Shelter Cat – Marble
The slightly modified saying, “Beauty is only fur deep,” doesn’t apply to Marble. Her spirit and disposition are just as gorgeous as her colorful outside. That outside is spectacular. The spayed, tortoiseshell cat wears a coat that should win Mother Nature an art award. It’s a creative, perfect blend of golds and auburns and sienna browns and ebony.
Marble’s coat is something to admire on long winter days, when the colors outside have vanished. And Marble would be content to lie on a lap and purr for as long as her person wanted to study her coat.
No one’s bothered to look at her coat before. Of course, Marble doesn’t want to be admired. This sweet, forever-small cat simply longs to love and be loved.
Punkin is a ruggedly handsome, John Wayne-type of golden tabby. He’d been roaming, a lifestyle that would have likely led to battle wounds, diseases and a short life. Someone realized that Punkin deserved better. She invited him in, had him neutered and scheduled a time for Punkin to relocate to the shelter.
Consistently, people who stroll through the shelter say, “I can’t believe that pet ended up here!” People meeting shelter pets realize that even perfection doesn’t offer protection. Pets who’ve never made any mistakes, who are house trained, leash trained and, most importantly, love unconditionally, heart and soul, are thrown away.
Eight-week-old Rico, who wears a pirate patch, always watches to see his sister Sally’s location. Maybe that’s because, in their ancestral African homeland, the lioness did the work of protecting and feeding the family. Or, maybe Rico looks for Sally because she’s the only aspect of his short life that hasn’t changed or disappeared.
If Sally looks startled, she has lots of reasons. The tiny tuxedo is only eight weeks old, yet every element of her world has changed at least four times. Sally’s original world, one she shared with her brother, Rico, must have revolved around a capable, caring mama cat. People must have been there, too, since these kittens adore people.
Most kittens do well in the shelter’s playroom for cats. Few are as completely joyful as Bee. The nine-week-old, speckled tabby kitten loves being surrounded by other cats. Bee appreciates the toys and cat trees, too. The natural-born entertainer is committed to making sure that the other cats appreciate their blessings, too. Bee always gets the play party started.
Puppies are hard to resist. Sandy, a gorgeous, copper, brown, and white Australian Shepherd, would have been even more irresistible than most. So, even though he was older, the person took the ball of fluff home. That was three years ago. Now, Sandy is at her beautiful, energetic, hopeful peak. The person she loves is not.
Eight-week-old Bill may have an ordinary name, but that’s the only ordinary aspect of this long-haired bundle of tabby fluff. Everything about Bill is elegant. He wears a white ascot under his chin, white mittens on his front paws, and white boots on the back. He’s also, amazing for his age, perfectly groomed.
JoJo has spent years training for the dog version of the Olympics – agility competitions. Now, at his three-year-old peak, JoJo has lost his trainer, his coach, and the person he loved. The 20-pound Sheltie’s man never expected to get old before his pup did. But it happened. The man couldn’t give this perfect pup the life that JoJo deserved.
Capri, who’s only four months old, already knows the lessons that usually only much older pups have learned. The intelligent, golden Labrador mix, with one brown and one blue eye, is house broken, leash trained, and socially skilled. Capri is gracious to all three of the groups that can challenge pups, other dogs, cats, and kids.
When a law enforcement officer asks for help from the shelter staff, it can be very serious. Situations don’t get much more serious than Marley’s was. Read Marley’s story and learn more about how you can help this sweet dog’s recovery efforts.
Dramatic cases of animal injury and recovery are common at the Grant County Friends of the Animal Shelter and Castle is no exception. We encourage you to read Castle’s story and learn more about how you can help this resilient cat’s recovery efforts.
