A couple of months ago on one of the first few days of spring, I went to get to work on my yard, went to the barn to get my tools and found 2 baby kittens, no more than a few days old. This was the second year in a row for that to happen. Last year we left the kittens we found alone, and they didn’t make it. This year, we went to work and tried to save them. Wannda Turner and Northeast Arkansans For Animals came through and took them in. They put the kittens with a dog feeding her litter and they are adopted now and doing fine. NAFA does good work looking out for animals that can’t look out for themselves. We are roughly 150 days into the year and NAFA has already investigated 118 cases of abuse or neglect. That is a animal abuse case about every 3 out of 4 days. As the summer heats up and the economy continues to be difficult for some folks, animal hoarding, neglect and abuse will continue to increase. If you find an animal and need help with it like I did, contact NAFA. They can help, but be prepared to care for the animal for a couple of days until they can get there. And if you see abuse occurring or if you just simply know someone who needs help taking care of their animals log onto www.nafarescue.org to find out what to do. NAFA and other animal shelters do their best to look out for animals in Northeast Arkansas. And that makes this a Better Region 8.
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