<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.fark.com/goto/11784407/people.com/pets/soldier-seeking-help-stray-cat-family-she-nursed-back-to-health/%3Futm_source%3Dfark" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none;"> "We want to provide the support to our soldiers, and we will do everything we can to help their wish come true. We appreciate any donations to help get Sgt. Whiskers and her babies to safety." Let's give them a hand on Caturday</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">.</span><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Courtesy of <i>People</i> magazine at:</div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="https://people.com/pets/soldier-seeking-help-stray-cat-family-she-nursed-back-to-health/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark">https://people.com/pets/soldier-seeking-help-stray-cat-family-she-nursed-back-to-health/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark</a></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">————————————————-</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div class="intro article-info" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95); font-family: Lora, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><div class="headline-wrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box; align-items: center; display: flex; justify-content: space-between;"><h1 class="headline heading-content" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 400; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 48px; line-height: 52px; font-family: Basel, serif; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; border-left-width: 0px;">Soldier Seeking Help for Stray Mother Cat She Nursed Back to Health Named Sergeant Whiskers </h1><div id="karma-lazy-sponsorLogo" class="sponsor-logo" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: center;"></div></div></div><p class="dek margin-16-tb padded-mobile" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Limerick, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95); font-stretch: normal; padding: 0px; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Sergeant Kelsey is trying to relocate Sergeant Whiskers and her kittens to the U.S. after the cat family provided comfort to her and her fellow soldiers</p></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><p style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 21pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">An active-duty soldier is raising funds to relocate a stray cat that provided her comfort during a tour in the Middle East.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 21pt; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95); font-stretch: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Sergeant Kelsey reached out to New York-based nonprofit<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://guardiansofrescue.org/" target="_blank" title="(opens new window)" aria-describedby="external-disclaimer" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-style: inherit; transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out; box-shadow: rgb(89, 89, 89) 0px -3px 0px inset;"><span style="color: rgb(89, 89, 89); text-decoration: none;">Guardians of Rescue</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>for help relocating the cat named Sergeant Whiskers to the U.S., the rescue shared in a statement on Wednesday.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 21pt; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95); font-stretch: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The soldier came across Sergeant Whiskers six weeks into her tour. The cat was malnourished, had wounds on her eyes and nose, a broken tail, and limited water access in 126-degree weather, per Guardians of Rescue.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: white;">After Sergeant Kelsey helped nurse the cat back to health and gained her trust, Sergeant Whiskers led the soldier to her two nursing age kittens, who the mother cat had hidden near the base.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 21pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Sergeant Whiskers and her kittens provided the soldier and her comrades comfort amid harsh conditions, thus Sergeant Kelsey's decision to get the animals to the U.S. where they can enjoy the safety of a home and loving family. Sergeant Kelsey's friend has already volunteered to be a caregiver, according to Guardians of Rescue.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 21pt; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95); font-stretch: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"We are honored to help relocate these pets back to the soldiers' home states, so they can live with their families," president and co-founder of Guardians of Rescue, Robert Misseri, said in a statement. "But it's something that we can't do alone. We have to have the support from the public in order to help make a mission like this be successful."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: white;">Sergeant Kelsey, along with Guardians of Rescue, is </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/sEsJC68M8KFov50gxSplwHZ?domain=guardiansofrescue.networkforgood.com" target="_blank" title="(opens new window)" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);"><span style="color: rgb(89, 89, 89); text-decoration: none;">asking for monetary donations</span></a><span style="background-color: white;"> that will assist with "medical care, airfare, fees, and more" for the cat family's trip to the U.S., Misseri explained.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: white;">"We want to provide the support to our soldiers, and we will do everything we can to help their wish come true. We appreciate any donations to help get Sgt. Whiskers and her babies to safety," the Guardians of Rescue president added.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">————————-</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Photos . . .</div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_092521_01.jpg">http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_092521_01.jpg</a></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_092521_02.jpg">http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_092521_02.jpg</a></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_092521_03.jpg">http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_092521_03.jpg</a></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_092521_04.jpg">http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_092521_04.jpg</a></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_092521_05.jpg">http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_092521_05.jpg</a></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">————————————————-</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b>“Caturday”</b><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> by Linus Petit</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_by_Linus_Petit.mp3">http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_by_Linus_Petit.mp3</a></div><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span dir="ltr">http://www.MoscowCares.net</span></span></div><div><br></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div><div>“A stranger is just a friend you haven’t met.”</div><div>- Roy E. 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