Because of time constraints and deadlines, this column is being written on Friday, the day before the BIG event. Tomorrow, August 17, is national "Clear The Shelters Day" and the excitement in the air among the staff is palpable.
The event has been publicized all over the country and tomorrow has the potential of being our most successful day ever in pet adoptions. It's the middle of August, we are at max capacity, even our foster homes are brimming over with pets waiting for their permanent homes. For some of the cats and dogs that have been here the longest, this could be their best chance of a ticket home.
Remember Prometheus, the cat that had his tail set on fire back in June? He was fortunate to get picked up by a rescue organization but the three kittens that came in with him are still here, seven weeks later. Cronus, Apollo and Helios are gorgeous, playful and affectionate. Yet, they have been passed over time and time again in the flood of other kittens here at the shelter. They're only four months old but they have literally spent half of their lives here. Will tomorrow be their big day? Will all three find a home or will someone be left behind?
Rhonda is a gentle old soul that has been in residence since the middle of March. She's just a plain, older black and white pit mix that seems to escape the attention of potential adopters. When she first came to the shelter she was thin, tick-infested, suffering from intestinal parasites and quite shy until she got to know you. She's blossomed into a staff and volunteer favorite with her calm and accepting temperament. She just needs someone that would let her become the love of her life; maybe tomorrow?
I could go on and on with this list of pets that are desperately in need of a home. For the past two weeks the staff and volunteers have been crazy busy getting all of our animals cleaned up, fixed, vaccinated and ready to roll! It feels like the day before Christmas around here ...
in hopes that adopters soon would be there.
The "children" are nestled all snug in their beds
while visions of home life dance in their heads.
By the time you read this it will all be over. By this time next week, I hope I will be writing success stories.