The book can be read from cover to cover, as I did. I recommend doing this when you first get the book. But it can also be dipped into later for information when required, and the charming stories of individual kittens can be read without context.
The chapters focus on various aspects of kitten rescue, its importance, its practical aspects from trapping to adoption, kitten development and health, and, importantly, caring for the rescuer to prevent compassion fatigue.
I can only disagree with the author on one point. She repeats the often quoted idea that feral kittens can't be socialized after they reach 12 weeks old. However, viewers of the TinyKittens webcam in Canada have witnessed the socialization of many older feral kittens and adult feral cats. It can be done, depending on the cat's personality and experience with humans, and the provision of the right sort of interactions.
The book is also full of delightful kitten photographs taken by the author and her photographer partner, Andrew Marttila. This is why I bought the physical book rather than an ebook.
Hannah's voice shines throughout the writing, with compassion, humour, and advice based on experience. While the book teaches, it never feels dry or didactic, and it provides inspiration for cat people to become involved in rescue in whatever way is most appropriate for them. As she says:
This book is an invitation for readers to join me on this journey and to add their own pieces to the puzzle... My hope is that you will see yourself in these pages, and feel supported in your own rescue journey... Movements are made up of individuals, and our small individual actions have the power to change everything (pp. 6-7).
I highly recommend this book to anyone actively involved in rescue, to anyone who loves cats and kittens, and to those wishing to see what compassion and positive action looks like.
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