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Simon
ID 20966 Pet Name/Cage Number: C22 Breed: Brown Tabby DSH Age: Young Size: Small Gender: Male Spayed/Neutered: No Date Available: 2/24 Shelter Name: Simon A very loving kitty. He was difficult to take a good picture of because all he wanted to do was nuzzle me and the camera.
Take me to the Vet. Try to see the world from my eyes. Why would I do such a thing? A few minutes of thoughtful consideration might let you find the answer and if it doesn't, take the time to reach out and ask for help. Are you so busy you can't skip watching a TV show or texting your friends and spend that time thinking about what I need? I wasn't always like this, but something changed and I need your help, not your disdain.
Hestia
ID 21029 Pet Name/Cage Number: C24 Breed: Brown Tabby DSH Age: Adult Size: Small Gender: Female Spayed/Neutered: No Date Available: 2/27 Shelter Name: Hestia
Maybe you got busy or had a baby, but you'll find a new routine and the baby will grow up. Why can't I stay with you during these changes in your life? I've loved you unconditionally for my entire life and now, when I'm a senior that no one would want, you turn your back on me. What did I do to deserve this?
Hallie
ID 20875 Pet Name/Cage Number: C32 Breed: Tuxedo DSH Age: Adult Size: Small Gender: Female Spayed/Neutered: No Date Available: 2/15 Shelter Name: Hallie This calm little girl from Morning Dove Lane is ready to get out of animal control. She is great with other cats and very affectionate. She rolled onto her back and let us rub her belly. She and Sandy are great friends if you’re looking to adopt two.
Don't just cast me aside and move away to a place that doesn't allow pets. What about all those nights when you were sad and lonely and I was there for you with a gentle paw and a sweet purr? Won't you give me the same consideration-the same devotion?
I can't fend for myself without you. I can't build a new life without a lot of help. I give you 100% every day and I don't even ask that from you in return. So why would you buy me on a whim from a pet shop or adopt me as a gift and think you can just return me like a used sweater if it's too much to scoop my litter pan or too costly to provide me with good food and adequate Vet care?
Rascal
ID 21036 Pet Name/Cage Number: C25 Breed: Orange Tabby DSH Age: Adult Size: Small Gender: Male Spayed/Neutered: No Date Available: 3/3 Shelter Name: Rascal This big sweetheart is such a wonderful kitty cat. Don’t you just want to squeeze his precious cheeks? Well one of our volunteers did. How did Rascal respond to this? He purred. As long as she was touching him and paying attention to him he was purring.
Don't you care that every single extra cat or dog just forces another cat or dog to die somewhere else? Will I stop being a good mouser if I'm spayed? Clean up your yard. Clean up your basement. Clean your house. You won't need a mouser! Will you feel bad taking my testicles if I'm a male? Why would you want me to be more aggressive, stink up your house spraying and add to overpopulation? It takes part of one day out of your life to get me “fixed” and if you look around, you'll find out there are plenty of places to get it done cheap. Now you don't have to dump me at a shelter, with five newborns fighting to get a meal off me. Because you didn't do the right thing, I will have to watch my precious kittens get killed at the shelter just before I take my last breath. Mamas and kittens are always the first to get sick and to be put down. If you just went without buying another pair of shoes, and not even very good shoes, you could do right by me, instead.
Sandy
ID 20971 Pet Name/Cage Number: C31 Breed: Gray Tabby Age: Young Size: Small Gender: Female Spayed/Neutered: No Date Available: 2/25 Shelter Name: Sandy Sweet, sweet Sandy. How tragic her time at the shelter has come up. This wonderful little kitty would mesh well in just about any home environment. She does well with other cats and likes kids. Don’t you just want to give this darling her second chance? She and Hallie are great friends if you’re looking to adopt two.
Please respect me and fight for me, instead of taking the easy way out by killing me or casting me aside to fend for myself, which is just a slower death. I'm worth fighting for. I know there was a time when you thought so, too.
Axil
ID 21053 Pet Name/Cage Number: C04 Breed: Buff Longhair Age: Adult Size: Large Gender: Male Spayed/Neutered: No Date Available: 3/7 Shelter Name: Axil This amazing boy would make an excellent companion. We haven’t seen him around kids yet, but he is a VERY tolerant kitty. Such a handsome boy with a wonderful personality to match.
3/19 UPDATE: Three cats are safe-can we save MORE??! See updated photos for who got rescued or adopted.
Nina
ID 21055 Pet Name/Cage Number: C26 Breed: Black DSH Age: Young Size: Small Gender: Female Spayed/Neutered: No Date Available: 3/6 Shelter Name: Nina This beautiful kitty cat is very affectionate. She thoroughly enjoyed being petted and loved on.
Stevie
ID 21052 Pet Name/Cage Number: C1 Breed: White with Black DSH Age: Adult Size: Small Gender: Male Spayed/Neutered: No Date Available: 3/7 Shelter Name: Stevie This big love is ready to leave animal control. Unfortunately his time is up on Wednesday. wouldn’t you like to come and meet this gentle boy?
Comments
So sad
I read this at work today in my lunch break and cried over each and every one. It's just heartbreaking but unfortunately the people that treat cats this way aren't the kind of people who would read this and weep. I don't know how you go about changing their mindset. Is it selfishness? Do they see a pretty kitten, want it, get it, think it will look after itself? Will they think up excuses for dumping it - it scratched my kid, it scratched my sofa, it's messed up my house, it cries all the time. Can they think no further than tomorrow - do they not consider EVERY responsibility that comes with owning a cat or kitten before deciding to get one? I cannot bear it when I hear of people who've just got a cat or kitten and in no time at all have "got rid" of it. Cats and kittens need as much love as babies and children and deserve just as much devotion. I hope the "Wednesday" you described never comes for those beautiful cats.
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