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Meet the woman behind the @foster_kittens Instagram account

Cindy is constantly surrounded by kittens- it's a tough job, but somebody's got to do it!
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Cindy Congdon has been fostering kittens since 2013.

SAMMAMISH, Wash — I visited heaven recently.

And when I say heaven, I mean Cindy Congdon's house in Sammamish. Because her house is filled with kittens.

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Kittens galore!

Cindy fosters kittens for Purrfect Pals and Seattle Humane. But she's not just a dedicated foster- she also runs the ultra-cute and ultra-successful @foster_kittens Instagram account.

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It started in 2013, when Cindy began fostering kittens. When she adopted them out, she wanted a way to show "baby photos" of the kittens to their new families. Thus, @foster_kittens was born. She was one of the first fostering accounts on Instagram.

Now, she has almost half a million followers.

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Cindy takes care of the kittens until they're ready to be adopted.

The combination of adorable videos and clever captions delights her followers. But fostering multiple kittens and running a successful Instagram isn't all fun and games- Cindy has a full day of litter box-scooping, kitten-wrangling, and medicine-administering...depending on what her kittens need that day.

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All kittens, all the time.

Cindy says if you're thinking about fostering- do it! It's an incredibly rewarding experience, and there are lots of resources out there to help fosters. If you're interested, both Seattle Humane and Purrfect Pals have foster programs.

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