Visitors to our shelter often ask: How can you work here and not take all the animals home?

Well, it's not easy!

Animals of all shapes, sizes, and personalities come to us every day. Some of them are easygoing and healthy, but others are terrified, neglected, sick, and injured.

We welcome them all. Each animal has individual needs, some more apparent than others. It is our responsibility to meet their needs and make their stay with us a positive experience.

We often bring animals that require some sort of special attention, such as a specific diet or extra human contact, into our offices. That's when it becomes difficult NOT to become attached. We become especially close to the animals, and there's no doubt each one leaves an imprint on our hearts.

At the end of the day, though, we have to remember our goal: to help the animal prepare for the transition into his or her lifelong home.

And ultimately, we know there is someone out there for every animal, someone who will love that dog or cat or rabbit or hamster. Unconditionally and forever.

Perhaps it's you!

Lonnie Viner

Executive Director

P.S. If you can't adopt right now, please take a moment to make a donation! Your donation today will help us provide for all the animals currently in our care.

I thought I would let you know that the former Dioge has moved in and made himself at home. First and foremost, we had a chat, and I ran several names by him, and he liked McTavish. It is a proper Scottish moniker, and he will be called Mac for short. We both feel that is a HUGE improvement.

He met all of the cats but Greyson, my resident spook. That will take several days, but I think he and Missy are going to be buddies. Mac and I played ball last night, had a brief walk for personal business, and he slept in the bedroom on the floor by the bed all night.

He has not eaten his breakfast as yet, but he knows it is his and has had a taste. Beggin' strips are still the favorite snack, of course.

The only down side I have found is that he's a "morning person." Hate that. Missy is a morning person, too, so I'm hoping the two of them work that out and let me read my paper.

Thank you for your patience while we worked this out, and know that Mac has a good home and will be treated with pats and consideration by all. (Well, there may be an occasional cat whack, but....)

Ann G.

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Cats are portable calm distributors. They're like vending machines distributing peace for free.

-Jarod Kintz, Sleepwalking is restercise