Three legs isn’t stopping Carlos from finding a home!

If you don’t know Carlos, he came to us at the beginning of October with a hurt leg. This was especially challenging because Carlos was already a tripod, missing one leg. We believe he was hit by a car. His recovery was harder and longer than usual but with his resilience and lots of support from staff and volunteers, he pulled through.

One of those volunteers who helped care for Carlos over the last few weeks started to grow close with him. She took him for walks, and got to know his sweet personality. Soon she fell in love and she had to take him home. This week Carlos went home with his caretaker, and now new mom, and we couldn’t be more happy for them!

Thank you so much for adopting Carlos, and thank you Select Bank for being this month’s sponsor.

Pets that were adopted this week!

Cats that were adopted:

Clove, Fifi, Jana, Jingle, Lucy, Mrs. Clause, Pugsy, Sabrina, Toast.

Dogs that were adopted:

Annette, Carlos, Honey Bee, Juno, Muppet, Murr, Raphael, Ripple, Sal, Swirl.

Ravioli and 67 friends found Happiness this week!

You may remember Ravioli from a recent TikTok. But what you may not know is that when Ravioli first arrived at the Center for Pets, he was shut down and undersocialized. He was nearly feral and had no experience on a leash or being a pet. Luckily his small size made it easy to keep him around people in our admin offices for socialization.

It took time, but after a few weeks with our staff he slowly started coming around. One staff member in particular grew close to him and decided to take him home with her dog for a better chance of him opening up. Her dog helped Ravioli find his true and playful personality. He gained enough confidence in foster to eventually come back to the Center and find himself a home. We are so grateful to Ravioli’s new family and so excited for their life together. Thank you for adopting, and thank you Select Bank for being this month’s sponsor!

Pets that were adopted this week!

Cats that were adopted:

Abracadabra, Agnes, Ariadne, Artemis, Astrid, Aura, Beef Stew, Cerise, Chicken Pot Pie, Coraline, Deep Purple, Denzel, Dumpling, Firethorn, Grilled cheese, Helga, Houston, Ickis, Isla, Jumbo Shrimp, Keylime Pie, Lasagna, Lola, Louise, Lydia, Mahi, Mama Ellie, Monkey Business, Moonglow, Neon, Nolan, Opal, Oracle, Prickly Pear, Sam, Same Difference, Scarecrow, Siberious, Sif, Simple Red, Solstice, Strudel, Tomato Soup, Toni, Tuna, Tussle, and Zych.

Dogs that were adopted:

Aaliyah, Adrianne, Chex, Dante, Daphne, Denise, Esmeralda, Haniel, Hazel, Hulk, Kirby, Peanut, Penny, Ravioli, Roxanne, Scooby, Sundance, Sunny, and Uranus.

Remember Poppy?? Look at her now! She and 46 other pets went home this week!

From lying on the street unable to walk to finding your very own home!! Congratulations to our brave girl Poppy who came to us a few months ago with a broken femur. We are so proud of the progress you’ve made and so grateful to your new parents!

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but I have new friends and family who helped me.

Congratulations, and thank you Select Bank for being this month’s sponsor.

Cats that were adopted:

Brassy, Cheez-It, Colton, Crackers, Ember, Guava, Kenny, Kratos, Lucille, Max L., Mesquite, Noni, Ollie, Otto, Paul Cicero, Pink, Platypus, Quinn, Rachel, Ren, Romeo, Ruth, Shenanigans, Spook, Stan, Tibbles, Warlock, Wizard, Yang.

Dogs that were adopted:

Calli, Charlie Brown, Clover, Cornelius, Frolic, Indigo, Johnny, Mack, Maybelline
Nessie, Otis, Pixie, Poppy, Queen, Samantha, Spike Spiegel, Spirit.

Minerva and 57 Pets Found Happiness this week!

Have you heard Minerva’s story yet?

After being adopted from us as a kitten in 2019, 6 months ago Minerva was surrendered to Bedford Animal Shelter. Once they realized she was our cat we arranged to have her transferred back to our care. Only when we saw her, she wasn’t the same tiny kitten we once knew. Minerva was 16 lbs of mush and love. We decided to put her on a diet and give her as much exercise as we could until she was adopted, but it wasn’t much.

Because of her special diet, she couldn’t be placed in the larger rooms, so her exercise was limited to her small crate. After months of no adoption interest, we decided to give her a shot in one of our offices with the Volunteer Coordinator. She loved it there! She was social, active, and talkative. As much as she loved it she still wasn’t losing weight, and customers were no longer seeing her. Minerva’s best chance of losing the weight was being adopted.

Finally last week after we moved her to the very front of our lobby she was adopted! We are so proud and excited for Minera, and so thankful to her adopters. We’d also like to thank Bank of the James for being this month’s banner sponsor.

Pets that were adopted October 28th through November 3rd.

Cats that were adopted:

Apple Bourbon, Belushi, Blossom, Boots, Bullseye, Caboodle, Cahoots, Cheez-it, Cherry, Doxie, Farley, Harbor, Hemlock, Hickory, Kermit, Limeade, Macy Gray, Maple, Martin, Mila, Minerva, Oakum, Oyster, pacific Cooler, Phione, Pika, River, Salma, Sassafras, Sugar Apple, Tadpole, Triscuit, and Waldo.

Dogs that were adopted:

Alfie, Blondie, Bowie, Charlie, Chilli, Chocolate Croissant, Copper, Delia, Dussell, Gabriel, Kona, Luck, Midnight, Millington, Nala, Pearl, Philadelphia, Priest, Reeka, Scooby, Simba, Stevie, Wild Bill, and Wishbone.