--- title: Dog Named 'Serenity' Protects Her Kitten 'Babies' description: Dog and cat lovers everywhere have put aside their differences after witnessing a beautiful German Shepherd care for her baby kittens. canonical: https://time.com/5738739/dog-protects-kittens/ author: Rachel E. Greenspan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-11-25T15:17:10.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:01:04.796Z og:title: Energetic German Shepherd 'Serenity' Will Stop at Nothing to Protect Her Kitten 'Babies' og:description: Like they're her own og:url: https://time.com/5738739/dog-protects-kittens/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9bff43818c5cf1cf/698a06a0b21a9c0121502c09/serenity-dog-cats.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Good Morning Only to This Dog Protecting Her Kitten 'Babies' og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Energetic German Shepherd 'Serenity' Will Stop at Nothing to Protect Her Kitten 'Babies' twitter:description: Like they're her own twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9bff43818c5cf1cf/698a06a0b21a9c0121502c09/serenity-dog-cats.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Energetic German Shepherd 'Serenity' Will Stop at Nothing to Protect Her Kitten 'Babies' by [Rachel E. Greenspan](https://time.com/author/rachel-e-greenspan/) ## Rachel E. Greenspan Nov 25, 2019 3:17 PM UTC  Serenity kisses her kittens in this undated photo provided by Pet and Wildlife Rescue. Serenity kisses her kittens in this undated photo provided by Pet and Wildlife Rescue.Pet and Wildlife Rescue by [Rachel E. Greenspan](https://time.com/author/rachel-e-greenspan/) ## Rachel E. Greenspan Nov 25, 2019 3:17 PM UTC Time for [dog](https://time.com/5731572/dog-photo-fail/) and [cat lovers](https://time.com/5638713/jeff-goldblum-rap/) everywhere have agreed to put aside their differences after witnessing a beautiful German Shepherd care for her [baby kittens](https://time.com/5555118/kitten-cannibalism-usda/). The dog named Serenity protected five kittens on the side of the road before [Pet and Wildlife Rescue](https://www.facebook.com/pawr.org/) in Chatham, Ontario, received word of the situation. An official from the non-profit organization rescued the whole family. In a [Facebook post](https://www.facebook.com/pawr.org/photos/pcb.1490603997760300/1490603677760332/?type=3&theater), the animal shelter shared a cuteness overload for the internet that included a picture of Serenity smooching her basket of kittens, with the caption, “Our stray sweetheart is keeping her ‘babies’ safe at the shelter tonight!” The post quickly went viral as hundreds shared pictures of the animals on their own pages. Serenity is an estimated two years old, so she has “the energy of a toddler,” the shelter wrote on her adoption page. The five kittens are currently with a foster family, the shelter wrote on [social media](https://time.com/5650266/social-media-girls-mental-health/), until they’re old enough for adoption. Naturally, over 30 people from across North America have applied to adopt Serenity [through the shelter online](https://pawr.org/view-animal/43242369/), a representative told TIME on Monday morning. 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