Megan honey you know how much i feel for your right now, yes your mother is heartless and she does not deserve you,but right now you have to try and get those kitties for your friend or Heidi, that sounds like their best chance to me, so sweetie dry those tears and see what you can do.

GIANT HUGS to you and i hope you can rescue the kitties, i know how heartbroken you must feel right now,this is a terrible thing for your mother to have done, she should be so ashamed of herself right now.