Local TV personality Pepper Jack finally found a home, along with 50 other pets!

A few months back a 4 month old Pepper Jack made an appearance on Living in the Heart of Virginia-LHOV ‘s Furry Friend segment. Pepper Jack had a blast and so did their staff. Come Friday when his feature aired we were certain he would find a home fast. While Pepper Jack was quite popular and became the star of the Living Room, days went by. Days turned to weeks, which turned to months and Pepper Jack was still here. Pepper Jack was incredibly sweet and affectionate and everyone loved him so we couldn’t figure out why he hadn’t found a home. It seemed like someone else was always getting picked first.

Until one day when he finally had his moment. We had just posted Pepper Jack on social media when the following day a girl came in to visit him. Needless to say, everything we wrote was true and more for her. She fell in love and Pepper Jack was finally chosen to go home.

Thank you so much to Pepper Jack’s new mom for choosing us to help her find her new best friend and thank you to our sponsors at Piedmont Floor Show for supporting us and making sure pets like Pepper Jack have a chance to Find Happiness!

Pets that were adopted this week!

Cats that were adopted this week:

Amadeous, Ambrose, Blake, Bobo, Chasity, Cortana, Devotion, Gomez, Goose, Grant, Hank, Hedwig, Jadis, Kratos, Lebowski, Lynn, Mark Miller, Melon Berries, Mozart, Olive, Pepper Jack, Pink, Queen Serene, Rambo, Regal, Rhaena, Sherman, Sidewinder, Skitty, Tanya, Tiger, Tweedledee, Tweedledum, Wolfgang.

Dogs that were adopted this week:

Alfie, Arya, Bobby, Chive, Dojo, Fabio, Holly Grove, Koda, Luna, Pixie, Pops, Scarlett, Snow, Sunshine, Theon, Tucker.

To the Moon and back, that’s how much this kitten was loved before she found her forever home!

We haven’t told Moon’s story yet, but it’s a special one to be sure. Moon was found back in September on the side of a highway with wounds all over her body. On top of her physical injuries, she was incredibly sick. She found a foster with one of our staff members and with great care, her wounds slowly healed. It was her upper respiratory infection that took the longest to recover from. She was on multiple antibiotics and nebulizing treatments, with no luck. Building back her immune system took lots of time and patience but after the new year, Moon was finally ready for her new start. She had grown up to be big, strong, and beautiful so it was no surprise when she was adopted the very same day she graduated from foster.

Thank you so much to her adopter for taking Moon home so soon after her graduation and continuing to love her unconditionally. And thank you Piedmont Floor Show for being this month’s sponsors.

Pets that were adopted this week!

Cats that were adopted:

Clyde, Ghost, Heidi, Hollis, James, Jessie, Jolene, Moon, Pam, Quinn, Thackery, Trip.

Dogs that were adopted:

Dawna, Dexter, Fawn, Holly Grove, Kona, Lefty, Mayzin.

We have TWO very special long stay adoptions to share with you all. Plus 49 other pets who found Happiness!

If you’ve seen our weekly spotlights of Maggie “Doing Things” on Facebook and Instagram you’ll know just how long we’ve been waiting for that special someone to come around. This week someone finally did!! She had seen Maggie’s weekly spotlights for a couple of months so when she was finally in a place to adopt Maggie was at the top of her list. With all the attention Maggie’s been getting recently she was worried Maggie wouldn’t be here, but despite it all, Maggie still was. As soon as they met, there was an instant connection and she took her home! Now she says Maggie is making herself right at home as her little shadow.

Mister Mack is another long stay pet we’ve been working hard to find a home for. For the longest time, Mister Mack would stay out of sight from visitors and hiss if he was approached. With the stresses of the shelter, he was not himself. For over a year he went on this way until one day when the right cat found her way to him. Despite living with cats for the majority of his time with us it wasn’t until Laguna joined him that he completely changed. We knew it would be a big ask but after seeing parts of Mister Mack’s personality shine we’ve never seen before we knew we had to find them a home together. We just didn’t know just how soon that would actually happen. It was only a few months after sharing their story that Mister Mack and Laguna were both adopted together.

