina Serafini | Tribune-Review
Bert, one of the cats rescued from a hoarding situation in Jeannette last month, sits on the lap of Kitten Scoop co-founder Tia Pampena at the kitten rescue in Murrysville on Oct. 24. The rescue took in eight of the more than 60 cats.

Kristina Serafini | Tribune-Review
Kitten Scoop founder Amanda Coats pets Bert as others wander around at the kitten rescue in Murrysville on Oct. 24. The rescue took in eight of the more than 60 cats who were rescued from a hoarding situation on Jeannette last month, including Bert.

Kristina Serafini | Tribune-Review
Cats follow Kitten Scoop co-founder Amanda Coats as she walks down the hallway of the kitten rescue with a feather toy in Murrysville on Oct. 24. The rescue took in eight of the more than 60 cats who were rescued from a hoarding situation on Jeannette last month.

Kristina Serafini | Tribune-Review
Cats look on as they play with a feather at Kitten Scoop animal rescue in Murrysville on Oct. 24. The rescue took in eight of the more than 60 cats who were rescued from a hoarding situation on Jeannette last month.

Renatta Signorini | Tribune-Review
Some of the 70 cats that were rescued from a hoarding situation at a Hempfield home as they recuperated at Ninth Life Rescue Center.

Renatta Signorini | Tribune-Review
Some of the 70 cats that were rescued from a hoarding situation at a Hempfield home were recuperating with Ninth Life Rescue Center.







