And it happened again!! Riley and Maggie both got their second chance at Happiness!

There were lots of great adoptions this week, but two stand out above the rest! Recently, our long stays Riley and Maggie were both returned to our care after outside forces forced their adopters to give them up.

Maggie is young and we weren’t worried about finding her another home, but were heartbroken nonetheless that she was back in the shelter. On the other hand, Riley is 8years old. He should be spending his days peacefully in a home, napping surrounded by pillows, yet he’s found himself in the shelter yet again.

Shortly after Riley’s return, we pushed hard to find him a foster home. We were lucky enough that someone stepped forward during the winter storm to take him home! What was initially supposed to be a few days away from the shelter during the storm quickly and unsurprisingly turned into “I think I’ll keep him until he finds his forever home…” She didn’t know it then, but she would become his forever family just a few short weeks later.

When Maggie was returned, she also found a foster home quickly! Then, a few short weeks later, a family asked to meet her. Her foster, who lived quite a ways away, made the trip back to Lynchburg just for her to meet her potential new family. And it was a match!! They spent 20 minutes learning about Maggie from her foster and getting to know her difficult past. They felt for Maggie’s past, but more than anything they liked her for her!

Thank you SO much to both adopters and thank you Bank of the James for being this month’s sponsor!

Pets adopted this week!

Cats adopted:

Amtrak, Baby, Butternut Squash, Cadenza, Calico, Chicken Nugget, Cumulus, Dusty, Emmylou, Felt, Fiona, Flo, Fuzzball, Galantis, Graham Cracker, Gumdrop, Gunner, Hammy, Havarti, Honey, Juice, Lovebug, Lunaire, Mallow, Melody, Mipha, Mittens, Norfolk Southern, Peter, Pistachio, Pongo, Pop, Prancer, Raisin, Rockstar, Roly Poly, Roo, Sapphire, Smoke, Snoop, Sophie, Stegosaurus, Stellaluna, Stevie, Suede, Tempest, Thai, The Duke, Thor, Toasted Marshmallow, Toupee, Violet, Wonton, Ziploc.

Dogs adopted:

Bonnie, Bullseye, Clyde, Cole, Ezra, Gloria, Haley, Harry Potter, Kyle, Lulu, Maggie, Marco, Maverick, Milkshake, Mitchell, Moo, Pretty Woman, Prince, Riley, Ruffles, Sweetie Bell.

Small pets adopted:

Coco Puff, Cheerio.