Giving Tuesday Recap

After being in our care for over 5 months, Sparkle was finally adopted into her forever home by one of her caretakers! Sparkle’s new family says, “It’s always very difficult being such a cat lover to see our kitties in isolation. I just wanted to let them out and give them all love. Sparkle was different though, in isolation she was a little fearful and scared, understandably so. She only really ever knew the walls of the kennel she was placed in. We aren’t supposed to have favorites, but let’s just say I was very smitten with little Sparkle! We would give them as much love as possible while still maintaining proper ISO protocol. When Sparkle was released from ringworm isolation she stayed in our care in the medical center for further monitoring. Seeing her open up and be so excited for the world amazed me. After everything she had been through, she was still so welcoming. After being released, she would non-stop give hugs to all of our medical staff (we like to say it was her way of thanking us). I asked if I could take her home for the weekend as a foster so she could see what it was like being in a home environment. About an hour after taking her home, I knew I wasn’t going to be able to let her go! Watching her realize she was going to have a whole house as her play space amazed me! You can tell she appreciates each and every moment she has with humans. We have since renamed her Penelope, “P” for short. She loves the outdoors, so we are harness training her and she loves every part of it. Her socialization is a slow process due to everything always being so new but we are here every step of the way for her. We couldn’t have made a better decision by adopting her. I just couldn’t let her go!”

2022 has been an especially busy year looking after cats and kittens. So far, we’ve taken in over 1,137 cats and kittens from our local community and given them a second chance at a loving home, just like Sparkle has.