You won't hurt him! [The Once-ler grins his scarred grin, and holds the basket out for her to pet the kitten.] I'll bring him food and toys and kitty litter and drop in every so often to see how he's doing... does that sound okay?

[Fobbing a kitten off onto someone so he doesn't have to deal with it and also because he thinks it would be a good idea: The Once-ler's brain.]