AirTag leads volunteers to hidden cat and six kittens in Waltham

"After the vet said the cat was no longer pregnant and was producing milk, the nonprofit's board was called to action. Evans said the board was like, 'Oh my God, now what do we do?' as they debated sending the cat back out into the cold or, if not, losing the kittens."

"Then one of the board members said they had a collar with an AirTag attached. So, on Monday evening, they sent Emerald back out and traced her movements. The board members traced Emerald's movements into a mountain of debris inside a self-storage facility in Waltham."

"On Wednesday, two volunteers followed her and found the kittens, burrowed inside an old box of T-shirts. The volunteers gathered the family up and took them to a foster home. 'They are doing amazing,' Evans said."

The Cat Connection, a Waltham-based nonprofit, rescued a pregnant stray cat during a New England blizzard. After discovering the cat had already given birth, volunteers faced a dilemma: return her to dangerous cold weather or risk losing the kittens. A board member's AirTag-equipped collar provided the solution. Volunteers traced the cat, named Emerald, to a self-storage facility where they found her six kittens nestled in an old box of T-shirts. The family was brought to a foster home and is thriving. All seven will be available for adoption in approximately two months. The nonprofit has rescued and rehomed over 500 cats annually.

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