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catbyte

(34,174 posts)
Sun Jan 20, 2019, 12:16 PM Jan 2019

Delivery Man Spots Strange Black Pile In Middle Of Snowstorm

"They looked like a piece of clothing ... but on second glance I knew what it was."

BY SARAH V SCHWEIG

A man was driving a truck of milk through a snowstorm in Canada when he noticed a strange black spot amid a world of white.

When he inched closer he realized that he needed to rush out of the driver's seat and brave the elements — a life, or lives, depended on it.

Three tiny black kittens were huddled together there in the snow. And there were no paw prints surrounding them, indicating they had probably been thrown there from the road.

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Compton promptly scooped up the kittens and drove them back to his home 12 miles away, where his wife and daughter were waiting to warm up the tiny strays and save their lives.

The family, who already has two cats and two dogs, all rescues, also got in touch with a local animal rescue group, Deer Lake Kitten Rescue (DLKR), which helped coordinate the kittens' veterinary care and transfer to a shelter.

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"If I hadn't seen them they would certainly have died," Compton said. "They will be [up for adoption] as soon as they are in perfect health."

You can make a donation to the NL West SPCA or apply to adopt these kittens.

https://www.thedodo.com/close-to-home/delivery-man-saves-three-tiny-black-kittens-in-snowstorm

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I wish the monster who dumped these precious ones in the snow to die experiences nothing but misery the rest of his/her pathetic life. Bless the delivery man for saving them.
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Delivery Man Spots Strange Black Pile In Middle Of Snowstorm (Original Post) catbyte Jan 2019 OP
Evil, sick little fuck nt Phoenix61 Jan 2019 #1
Our baby grrrrlllllll akraven Jan 2019 #2
Awwww, sounds like she's got the whole family wrapped around her paw. catbyte Jan 2019 #24
Absolutely. akraven Jan 2019 #25
Compton is a great human and a great hero. democratisphere Jan 2019 #3
I wonder where the mama cat is? Scarsdale Jan 2019 #4
Mama kitty had probably passed. akraven Jan 2019 #26
These kittens are incredibly lucky. They wouldn't have lasted much longer before they succumbed to Arkansas Granny Jan 2019 #5
No doubt about it, a rescued cat is the ultimate kind of cat you can own! Towlie Jan 2019 #6
Come on mchill Jan 2019 #9
"Bah," he said, "Humbug!" MineralMan Jan 2019 #22
Jesus! lunatica Jan 2019 #10
Yes! Jesus! Exactly! - Matthew 6:1-4 Towlie Jan 2019 #35
What does Jesus say about assholes who criticize others lunatica Jan 2019 #36
Well, since you're criticizing me... Towlie Jan 2019 #37
I'm an atheist lunatica Jan 2019 #38
So am I, but you're the one who brought up Jesus, not me. Towlie Jan 2019 #39
Jesus! lunatica Jan 2019 #40
Why so cynical? Music Man Jan 2019 #12
Seriously? THAT'S where you went? Wow. And I thought I was a cynic. catbyte Jan 2019 #13
Ugh. SammyWinstonJack Jan 2019 #14
I lulz'd KG Jan 2019 #16
Jesus says that when you rescue a cat, you go straight to heaven. demigoddess Jan 2019 #23
One does not own a cat. They own you. akraven Jan 2019 #27
I'm glad you think it's only slightly disturbing More_Cowbell Jan 2019 #43
Quite the creative, though unsupported allegation. LanternWaste Jan 2019 #46
awwwwww samnsara Jan 2019 #7
There is no compassion that should be shown to humans who do this to animals. nt in2herbs Jan 2019 #8
It is beyond me how anyone can do this to living things. pazzyanne Jan 2019 #11
Omfg. Fuzzpope Jan 2019 #15
There's a special place in heaven for Mr. Compton for rescuing those kittens. Different Drummer Jan 2019 #17
Absolutely true for both!! Thank goodness that someone had enough curosity to wonder what ... SWBTATTReg Jan 2019 #20
Beautiful cats! red dog 1 Jan 2019 #18
Poor babies! The delivery man turned their awful day into a great one! Grammy23 Jan 2019 #19
I actually found a little old lady like that. Mars and Minerva Jan 2019 #21
You should wear that proudly underpants Jan 2019 #28
just dumb luck but everybody gave me a big huzzah. nt Mars and Minerva Jan 2019 #44
We feed the ferals in our community malaise Jan 2019 #29
Precious little house panthers. nt tblue37 Jan 2019 #30
k&r Demovictory9 Jan 2019 #31
I SO WANT THE 1ST LONG HAIR! i had 2 black long haired boys. pansypoo53219 Jan 2019 #32
Beautiful kitties. The delivery man is an angel. nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2019 #33
Safe, thanks to those that saved these little four legged Miigwech Jan 2019 #34
Awwwwwww BearThom70 Jan 2019 #41
There are many days I like animals... 3catwoman3 Jan 2019 #42
Snowstorm can cover paw prints quickly. Can't be sure how they got there nt lostnfound Jan 2019 #45
Sweet little babies. demmiblue Jan 2019 #47

