Free Adoption Days: today and tomorrow.: seanan

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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Sidney_Bristol

June 11 2012, 13:52:09 UTC 5 years ago

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Yes! Adopt! I really wanted to get Maine Coon kittens from a breeder simply because I wanted to raise my own best friend. However, I couldn't afford it. Maybe someday. About three months ago now I did a random search on petfinder.com for Maine Coons and came across two lovely pictures of male, 10 yr old Coons. I called and found out they were supposed to be put to sleep the following day. I went in, had about five minutes to decide that the boys, brothers and together since birth, were mine. It was by far a great decision and I love them dearly. I don't know why their previous family gave them up, but they're so well behaved and sweet and loving and adorable and yeah. They're mine and you couldn't convince me to part with them! So hurray adoptions!