You are probably as thrilled as I am to know that the TCFKAB (The Cat Formerly Known As Bubba) who I wrote about last week has already arrived at his new home in Illinois. The human who adopted him wound up driving over 7 hours, each way, to fetch him and bring home. He has a new name too, Simon (his human was smart and let him pick it out himself), and you can read more about his story in his blog post. There is even a video of him — I would have posted it here, but below the video, there is an important message about three cats in need!
As I mentioned before, Simon is one of the lucky few. Usually the stories end more like two out of the three sad mothers and kittens here. In fact, these families were a little better off than most, because someone cared enough to post about them and give them a chance. Then more people spread the word on Facebook and elsewhere. (Yes, I put up a post on my Facebook page too.) But posting and spreading the word isn’t enough because someone has to step forward and actually do something. Unless someone from a Georgia-licensed rescue showed up first thing in the morning today, these mothers and kittens were euthanized, killed because it’s kitten season and there’s no room for them and no one to adopt them.
But this doesn’t just happen in June, of course — it happens year round, every day. That’s why it’s important for humans to spay and neuter their cats and take responsibility for them. In spite of what the law says, we are not merely possessions — we are living creatures who can’t just be tossed away when we become inconvenient. When you invite a kitty into your life, it’s a responsibility that is not to be taken lightly. Spay and neuter your cats to stop filling shelters with unwanted kittens. Educate others to do the same. Work on making the U.S. a no-kill nation. Encourage people to adopt shelter cats when you can. Out there, some kitty’s life is depending on you.
If you were one of the lucky shelter cats who found a home, remember to enter my contest — the deadline is Tuesday, June 15 at midnight (that’s tomorrow!). Click here to find out more.
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Lucky Simon! I am happy to see how thoughtful and kind you are, supporting shelter cats! My Peaches was a stray and rescued from animal control, we have a soft spot for rescues! I’ll add you to my rescued cat club on twitter! way to go, Sparkle!
I’m glad Simon got a new home and a good new name of his choosing.
Yay for Simon!
By the way, how do you pronounce “TCFKAB” exactly?
We have a new law here that pets must be fixed by the age of 4 months or owners face fines.
Wonderful message Sparkle! Our Mom/Lady spreads news about kitties in need & donates money to shelters & local low-cost spay/neuter clinics, but it never seems to be enough. She’s now looking into donating some of her time to a local adoption organization. We wish there was a home for every dog, kitty & other domestic animal born! It’s a possible dream if people care enough for their animals to spay/neuter!
Nico, Simon & JayJay. 🙂
ps. Thanks so much for the warm welcome for Simon & for mentioning his happy story in your blog!
We agree totally about spay and neuter! We all are strays from the neighborhood…unwanted kittens born to some poor Mama Cat who wasn’t spayed…impregnated by some Tom who probably lived a short, fighting life.
Very well said Sparkle and an extremely important message! We’re both shelter cats and know how lucky we were to be adopted. Our mommy supports organizations that help kitties find a good home and TNR organizations to avoid more homeless kitties. We hope one day that every kitty born will have a home.
We are very happy for Simon, but very sad about the moms and kittens. We know that this happens all the time, but it’s hard to deal with it! Thanks for spreading the word, Sparkle.
Well said, indeed.
We’ve seen Simon’s first video and he seems to be settling in well. 🙂
We all are shelter adoptees, our human wouldn’t have it any other way. She gets *extremely* upset with humans who let their unaltered cats roam and breed, thus contributing to feline overpopulation and euthanasia. She thinks anyone who is inconsiderate and ignorant enough to do that ought to spend time in a shelter, watch what goes on. And she has to stop typing now, because her blood pressure is sky-rocketing an she feels a rant coming on.
We are very happy that Simon has got his new home. It was good to see him playing on the video.
We are very sad for all the shelter cats who never make it to a forever home and wish everyone would get their cats neutered.
We are so happy that Simon has a new loving home. Your message is very important and we purr and pray that all shelter cats find their furever homes too.
It is so wonderful that Simon found a fabulous home!
We are not shelter cats, because we never spent time in a shelter. Delilah was an abandoned kitten that Mommy’s friend found in an alley and Sweet Pea and I both came from foster homes. We are adopting Bella, who is a shelter cat, but we haven’t officially adopted her yet (although Mommy already loves her, so we’re sure it’s a done deal). We get an allowance that we donate to local shelters and TNR organizations because we know how lucky we are to have a wonderful home!
You are very right, Sparkle. The state of shelter animals in this country is an absolute crime.
How sweet! Lucky for Simon, he already has a new home! Hope that the others who need shelters could also find their keepers!
Sparkle, that is a very important message!
We are thrilled that Simon found such a good home. Our Mom totally agrees with the spay and neuter deal. If we could get people to do more of it, we wouldn’t have so many animals in t he shelters. But I do think there is an improvement. There are more and more low-cost spay and neuter clinics going up. There is a new one in Anderson where I live and this is a very small town.
Have a great week.
We went over and met Simon. He’s one lucky meezer!! That’s a great message, Sparkle! We wish everyone would spay and neuter their animals so there wouldn’t hafta be shelters!!
Simon is such a lucky kitty! Great message, Sparkle!
We are so happy to hear about Simon and purray that ALL shelter animals get adopted!
Well said my dear.We were so happy to hear Simon has such a good home now. Hoping for the same for all the poor kitties waiting for their forever home.