Cat Adopts a Squirrel
By: Stephanie Harris & Chris Whited
Updated: May 1, 2009
A cat with five kittens has adopted a rodent at an animal shelter in Arkansas.
Volunteers at the Fayetteville Animal Shelter recently rescued a baby squirrel that fell from a tree. Since the squirrel was motherless, volunteers introduced the rodent to one of their cats who had just given birth.
So far, the cat doesn't seem to mind having another mouth to feed, despite the apparent difference.
Shelter officials say once the squirrel gets too big they will introduce it back into the wild.