Maggie and Mister Mack had been with us for 2 years making them our longest stay pets. Seeing them finally go home this Holiday Season is a proud, heartwarming moment for us. Thank you SO much to their adopters and thank you to Piedmont Floor Show for being this month’s sponsor and supporting our life-saving mission.

Pets That Were Adopted This Week!

Cats that were adopted:

Ash, Ashley, Baby, Bambi, Biscuits, Blizzard, Blu, Bunny, Cleo, Delcatty, Frosty, Gabby, Huey, Isabel, Jadis, Jalapeno, Jamie, Jelly Bean, Juicy, Kim Possible, Laguna, Luxray, Mister Mack, Misty, Olivia, Oreo Cookie, Ottie, Peanut, Pillsbury, Sandy, Serena, Sid, Simone, Snowflake, Steve McQueen, Thumper.

Dogs that were adopted:

Bitsy, Bruno, Chad, Fudge, Maggie, Pearl Jam, Poppy, Stella, Sweet Potato, Wesley, Wishlist, Yogi.

Small pets that were adopted:

Bubbles.

Our longest stay Dusk, hit the jackpot this Christmas with his new adoptive family! (95 other pets adopted in two weeks)

You may recognize Dusk from posts on social media, or from seeing him shying away in his condo. Dusk came to us as a young kitten and was in our care for over a year, nearly two, until recently. Before he went into foster Dusk lived in our open cat room. Dusk has always been shy and after his sister was adopted when they were kittens, he has kept to himself. Despite being in a frequently visited room, Dusk was usually tucked away in a safe cubby so few people could see his true potential. This went on for months so we had to come up with a plan.

We decided to give Dusk his own personal kitty condo. These spaces are quiet and peaceful, but also smaller. We were worried he would be afraid of visitors approaching his kennel, but instead, he shocked us with just how comfortable he was! With this newfound confidence and zest for life, staff were able to work closely with him and become friends. One staff member in particular who already had two cats and two large dogs at home wanted to give him a chance. She didn’t have plans to keep him at first but with surprise, he fell in love with all of her pets and she decided she couldn’t let him go.

Thank you so much to his foster/friend/new mom for taking him home and giving him a place to feel like himself. Of course, we couldn’t help cats like Dusk without amazing sponsors like Terry Subaru.

Pets That Were Adopted This Week:

Cats that were adopted:

Abercrombie, Adriana, Alvina, Aston, Blues Traveller, Bree, Breezy, Buzz, Chestnut, Cicero, Clementine, Coastal Clouds, Connor, Cruise, Cypress, Darling, Dunk, Dusk, Emiya, Finger Paint, Finn, Hawaiian Punch, Hot Pocket, Janet, Jethro Tull, Kenny, Kit Kat, Kordell, Larryl, Laverne, Licorice, Loretta, Mango Passionfruit, Mariska, Mark Garrett, Mayo, Mona Lisa, Monty, Mudhoney, Mystic, Nimbus, Noel, Orson, Peach Rings, Pippin, Pretzel, Quinn, Ruffles, Sandler, Sasuke, Solstice, Soundgarden, Stiletto, Storm, Suey, Tad, Toby, Toddy, Tohsaka, Tomcat, Tommy Devito, Trixie, Vanilla Custard, Violet, Waffle McGee, Wilmington, Wisp.

Dogs that were adopted:

AJ, Apollo, Bluey, Bryce, Camila, Chervil, Clark, Copper, Daphne, Duska, Gizmo, Guppy, Hilda, Jared, Jax, Moose, Morgan, Puddle, Q, Rio, Ruby Sue, Suki, Swiss Miss, Titus, Trixie, Wesley, Winterfell.

Small Pets that were adopted:

Yeti.