I very much regret mentioning cats on the blog yesterday. I won’t be doing it again. It is not our fault that the law is the way it is, and if we took in all the wild cats that people told us about, the refuge would soon be full of unadoptable cats and we would have no room for those that are easily homed. Yes, it is lovely to think that we could spend our time socialising the wild cats and their kittens to make them homeable. Anyone who thinks that is possible is welcome to try and do it. We have neither the time nor the resources to do so. Please do not think that we don’t care about the cats, wild or otherwise; there are just limits as to what we can achieve.
Subject closed as far as this blog is concerned.
Onto the real subject area of this blog: DOGS!
News from the UK; Woody has been adopted, which is wonderful for this boy who arrived at the refuge all skin and bone and absolutely terrified. Six months at the refuge and he was happy, sociable and ready for a new home. Except no one here looked at him twice. Thanks to a pointer rescue organisation he now has the home he deserves.
And news from the SPA: Remember lovely Oscar (renamed Gryphon) who was homed nearly 2 weeks ago, having arrived (unidentified) at the refuge on April 22nd? Well today his former owners came to see if he was with us. Who waits over a month to look for their dog? In any case, he now has a wonderful new home, and so it is too late for them to reclaim him. We never divulge details of new owners, so Gryphon is safe.
I think of the times when my dog was missing (I used to have a very excitable and Houdini-esque beagle). I hardly slept a wink when he was AWOL, which was a frequent occurrence. I just can’t imagine not doing anything for a month! However, the fact that he was a family pet does explain why Gryphon was (and is) so well behaved.
Other than that, we had one dog brought in this morning, a black and tan female shepherd cross (I will post a picture tomorrow) and an EXCELLENT reservation. So watch this space.
Woody is rehomed via a pointer rescue association in the UK. Thanks to Linda who put us in touch with them!
Gryphon- his former owners looked for him too late- He was homed 11 days ago.