Community News

Local Church giving of time and resources to help kittens

 

by: Michelle Russillo
Published: June 1, 2026

 

 

HUNTINGTON BEACH...For the past few years, Genny Saldana (quilting club member) and fellow church volunteers have been connected to kitten-fostering support through her daughter-in-law, Shawna, who serves as one of the Kitten Foster Coordinators for WAGS Pet Adoption in Westminster, California. Together, they support efforts to save over 2,000 kittens per year through WAGS’ fostering network.

This year, the Sts. Simon and Jude quilting club stepped up in a big way by making washable, reusable rice bags used to keep very young kittens warm when they can’t yet regulate their body temperature safely. The rice bags are especially important to kitten health, and they also help WAGS reduce costs that would otherwise go toward purchasing warming discs (about $30 each).