Kristin Smith adopted her first kitten on a trip to  Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds State Park. She and her husband, Chris, didn't discover any diamonds, but they did spot a kitten wandering down the highway on their way home. The little hitchhiker was only four weeks old, had a crooked tail, and became the newest member of the family.
 
After settling into his new home, the kitten became friends with a pregnant feral cat he watched through the window. Unfortunately, the feral cat did not have a safe home, but Kristin and her husband soon bought a new house. The mother cat had her kittens the same day as the closing, and the whole family moved to the new house. The feral cat was spayed and returned outside, while her kittens became inside cats.
 
Kristin is thankful that OK Humane supports the TNR program in our community, and she has worked with the program to trap feral cats. She also helps out at the Adoption Center one afternoon a week, has done some Fostering, assists with special events as often as she can, and enjoys being on the Follow-Up Team so she can hear all the happy endings.
 
Her current animal family includes an elderly rabbit, Jack, five cats, Harvey, Pete, Lucy, Maggie, and Olivia, a turtle, Old Man, and the fish, Boomer and Sooner. When she's not spending time with the animals, Kristin enjoys working in her garden, promoting family literacy, and assisting her husband with his real estate business.