akraven

(1,975 posts)
2. Our baby grrrrlllllll
Sun Jan 20, 2019, 12:22 PM
Jan 2019

was also dumped. At 20 below. She's mean as a rattlesnake, sings at the top of her lungs, snags a daddy-lap every chance, and did I mention sings?

He called me at work and said can I keep her (after wrapping her in his parka and taking her inside to warm and water). Well, hell yeah!

10 years later...……….

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)
3. Compton is a great human and a great hero.
Sun Jan 20, 2019, 12:24 PM
Jan 2019

Thankfully he was in the right place at the right time to save these kittens lives. It is unbelievable how cruel some horrible humans can be.

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
4. I wonder where the mama cat is?
Sun Jan 20, 2019, 12:47 PM
Jan 2019

Were there more kittens, dumped elsewhere? Three little black beauties were saved. Thanks to the kind man who rescued them.

Arkansas Granny

(31,484 posts)
5. These kittens are incredibly lucky. They wouldn't have lasted much longer before they succumbed to
Sun Jan 20, 2019, 01:18 PM
Jan 2019

the elements, run over by a vehicle or killed by predators. I grew up in the country and there were always unwanted pets being dumped and left to fend for themselves. Very few of them find homes. Most starve, die from disease or are shot as nuisance animals. It is more humane to euthanize an animal than to abandon them in this manner.

Towlie

(5,308 posts)
6. No doubt about it, a rescued cat is the ultimate kind of cat you can own!
Sun Jan 20, 2019, 01:24 PM
Jan 2019

The only slightly disturbing aspect of this is that before he "rushed out of the driver's seat and braved the elements" he first took a photo, revealing that he had an interest in soaking up some praise on the Internet. His motivation was a little more than just rescuing kittens.

mchill

(1,015 posts)
9. Come on
Sun Jan 20, 2019, 01:46 PM
Jan 2019

Having rescued before, he probably knew this could also generate interest for their eventual adoption. These stories are instructive and heartwarming. I can appreciate the few moments it took to take the photo.

And black cats are the last to be adopted, so this story could help too.

Towlie

(5,308 posts)
35. Yes! Jesus! Exactly! - Matthew 6:1-4
Sun Jan 20, 2019, 07:42 PM
Jan 2019

It's ironic that you should mention Jesus because this is straight from his Sermon on the Mount:

6 “Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

2 “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. 3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

I don't know if this guy is a Christian or not. I'm not, but if he believes in Jesus then I'm just saying that he's not following his advice. Cats can be needy too.

