GLAD TO KNOW

[Anonymous]

I adopted my cat from a veterinarian office....the vet pulled a litter of kittens out of a dumpster behind her office. And as of friday we have a new puppy that we adopted from a free ad. The house was very gross and I told dh we could not leave that puppy in such a nasty environment. Our son has been working on us for about a year for a dog, guess he won! LOL!

[Anonymous]

2 of my 9 cats came from official shelters/foster homes; the other 7 would have wound up in a shelter (except for my long-hair, who would simply have been dead, or one of the calicos, who would have been run over or died of exposure) if I hadn't taken them first.  The long-hair was left in a hot car, with the window barely cracked, in front of my roommate's sister's apartment.  She saw the suffering kitten, and was able to worm her hand through the crack (she's double-jointed), unlock the door, and get the poor little thing out.  She told the complex manager, who confirmed that it was a resident's car, and they posted signs, but they never claimed the cat.  Just as well!

The calico bounced toward me in a parking lot one frigid morning- little bitty thing, maybe 6-8 weeks old- filthy, flea-ridden, and generally pitiful-adorable.  She was so grateful that she was still affectionate toward me even after a bath!

-MsMS

[Anonymous]

Good for you guys.  BTW ASPCA has  a Chase card and they donate 75.00 to the ASPCA wheever someone gets a card.  I WANT ONE.

[MsKiwi]

All of my pets since I was a child are from the SPCA, shelter, or just the little stray who always seems to find me.

I think somehow these animals know you have saved them and they have always been the best pets. My corgie-jack russell mix is my latest addition and she is the biggest baby there ever was. Cute as a button but she has HUGE ears that make her dorky cute.

[fused]

I love animals, especially dogs, fish (some say they are not animals) and birds.

[marty56]

I am PETA guy

People who Enjoy Tasty Animals.

[atlastontheroad]

There's some kind of a neon sign that is only visible to cats out front. 

It must say something like...."This is a very, very fine house if you are a.....

lonely

hungry

tired

injured

sick

deaf

flea-bitten

bleeding

and/or

pregnant."

Our two indoor cats are both rescues.  The two we lost in the last year (one to cancer, the other to old age at 21 years old) were both rescues.  DD and I actively avoid going into shelters because for now, two IS enough.

There are a minimum of four "wannabe" cats outside.  They really, really wannabe our cats.  They hang out at the front door, wooing the little girl all day.  They sing outside for her at night.  I'll admit to just having laid in mothballs around the entryway to discourage the marking of the house.  It's so bad that I can not put the screen on the storm door or they'd break it down. 

The "little" girl (Mosley) is four pounds of love and is fixed but clearly they don't know that.  Some mornings when I leave for work one or two are sunning themselves on the hood of my car.  It's getting maybe a little out of hand.

What most shelters really need is money.  We contribute our change to the shelter and take newspapers and bags there once a month.  DD would volunteer, but she won't be old enough for another year. 

atlast....

Message Edited by atlastontheroad on 07-30-2008 07:38 AM

[Anonymous]

There's some kind of a neon sign that is only visible to cats out front....

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I say that my first shelter baby put a pawprint on my forehead that says:

SUCKER

Look cute and/or pitiful enough, and she'll make sure you never go hungry again.

-MsMS

[haulingthescoreup]

Remember that tramp sign that meant "Kind lady lives here?" We seem to have one on our property, except that it is visible to cats.

[Anonymous]

Not Funny Marty!!!!!