This mom and her kittens were an owner surrender at the Maury County Shelter. The owner of the rescue I foster for, regularly goes to other high-kill shelters and pulls animals ... this is what she did with this mom and babies. Apparently she nor the shelter examined these kittens very closely. But then again, I didn't pull their little heads back far enough to see into the fold of their necks until after I had them a week either! It's just such a sad situation .... and I wish to GOD that whoever originally did this to these kittens would be prosecuted!!!!