Towlie

(5,308 posts)
37. Well, since you're criticizing me...
Sun Jan 20, 2019, 08:09 PM
Jan 2019

... that means that whatever he says about me is the same thing he says about you:

"He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone..." -- John 8 : 7

Music Man

(1,181 posts)
12. Why so cynical?
Sun Jan 20, 2019, 02:14 PM
Jan 2019

It's not like the guy took a selfie. He documented the odd scene before he did anything, perhaps to show the undisturbed snow.

catbyte

(34,174 posts)
13. Seriously? THAT'S where you went? Wow. And I thought I was a cynic.
Sun Jan 20, 2019, 02:16 PM
Jan 2019

How about he couldn't believe what he saw? Proof to the rescue what the kittens had been subjected to?

akraven

(1,975 posts)
27. One does not own a cat. They own you.
Sun Jan 20, 2019, 04:47 PM
Jan 2019

They're smarter than sTrump anyway! And I don't mind that he shared; it might get others to do the same if only for some facetime.

More_Cowbell

(2,190 posts)
43. I'm glad you think it's only slightly disturbing
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 07:37 AM
Jan 2019

I don't think it's disturbing at all, but since you said "slightly," we're not far apart.

I don't think that he did it for praise. As a rescuer already, he undoubtedly knew that the few seconds he stopped to take pictures would engender many donations to this shelter and, possibly, others. It's not like he took a picture of a drowning animal. Cold slows down the bodily functions. Those seconds might make the difference in someone donating or even adopting one of those kittens. It shouldn't make a difference, but it does.

 

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
46. Quite the creative, though unsupported allegation.
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 08:10 PM
Jan 2019

Slightly disturbing you perceived it as such; though possibly your interest is simply "in soaking up some attention on the Internet..."

pazzyanne

(6,519 posts)
11. It is beyond me how anyone can do this to living things.
Sun Jan 20, 2019, 02:03 PM
Jan 2019

It takes kindness and caring to give animals the right to live. Thanks and thoughts of blessings for Mr. Compton, and others like him, who step in and do to correct what heartless people inflict on other living things.

Different Drummer

(7,532 posts)
17. There's a special place in heaven for Mr. Compton for rescuing those kittens.
Sun Jan 20, 2019, 02:30 PM
Jan 2019

Likewise, there's a special place in hell for the sicko(s) who put the kittens in a position from which they needed to be rescued.

SWBTATTReg

(21,859 posts)
20. Absolutely true for both!! Thank goodness that someone had enough curosity to wonder what ...
Sun Jan 20, 2019, 02:35 PM
Jan 2019

that black spot in the middle of all that snow was, and realized what it was!! Thank goodness for miracles!!

red dog 1

(27,648 posts)
18. Beautiful cats!
Sun Jan 20, 2019, 02:32 PM
Jan 2019

I feel the same way you do about the heartless bastard who threw those poor kittens into the snow from the road.

Also, thank God for the Good Samaritan who rescued them.

K&R

Grammy23

(5,808 posts)
19. Poor babies! The delivery man turned their awful day into a great one!
Sun Jan 20, 2019, 02:32 PM
Jan 2019

There are monsters in this world with no regard for anything. Thank goodness for the good people of the world that try to make it a more humane, more civilized place for all creatures great and small.

Mars and Minerva

(369 posts)
21. I actually found a little old lady like that.
Sun Jan 20, 2019, 03:19 PM
Jan 2019

I was coming home on a snowy night and my neighbor had fallen in her walk during a snow storm. The snow had almost covered her up when I became curious about the odd looking pile.
She recovered beautifully.

malaise

(267,829 posts)
29. We feed the ferals in our community
Sun Jan 20, 2019, 05:07 PM
Jan 2019

A few months ago someone threw hot oil on the alpha male. Thankfully it was where he could lick it above his tale. He allowed us to spray the area but he's never been fond of people. He's doing fine now but I doubt that hair will ever grow there again.
Some humans are monsters.

3catwoman3

(23,820 posts)
42. There are many days I like animals...
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 02:18 AM
Jan 2019

...a whole lot more than a lot of people. I would like to toss the POS that did this out into a deep snowdrift.

May they have long, healthy lives.

demmiblue

(36,751 posts)
47. Sweet little babies.
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 08:16 PM
Jan 2019

I wish people would give a damn about the animals that live a life of suffering in factory farms.

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