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        <p><strong>BAY CITY, MI</strong> -- Nearly two dozen kittens have made the long trek from Hurricane Harvey-ravaged Texas to Bay City and are in search of new "furever" homes.</p>
<p>Stephanie Beiser, adoption coordinator for the Humane Society of Bay County, picked up the 19 kittens after they arrived in Milford late on Wednesday, Sept. 6. As of the following afternoon, they were being housed at the nonprofit's location at 1607 Marquette Ave. in Bay City.</p>
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<p>The kittens, which range in age from a few weeks to seven or eight months, came from the<a href="http://www.mctx.org/departments/departments_a_-_c/animal_control/index.php">&nbsp;Montgomery County Animal Control</a> in Texas, which is sending the animals in its care to different rescue groups across the nation, Beiser said. The kittens were already at the shelter before Hurricane Harvey hit.</p>
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<p>Six of the kittens will be transferred to Passion for Paws in Freeland, with the remaining 13 being dispersed to foster homes in the area. After a few weeks and sterilization has occurred, they'll be up for permanent adoption.</p>
        
        
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