Maybe Oreo’s people fell in love with the barely-more-than-a-kitten cat. Maybe they didn’t think about the fact that they rented. Maybe they thought that Oreo was so little, so quiet, and so sweet that the no-pets rule wouldn’t apply. Maybe they knew that they could always get rid of Oreo if necessary. Of course, Oreo didn’t know any of that.

Oreo believed that she had a forever home and family. The spayed tuxedo formed her image of a safe, happy world. That image didn’t include a lonely room, a place where scary dogs bark just a wall away.

This little girl is wide-eyed, baffled, and afraid. The only times that Oreo feels better is when someone is petting her, reminding her how life used to feel.

Click here to see a current list of animals held at the Grant County Animal Shelter.