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She may be tiny, and wearing a tube sock, but this little dynamo and Hurricane Matthew survivor has taken the Internet by storm and wants to use her stardom for good.
Found in some bushes, the sweet kitten was between 3 and 4 weeks old when she was brought to a pet supply store near Raleigh, NC, where other rescues had been gathered. The precious tabby was so little, she was fitted with a makeshift sweater out of a tube sock to keep her warm.
According to Paw Culture, when Rodrigo Greco saw her, he fell head over heels. in spite of their family, who already had a dog, not even considering adding a pet to the family. But once wife Andressa saw the tube sock-clad kitten, it was all over.
When Pipes photo started going viral, a tiny ray of hope in the aftermath of the destruction left by Hurricane Matthew, the family thought it the perfect opportunity to use her celebrity for a special cause…that of animal adoption.
“We’ve been talking to a lot of shelters and rescue groups, trying to partner with a few key ones,” Greco says. “Pipes is trying to help other cats and dogs that are homeless—just like she was. She wants to make a difference by helping increase adoption rates and diminish euthanasia in healthy animals.”
Like Pipes on her Facebook page, follow her on Twitter, and see her current pictures on Instagram as she does what she can to bring awareness to animal adoption.
