Archive: August, 2009
August 21st, 2009 [2 Comments]

Unadoptability doesn’t last forever

by Angela

GumboYou knew this post was coming. So did I. And yet, there’s still something so satisfying and right about it finally, really being really real: Gumbo has been adopted.

And, oh yeah, this time it’s going to stick!

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August 20th, 2009 [4 Comments]

Update on the Peachable One

by Angela

Peachy the BeautifulIt has come to my attention that a certain nectarine-hued feline does not appreciate her disappearance from the spotlight following her best friend’s passing.

So, it is my pleasure to turn that light back to our favorite flame-point diva, the one, the only…Peachy.

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August 18th, 2009 [4 Comments]

The land of 1,000* adoptions

by Angela

Lovely Viola, just one of the (not quite) 1,000 cats adopted this week.Na, na-na-na-na, Na-na-na, Na-na-na, Na-na-na, Na-na-na-na!

No, I haven’t lost my mind (or, to be more accurate, I haven’t just now lost my mind) - it’s just that all the crazy adoption hearts on our white board have me singing and dancing.

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August 12th, 2009 [7 Comments]

Adopt a less-adoptable pet day

by Angela

Bagheera, the cat whose adoption made Jonathan say, "now I KNOW anything is possible."Hear ye, hear ye: Petfinder.com has dubbed today (August 12th) Adopt-a-Less-Adoptable-Pet Day.

If you ask us at Tabby’s Place, nobody’s unadoptable, and every day is adoption day. Nevertheless, I love that Petfinder is shining the spotlight on the underdogs (and, especially, undercats) today.

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August 11th, 2009 [5 Comments]

Alum report: rumors of a remarkable life

by Angela

RumorI love hearing from people who love cats. I love hearing about their cats, about the cats who first made them love cats, about how cat-loving and being-loved-by-cats has changed their lives, and about how they love the Tabby’s Place cats.

But one of the best kinds of cat-loving e-mails to grace my inbox is the kind that brings happy news about a Tabby’s Place alumna.

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August 10th, 2009 [4 Comments]

Sweet home NJ: 2 Southern kids adopted, 6 to go

by Angela

PacoWe knew it wouldn’t take long.

But already? Oh, Paco & Ashes, we hardly knew thee!

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