I too join the ranks who were almost afraid to read this thread, but did and am thankful you saved them. Someone went to some effort to gather 17 kittens. A shame they couldn't put their efforts into doing something good as opposed to evil. My daughter is staying with us due to hurricane Sandy. She brought her three kitties with her - all rescues. Two of them had been abandoned in a foreclosed house and one was a kitten in a feral colony
All of them are so sweet and loving - with such personality!