The Jacksonville Humane Society (JHS) is asking for the community’s help in saving the lives of underage kittens. So far in 2025, JHS has taken in 317 kittens, and 216 of those came in the last 30 days. JHS has served an additional 65 kittens through their Kitten Krusader program.
The public can help in many ways, the first being to act as temporary foster parents by bringing kittens into their homes and raising them until they are 8 weeks of age. JHS provides all medical care along with food and other supplies. When the kittens reach the appropriate age and weight, they return to JHS to have spay/neuter surgery and find new, loving homes.
Foster families save the lives of kittens of all ages. Some kittens are too young to eat on their own and require feedings from human helpers every few hours. Others are able to eat on their own and just need socialization from humans. Occasionally kittens will come to the shelter with their mother and a foster home provides a safe place for her to raise her kittens with minimal intervention from the foster family. No matter the age, foster homes provide the supervision and care needed for kittens to survive and thrive.
Generally, the younger the kitten is the more supervision and care is required by a foster parent. Older kittens usually do not need around-the-clock care.
For information, go to jaxhumane.org or call 904-725-8766.
