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May 28, 2008

Survival of the Cutest

CNN cuteporter Hugh Rimington reports on a tiny kitten (seen here swimming with tailio out of the water!) having survived Chinese earthquake peril!

Now that’s what I call great television, Kasia K.!

Posted by Meg on May 28, 2008 in Kittens | Permalink

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OMG! So cute, but so sad.: Alessia; | May 28, 2008 at 08:02 PM

Bravo for people who rescue kitties (and people, of course). Poor little thing.: Decca; | May 28, 2008 at 08:04 PM

That kitten is awesome!!! What a little trouper. I loved the attitude, he was all meowing pissed off like "hey, you forgot me, come, get me, feed me NOW." So glad he was safe.: KendraPT; | May 28, 2008 at 08:10 PM

Oh the poor little baby!! I just want to scoop him up and kiss his sweet little head...And dry him off...And feed him lots of kitten food...And have a little velvet cushion for his little self...And hug and kiss him everyday... And call him Little Mr. Duckling...: Blueberry; | May 28, 2008 at 08:23 PM

Hope the little guy helped to lift the spirits of the quake victims and aid workers. One small cat in the middle of a huge earthquake is trivial, but mascots can be morale boosters.: Xenobiologista; | May 28, 2008 at 08:25 PM

I was hoping not to think of the poor pets in the earthquake, but at least that video offered a glimmer of good news. Poor little baby, with the sweet little mews. I hope he's ok. :(: chanpon; | May 28, 2008 at 08:26 PM

This is so heartwarming. Glad this little kitten made it...Sometimes I just need laughs, and sometimes I need something like this.: Totalee Puppy; | May 28, 2008 at 08:38 PM

Had I been the reporter I would have tackled the doctor and said: "Gimme back my kitteh!" (Say in Mel Gibson Ransom voice.): GT; | May 28, 2008 at 08:43 PM

Sad to say, but I don't think the little guy is going to get the care he needs.: Ashley; | May 28, 2008 at 08:46 PM

Why would you say that, Ashley? Why bum everyone else out? Zheesh. [I guess some folks just can't help it. I pity them more than the wet cat. - Ed.] Go China Cat!: berthaservant; | May 28, 2008 at 08:49 PM

is it just me, or did his "mew"'s sound asian?: beccity98; | May 28, 2008 at 08:53 PM

Hooray for buoyant kittehs and anonymous cat-loving doctors! (And news crews, too.): Ps Mom; | May 28, 2008 at 09:35 PM

Id say there was more water than kitten there... (And in further news, Youtube has been just maddenly slow this past month *shakes fist): Lone; | May 28, 2008 at 10:02 PM

The best we can hope for is that the poor thing was given a quick death. I feel so sad, it looked like a beautiful animal.: Ebby; | May 28, 2008 at 10:25 PM

Ebby, WTF? Why are we so down on this kitteh's prospects? Geez.: Ponygirl; | May 28, 2008 at 10:48 PM

OMG!! I WANT THAT!! Hugh should've smuggled the wee thing away! I'm deadly serious. If I saw a kitten in peril like that, where people had been in peril, everybody else would be more worried about the humans, not the kittens. Or even puppies. It's just me.: Juniper Jupiter; | May 28, 2008 at 11:09 PM

^^WHOA...forgot to finish my thought...If I saw the kitty in peril where other people are in peril, like a tornado, I would get the kitties and puppies out. Everybody else can get themselves out. Okay, I'll help the wheelchair bound, too. My mom did have to use one from time to time. But I draw the line with spiders. Gross. I'm sorry, but when that guy snatched the kitty away from Hugh, I felt sad. :(: Juniper Jupiter; | May 28, 2008 at 11:16 PM

//Ebby, WTF? Why are we so down on this kitteh's prospects? Geez.// Given the scare campaign the Chinese government has made against cats a couple months ago as being carriers of disease and the fact that the kitten probably was a carrier of disease after being in a quake disaster area for 2 weeks doesn't bode well for the kitten's future prospects. Maybe it was well treated after the cameras stopped filming, but chances are it probably wasn't.: mikemil828; | May 28, 2008 at 11:21 PM

He was SO mad!!!!!: Shannon; | May 28, 2008 at 11:43 PM

Methinks kitty survived.: hon glad; | May 28, 2008 at 11:53 PM

I am now in tears because of that article sas... oh my god...i haven't cried like this in a while.: jackie; | May 29, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Ohhh this is tragic. Stupid CNN guys couldn't hold on to a kitty? If a kitty found its way to me like that I wouldn't let it out of my sight. Sadly, with the complete devastation in Sichuan (or neighboring provinces), taking care of strays isn't on anyone's list. They should have asked for the kitten back! This is cute and upsetting.: Mia; | May 29, 2008 at 12:12 AM

