My cousin's kitty Esperanza was hit by a car and killed. She was a little more than a year old and was rescued along with her sister Sura by my cousin in Mexico on her 12th birthday. My cousin already had two cats, but saw these two kittens on a garbage pile when they were about 8 weeks old. Esperanza was so friendly and loving. We were there for Passover and during the Seder, she went around from lap to lap as people were reading from the hagaddah. When I visited them in Mexico in March/April of this year, she came right up to me & I loved playing with her. I brought a cat hammock-type thing that attaches to a window with suction cups that she loved right away. Here are pictures of her and a few of her with Tango, her 5 year old American brother who loved her very much. Esperanza found a place in my heart very quickly, and I am so sad for her, and for my cousin & her family. They buried her on a mountain near their home where they often hike.