When a “suspicious package” was discovered at an Ohio church this week, it stirred enough concern that a bomb squad rushed to the scene. The black duffel bag was left at the main entrance of a church in New Miami on Thursday, according to the Butler County Sheriff’s Office.
"When Specialist Mike Grimes and Det. Detherage arrived, they didn't hear ticking they heard purring! There was a momma cat and her 6 one day old babies in the bag." the sheriff's office said in an official Facebook post.
The sheriff's office took the cat and her kittens to the Animal Friends Human Society in Hamilton where they are "warm, cozy and fed." The animal shelter also said in a Facebook post that the kittens received baths when they arrived because they were soaked in their mother's urine.
"Sprinkles, purring throughout it all, received her vaccines and blood test and appears to be in good health," according to the shelter's post. "She's doing a fantastic job nursing and caring for her babies, and all 7 will be placed with their foster family this afternoon. We will give regular updates on Sprinkles and her kittens as they grow and mature over the next two months."
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