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| Strawberry 2y Female 53385 |
Strawberry especially, it was very difficult trying to get her to sit down on all fours. You could tell she was a very playful and loving kitty, exposing her belly to me and purring when I picked her up. Strawberry’s owners brought her to the WCAS because she did not get along with the other pet. Understanding that she is 2 years old, this is more than likely not her first experience in a shelter.
At the shelter Angela introduced me to Morgan.
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| Morgan 3y1mo Female #51108 |
Morgan was unwillingly surrendered by her owner who could no longer afford her because of emergency health problems with her senior cat (15 years old). Her information sheet says she loves toys, attention, and gets along well with other cats! It was very hard for me to walk away from her once we were acquainted. Not only is she beautiful but I know my Fred-Weezy would love her. Both Nala and Smokey were brought in because their previous owners were moving and could not bring the cats with them.
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| Nala 1y Female #32888 |
Nala rivaled Strawberry in her playfulness but at least sat still long enough for me to photograph her.
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| Smokey 5y Male #51933 |
Smokey had been raised from a kitten for five years with his family and brought to the shelter in late April. He is so soft and mellow I wanted to take him home on the spot.
Good photos. I especially like how you have captured Nala licking her lips. She looks playful and loving. Smokey's portrait also works well. He looks like a little bundle of love. I just wish his eyes were a bit brighter.
ReplyDeleteOne thing is to be careful of when posting generalizations. We always want to qualify what we learned as one observation for this particular week, at this particular shelter. As we are learning from Jess and Peyton, things are done differently at different shelters. One way to combat this would be to start the post with, "This week I observed that most cats at WCAS in Cat rooms A and B were owner surrendered..."
This way you are not making a blanket statement about every animal all the time. We want to be sure to let people know that our experiences and observations are limited, as astute as they might be.
I think smokey was my favorite especially with how old he is. I agree I think he could benefit from a little more dodging around the eyes and chest.
ReplyDeleteI took your comment on my blogging structure into consideration and hopefully I will do better with my future posts.