Mancat Monday - Boop!

Boop is handsome, playful and lovable.  We always look forward to spending time with him when we volunteer!  "Boopie" loves to play (especially with the Kragonfly), and also likes chilling out with us on the couch.  He's looking for a forever home where he is the only pet.  How about it?  Are YOU looking for YOUR one and only? :)

To see more pictures of this dashing dude, check out our fellow PAWS volunteer pal Maggie's awesome blog (Sundays at the Shelter)!

PAWS in the Park! :)

Hi, my name is Boop, and I'm one of the cats available for adoption at PAWS. I want to tell you about something EXCITING and FUN scheduled for this weekend!

Boop

Tomorrow (Saturday, October 6th) is the 5th Annual PAWS in the Park event. Isn't that exciting? And THIS year's festival will ALSO be a celebration of PAWS' 50th ANNIVERSARY! If you're in the Norwalk, CT area between 11AM and 3PM, stop by Taylor Farm Park to join in the fun. Among the activities will be a CATastic Tent (featuring some of the awesomely adoptable PAWS kitties!); a Dog Agility Fun Trail; a Pet Food Sampling Cafe; Low Cost Microchipping; Dog Makeovers; a Cat Clicker Training workshop; great raffle prizes, and more!

Lucy and Ethel

Be sure to look for Lucy and Ethel, two of the pawsome woofies who are waiting at PAWS for their forever homes. That's them in the picture above, looking sleepy and cute. :)

LiveStrong 2012

Today is LiveStrong Day. Our lives - like so many others - have been touched by cancer, most recently when our dear Auntie Kathy lost her battle on September 2, 2012.  All of us here at Animal Shelter Volunteer Life join in love and support of all who have come face-to-face with this terrible disease. We remember family and friends who have lost their respective fights, and rally behind those who are still fighting.

A collage of Auntie Kathy through the years, created by her brother Eugene (our uncle)

Lloydie the Cat, who was loved by PAWS staff and volunteers

We know there are so many other friends we haven't mentioned here.  Even if your name isn't mentioned in this post, you are still in our thoughts, prayers and purrs.  For all of you, and for everyone still engaged in the battle against cancer, we wish for strength, hope for miracles, and pledge to Live Strong.

Easy Like SUNday

(from left) Gracie, Milo and Maggie

Us: Hey Gracie, what are you kittehs up to?

Gracie: As you can see, Milo, Maggie and I found a nice sunpuddle to relax in.  Wanna join us?

Us: :)

FURever Home Friday, Again!

We don't usually do "FURever Home Friday" posts on consecutive Fridays, but we have such exciting news that we just couldn't wait to share it with all of you!  While we celebrate each and every adoption, our spirits absolutely soar when any of our "long-timers" finally find their forever families.  So who, you ask, was gotcha'd in the last week?

Let's lead things off with Kurt, who is going to a home of his very own after one and a half years at PAWS!  His new forever human came in looking for a "younger" special needs cat, but fell in love with Kurt, instead.  (In case you're wondering, Kurt is 9 years young, and has asthma.)  :)

Kurt has been adopted!

Next up are sweet 12 year old brothers Derek and Andy, who are now in a loving permanent foster home, where we know they'll flourish!  These boys had been at PAWS for more than two years.

Derek and Andy are in permanent foster!

Also joining the ranks of PAWS graduates were:

Ming and Beijing (together)

Pan and Persephone (together)

Violet

Walter

 Congratulations, purrs and love to all of these kitties and their new families!

And finally, here's a really quick “happy tale” to make you smile:

Our fellow volunteer Pam R. says beautiful house panther Morticia (who was adopted from PAWS) is “…happy, frisky, and super cute…”  Sounds like a “happily ever after,” if you ask us.

Morticia, looking adorable in her forever home. :)

Have a great weekend, everybody!

Tuxie Tuesday

Just a few of the amazingly adoptable tuxedo cats waiting at PAWS for their forever homes...

Brenna

Tessa

Anime

Yankee

FURever Home Friday :)

We love Fridays.  Especially when they're FURever Home Fridays!

Do you remember our big, gentle, and oh-so-handsome friend, Goldie?

Goldie

And our sweet, talkative and head-bonky pal, Gulliver?

Gulliver

These two adult mancats were adopted TOGETHER!  How cool is that?!

Here's the full list of PAWS cat graduates since our last FURever Friday post:

Aggy
Cinder
Frankie and Paul (together)
Gulliver and Goldie (together)
Honeycrisp and Nalina (together)
Louie
Luna
Melissa
Minnie (the Disney kitten)
Skylar
Sprout and Martha (together)
Three

Walter We're so happy for you, kitty friends, and love you always. Enjoy your new forever homes! :)

Have a great weekend, everybody!