Awww.. I really hope they didn't put the cat to sleep. That would be aweful. Makes me think that they might've since the guy scooped the cat up so quickly without saying anything and not exactly handling it with too much care.: LisaL; | May 29, 2008 at 12:44 AM

Poor kitty had such a will to live :( :( And he had survived 2 weeks on his own, and he was so tiny... I sure hope something good had happened to it but I tend to agree to the previous commenter :( :(: Kay; | May 29, 2008 at 12:53 AM

That article makes me ill. I think the people who started that legislation and all the scare tactics should have the same thing done to them.: Patricia; | May 29, 2008 at 01:27 AM

Europeans slaughtered a third of the cat population in the 14th century because they believed they were the devil's minions. We know what happened shortly after that. China needs to let go of their tendencies toward drastic measures such as this. There are always unanticipated negative results from such narrow-minded objectives.: Michelle; | May 29, 2008 at 02:03 AM

Hmmm... 60 thousand ppl died (and counting) and all ppl can focus on is a little kitten? How about do some good and donate money to red cross? I understand CO only posts cute animals, but this is the single most post that disappointed (and vexed) me. and Michelle pray do tell me what are these China's "tendencies toward drastic measures" that you are talking about?: Jessie; | May 29, 2008 at 02:28 AM

Jessie - My take in general, is that people can more or less look after themselves. Little baby kittens can't. yes, its a tragedy that so many have lost their lives and are now homeless due to the quake (and let's not forget Myanmar) but as I've often said, I have a much softer spot for animals than I have for humans.: Desert; | May 29, 2008 at 03:04 AM

i think people are focusing on the kitten because that's the topic of discussion- it doesn't mean they don't care about the people who died, or that they haven't donated any money. [Yeah, for real, peeps! Geeshe... - Ed.]: birdie; | May 29, 2008 at 03:05 AM

Desert, I have to agree with you. The struggle of the kitten to make it out of the water is not so much different than the struggle the populace will have to recover from the tragic events. With determination and a little help from observers, they will make it. :) and gosh darn it, that little kitten is adorable.: sas; | May 29, 2008 at 03:14 AM

That kitteh is my hero. I couldn't stop thinking, "Go, little guy, go!": Cara N.; | May 29, 2008 at 03:30 AM

I'm sorry, but I don't find that cute at all. So much suffering in China, I also doubt they're in a position to give much to a poor stray little kitty who tried so hard to live. I didn't get much of a "warm fuzzy feeling" from the way the kitten was carried off either. Not cute. Makes me want to cry.: Wendy; | May 29, 2008 at 03:49 AM

Jessie, well let's see... human rights, One Child, Tibet, to name a few. Shall I go on?: Michelle; | May 29, 2008 at 03:54 AM

Argh, stoppit, you're making me cry and I'm at work! *happy fluffy thoughts happy fluffy thoughts*: starling; | May 29, 2008 at 04:18 AM

In the light of all the suffering that is there, just seeing the kitten gives a glimmer of hope that even the weakest can survive....: linders; | May 29, 2008 at 05:20 AM

Definatly qualifies for cute but sad.. im sure they didnt kill the kitten.. it was a surviver just like them.. there has to be a deeper connection in a situation like this.. plus they will need all the cats they can get to take care of the HUGE rodent problem they will face in the next few months..: katiedid; | May 29, 2008 at 05:28 AM

Was it just me or did the kitten seem less like a domestic cat and more like a wild cat of some kind. Just seemed like it had a really big head and the voice seemed more like a lion or tiger cub than a domestic kitten meow.: Elaine; | May 29, 2008 at 05:37 AM

Yeah me too. I'm all teary. Poor little scraplet, he fought so hard. I wish I could fly out to China and bring him home - I couldn't give a home to an orphaned child, but I could to this kitten that they don't want. Stupid people. Don't they realise they need cats to keep down the real disease-spreaders i.e. rats? Like Michelle mentioned above, you start decimating the cat population and look what you get...Black Death, anyone?: Londoner; | May 29, 2008 at 05:40 AM

You can donate to help the animal victims of the earthquake at the Animal Rescue site: http://www.thehungersite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=3&link=ctg_ars_home_from_ths_home_sitenav Scroll down on the right side of the screen. This reminds me of after Katrina, when the animals needed help as well as the people.: Catherine; | May 29, 2008 at 05:56 AM

