: a young cat
also
: an immature or young individual of various other small mammals
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 June 2026
The fluffy, blue-eyed cats and kittens are now safe and recovering after they were rescued from a residence in Lancaster County, the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PSPCA) shared on Facebook on Wednesday, June 10.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
Aurora firefighters say one person was injured in a house fire that trapped six kittens inside.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 14 June 2026
The cases are in cattle, goats and a dog in Texas and New Mexico, according to the Department of Agriculture, and the FDA on Thursday approved the use of generic Nitenpyram tablets—an oral treatment usually used to kill fleas—in dogs, puppies, cats and kittens infected with screwworm.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
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Produced by Watch Next Media and Mélusine, epic fantasy adventure Dungeons & Kittens follows young kittens Precious and Fib, who are wrongly banished from the Kingdom of Cats.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 June 2026
The fluffy, blue-eyed cats and kittens are now safe and recovering after they were rescued from a residence in Lancaster County, the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PSPCA) shared on Facebook on Wednesday, June 10.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
Aurora firefighters say one person was injured in a house fire that trapped six kittens inside.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 14 June 2026
The cases are in cattle, goats and a dog in Texas and New Mexico, according to the Department of Agriculture, and the FDA on Thursday approved the use of generic Nitenpyram tablets—an oral treatment usually used to kill fleas—in dogs, puppies, cats and kittens infected with screwworm.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
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“Kitten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kitten. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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