REDWOOD CITY — After a little time in front of the camera, the abandoned and abused kitten named Smurf has received a New Year’s gift — love and attention. Veterinarian Monica Rudiger said Thursday ...

A tiny kitten named Smurf, who was dyed purple and appeared to suffer some abuse, is now recovering at the Nine Lives Foundation in Redwood City, Calif.ABC News reported that Smurf, who is now about 8 ...

(ABC News)--A tiny kitten named Smurf, who was dyed purple and appeared to suffer some abuse, is now recovering at the Nine Lives Foundation in Redwood City, Calif. Smurf, who is now about 8 weeks old ...

Smurf has adopted Wanda as his own and loves to give her body massages Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, covering pets, animal rescue and wildlife.

The story of a kitten that sparked social media furor, after it was found ditched on the side of a Northern California road with purple fur and bite marks, will have a happy ending. Smurf, then seven ...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jan. 6 (UPI) --An eight-week-old kitten in California, found with its fur dyed bluish-purple believed to have been used as a "chew toy" for dogs, was rescued and is in recovery ...

Smurf, the purple kitten rescued by the Nine Lives Foundation in Redwood City last month, just found himself a new best friend in Wanda, a blind kitten found "shivering & huddled next to a garbage can ...

Adoption offers from around the world have poured in for a kitten dyed purple and left abandoned on the side of the road. The two-month-old kitten, nicknamed Smurf, is recovering from multiple deep ...

REDWOOD CITY — After a little time in front of the camera, the abandoned and abused kitten named Smurf has received a New Year’s gift — love and attention. Veterinarian Monica Rudiger said Thursday ...