2 litters of kittens found living on top shelf at Lowe's

A Chester County Home Improvement store became an unlikely source for a new family of cats. The litter was born inside a Lowe's in Downingtown this weekend. You see them there. They went unseen until an employee discovered their little home that Mama Cat made. Action News reporter Caroline Goggin talked with the employees who found the kittens. Employees at this Lowe's say that it's pretty common to see animals in their garden center. Birds fly around in there. They've seen skunks. They've seen squirrels. But what they found on Saturday was a first. There's no way anybody would see them. You can hardly hear anything in there. It's busy. But in this busy store, sitting in a box on the top shelf, these kittens made a home. And this past weekend, when employees at this Lowe's in Downingtown went to pull down a pallet, they discovered what was inside. It was crazy. I just couldn't believe they were up there. Lisa Newton works for Lucky Dog Animal Rescue out of Avondale. She was called to the store on Cornerstone Boulevard on Saturday to help. Immediately directed to the garden center. They had to get the forklift and go up and get them. The second litter was really sad because the mommy cat jumped out of the box when the forklift was coming down. And she was watching. Inside the boxes were seven kittens from two separate litters. One of the litters, you can tell that's where the mom had delivered them. Newton placed the kittens in her carrier and took them home. They're adorable. Where she is currently caring for them. She says the litters belong to two moms, both feral cats who like to frequent this Lowe's garden center. So much so, they decided to give birth in there. Her rescue is now in the process of trying to find them. Once we know about a situation, we try and quickly take care of the mom and the dad so that there aren't any more litters popping up. Newton estimates these kittens are about three or four weeks old. As she gets them ready for adoption, she's also naming them after the place where they were found. We have Forklift, Herb, Pallet, Planter, Grassy, Lowe, and Rose. Lucky Dog Animal Rescue was able to find one of those mama cats outside of this Lowe's tonight. As for the kittens, they say they will be up for adoption in just about a month. For information on that, just head to our website, 6abc.com. In Downingtown, I'm Caroline Goggin for Action News at 10 on PHL 17 News.