I think it's a pretty tall order to take in ONE stray and then turn around in another week and be prepared to take in 5-6 more. Martha is 70 years old. Bill's in his upper 60s. They don't have the energy to take care of that many kittens in the manner in which they should be cared for. One or two, sure. Five or six? No.

And I'm sorry, I don't care if you (you in general, not you personally, beeniesmom) agree with the way Martha and Bill handled this or not. The fact of the matter is, this woman is involved in RESCUE and there are going to be a some kittens born that need help. I wonder how happy her God would be to see her being so nasty to people who were only trying to help the poor kitty and then didn't have the heart to kill her kittens. I could *almost* understand her disdain if Martha and Bill had been the kitty's owners all along and she got pregnant while in their care - but they're not like that. All their animals are spayed/neutered, well cared for, and loved. Martha was one of the pioneer animal rescue women in this state - hell, she is the person who found my Samantha along the side of a highway and brought her home. She has a heart of gold. She is completely fine with keeping the kittens with their mother for 8-10 weeks. She's also planning on keeping one or two of them. She just cannot handle the rest, and I think given the manner in which Katie was brought into her life, it'd be a little unfair and overwhelming for ANYONE in Martha's position.

Either way, Jen's attitude was completely uncalled for...