OK, as a medieval historian, I have to speak up in defense of the Black Death. Whoops, that didn't come out so well. Yes, medieval people killed cats after the Plague swept through Europe. But I can PROMISE you that no one kept statistics. We have no way of quantifying how many PEOPLE died, let alone how many cats. Any time someone cites a number like 1/3, I want to see sources. Now that I've put my soapbox away, I will agree with Michelle and Londoner that cats were necessary rodent- and disease-control mechanisms.: debg; | May 29, 2008 at 06:11 AM

Didn't they kill cats BEFORE the plague swept through Europe and that's what exacerbated it? Fewer cats as a result of people believing them to be related to witches, which led to an increasing rodent problem... Rodents that were carriers of fleas that were carriers of the plague? At least that's what we learned in school. =P: MJ; | May 29, 2008 at 06:18 AM

Ok, I feel I really need to follow this up. 1. Hugh's package was NOT about the kitten alone, ie. CNN does not focus on the fate of one kitten when tens of thousands of people have died. This was one (small) part of a much longer package - and inserted as a glimmer of hope even amid such desperate conditions. 2. I emailed Hugh and asked if he knew about the fate of the kitten. He said he spoke to the doctor before and when he took him he didn't doubt he'd be good to him. Also: "He was gone by the time we got to the top of the hill again - which might have been a good sign." And bear in mind this is in China, but a Hong Kong doctor took the kitteh - and they're MAD about their animals in HK. 3. Finally, Hugh said he will actually make inquiries into this - there weren't so many HK doctors in the area so he may be able to track him down. And if he does, and there's a happy well-fed kitten at the other end, he will file a follow-up report. Meanwhile, CNN continues to focus on the humans in the disaster zone - don't you worry. Like I said, these are just 39 seconds of what's very extensive coverage on China and the people who survived the earthquake. Believe in the kitteh! K.: Kasia; | May 29, 2008 at 06:21 AM

need to know what happened to kitty. need. to. know. dumb reporter.: jana; | May 29, 2008 at 06:43 AM

YAY, Kasia! Let's hope Hugh (and Hong Kong Doctor Man for that matter) follows through...

Obviously there have been human tragedies, people. That's ALL we hear on tv any more...what killed me ded(in a good way) was after ALL those frikkin' tornadoes the last few days(thankfully with only a few deaths, I believe) somebody on ABC, for a split second, while mentioning aboot a devastated town in Iowa, where people were (sooc)"searching for ANYTHING that's salvageable, a wedding ring, a photo album, and ***MEW*** a lost pet..."and as that was mentioned, a tiny, dirty little dilute calico kitling appeared, alive and for the most part, okay...my head asploded! I burst into tears when I saw that, because people are taught that pets are replaceable like items, not live beings like children. I don't have kids, I'm a cat person, I connect better with animals, except spiders (again, gross), and yes I believe in animal control population (I also believe in teenager control population, lol), but when it comes to helpless kittens (and puppies) I melt in a puddle of helplessness myself.

It was a cute clip.

Again, thanx, Kasia!: Juniper Jupiter; | May 29, 2008 at 06:43 AM

I cried with joy to see this, and only hope that the kitty will end up well-loved and sheltered. That being said, I'm so damn tired of the nuffers who say "Well, what about the people? Who cares about a cat?" or "You care more about animals than people!" Don't speak for me, and others like me, okay? Do you know of the charities I contribute to that benefit both animals and humans, that you're qualified to make blanket statements like that? Don't paint people into a corner, please. I had the same visceral reaction about the animals and people that were affected by Hurricane Katrina. The real exception being, of course, that the animals have no voice in terms of their welfare. We are their stewards. We're all inextricably linked on this earth; it's a symbiotic relationship. If the most helpless can survive with help of others more articulate and resourceful, then I'm all for it. And yes, Juniper, I'd have to agree with you on certain aspects; I have three animals at home, not kids. And frankly, living in a city like New York, the more I deal with people, the more I can appreciate sweet, innocent animals.: ThreeCatNight; | May 29, 2008 at 07:03 AM

I think most animals bailed out of town about a week before the earthquake struck.: mocax; | May 29, 2008 at 07:12 AM

Well said Three Kittehs!: Fat Tabby; | May 29, 2008 at 07:17 AM

I guess I'm the only one here afraid kitty was going to be lunch for that dude.: Pussytoes; | May 29, 2008 at 07:22 AM

I have a feeling that kitten may have turned into an afternoon snack for his snatcher.: Moira; | May 29, 2008 at 07:36 AM

Awww, poor kitty. So glad he was rescued! Why are there so many negative people who feel the need to spread their evil and bad attitudes? You people suck. Go take a long walk off a short pier.: Eastie; | May 29, 2008 at 07:40 AM

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