Hey everybody. Anybody want to help out 3 elderly cats (a family that's been through a lot) that were rescued by local In Defense of Animal volunteers?

"While doing pet rescue in New Orleans, Leslie and I were dispatched to a home that had five adult cats whose guardian had relocated and she could no longer keep them. She was desperately worried about her babies. One cat had already died since the storm and when we arrived, Batman, was also dead. The other three, Petie the 13 year-old momma cat and her two 12 year-old offspring, Lil’ Shit and Gumbo, were alive, scared and hiding. It’s hard to imagine what trauma these cats have been through as Katrina survivors, and now their once-stable life was about to get upturned again."

If you can help, contact Portland IDA at: 503-249-9996 x3 or email: connie@idausa.org.

They can forward you more backstory and pics. Damn cute cats, damn cute.