Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
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Free Adoption Days: today and tomorrow.

Today and tomorrow, PetSmart is hosting their Free Adoption Days, on which pet adoption fees are waved for qualified applicants (ie, you have a pulse, a home, understand how not to starve an animal to death, and seem even halfway-corporeal, because we have way too many animals in need of homes). The PetSmart near me, in Concord, California, currently has some absolutely beautiful cats looking for their forever homes. One, Regent, is terrified enough to be hiding in his litter box. Another, Junebug, has already had her adoption fee reduced twice, but as an all-black cat, her odds aren't great.

Cats wind up in shelters for a lot of reasons, and very few of them are "because s/he was a bad cat." People lose their jobs, or move away and don't take their pets. Kids leave for college. People die. People lose the wherewithal to feed themselves, much less an extra, meowing mouth. And in all of these cases the cats, who have no idea what's going on, wind up suffering for it.

Amazing cats come from shelters. Adult cats who don't need to be trained; kittens who have all the world in front of them. Cats whose personalities are already plain when you meet them, making it so much easier to find the right cat for you. Cats who need you.

I've been very upfront about why none of my current cats are from shelters, and why my lifestyle and emotional needs are better met by reputable breeders. But if you don't fall into this category, and feel that there might be a cat-shaped hole in your life, go and take a look at your local shelter.

This post brought to you by the California Dammit Why Can't I Take Junebug Home Oh Yeah Alice Would Kill Her To Death Committee.
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druidspell

June 9 2012, 20:54:41 UTC 5 years ago

I wish I lived near you to take Junebug home; I love black cats, and anything I can do to help kill the "black cats are bad luck" myth is like a personal victory. However, Austin, TX is a bit too far to travel

seanan_mcguire

June 9 2012, 21:06:07 UTC 5 years ago

Sadly true. I really hope she finds someone.

oneminutemonkey

June 9 2012, 22:04:44 UTC 5 years ago

My two black cats are pure win. One is long-haired and chatty and cuddly and playful and full of herself. The other (he has a tiny white wishing spot on his throat, but he's a black cat, just you wait and see) is fierce and mighty and fearless and loving and occasionally so freaking dim it's hilarious I mean come on, would it kill him to plan ahead when throwing himself at the feather toy oh god, not the trash can again thuid. And now he's on the desk.