Did the vacationers give a thought to the cat they left behind? A caretaker found Greyson last November while closing up some cabins and brought him to the shelter. His abandonment didn't change his sweet nature, as captured in this video.
Now Greyson has a new home. He was adopted a few days ago. May he and his new humans spend many happy years together.
Amber Eyes doesn't just have a new home, she also has a job. Our local community radio station adopted her as a new KZYX mouser.
I'm really happy about this, because I can still see her when I volunteer at the station.
The number of recent adoptions hasn't relieved the crowding at the shelter. The Great Recession continues unabated, creating misery and homelessness among humans and animals alike. The shelter's most recent arrival, a beautiful Siamese, became homeless when his human was forced to give up a roof overhead to live in a car.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Congratulations, Willie & Waylon! - News From The Cat House
A nice couple adopted Willie and Waylon! The kitties' new humans came to the shelter looking for friendly outdoor cats, and adopted these two buddies together. My heart jumped at the good news. The boys have both been at the shelter for a while, but they've only been in the shelter for a few weeks.
Willie had been dropped off at the shelter - literally. A volunteer dog-walker witnessed someone driving up, tossing the big orange cat out of the car, and driving off.
A woman did try to bring Waylon in. She had called ahead to see if the shelter could take in a "friendly stray" that was hanging around her porch. As she carried Waylon from the parking lot toward the office, the sound of barking dogs frightened him. He leapt from her arms and disappeared on the shelter's rambling property.
The two cats became friends during the months they lived rough on the shelter's grounds. They ate the food we put out for them, but did not let us near.
One morning, a volunteer arrived to find Willie about at her eye level, covered in mud, and clinging to a low branch. He cried piteously for help, and made no fuss when she plucked him from the tree. She carried Willie inside the shelter, and Waylon followed, never letting his friend out of sight.
And now they have a home together!
There's some sad news, too. Handsome Sir Lancelot became gravely ill and died earlier this week. Someday when I can manage without shorting out my keyboard with tears, I'd like to edit together Sir Lancelot's video clips. Right now, I can't bear to look at the footage of my husband scratching the kitty's ears while Sir Lancelot looks up at Mark as if he invented catnip and radiant heat on the same day.
Willie had been dropped off at the shelter - literally. A volunteer dog-walker witnessed someone driving up, tossing the big orange cat out of the car, and driving off.
A woman did try to bring Waylon in. She had called ahead to see if the shelter could take in a "friendly stray" that was hanging around her porch. As she carried Waylon from the parking lot toward the office, the sound of barking dogs frightened him. He leapt from her arms and disappeared on the shelter's rambling property.
The two cats became friends during the months they lived rough on the shelter's grounds. They ate the food we put out for them, but did not let us near.
One morning, a volunteer arrived to find Willie about at her eye level, covered in mud, and clinging to a low branch. He cried piteously for help, and made no fuss when she plucked him from the tree. She carried Willie inside the shelter, and Waylon followed, never letting his friend out of sight.
And now they have a home together!
There's some sad news, too. Handsome Sir Lancelot became gravely ill and died earlier this week. Someday when I can manage without shorting out my keyboard with tears, I'd like to edit together Sir Lancelot's video clips. Right now, I can't bear to look at the footage of my husband scratching the kitty's ears while Sir Lancelot looks up at Mark as if he invented catnip and radiant heat on the same day.
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