Think about it: most shelters have no overnight care staff, but neonatal kittens can’t survive without care every few hours. That is why when an orphaned kitten comes to the shelter, they generally have two options: foster care, or death. I wanted to make a video about why kittens die in shelters because I think most people have no idea what these little ones are up against. The truth is that hundreds of thousands of kittens are being killed in the U.S. every single year simply due to their age,

Billy and Ricky battle to save a dying kitten stuck in a wall. | Billy the Exterminator on A&E