Posts Tagged ‘chester cats’
June 23rd, 2009 [4 Comments]

Bein’ brave and havin’ fun: the Dessert Kids step out

by Angela

Twinkie the beautifulBreaking news from Adoption Room #2: there are cats in there!

More to the point, there are visible cats.

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June 3rd, 2009 [3 Comments]

Update: Couch time for the Chester four

by Angela

Twinkie and Cupcake under the couchThere’s happy news at Tabby’s Place this week: the four sweethearts rescued from the hoarding situation in Chester (the Dessert Kids, Twinkie, Cupcake, Strudel and Trifle) are out of quarantine and in a suite of their own.

Now begins the slow, patient work of helping them to learn that humans can love them well, and that life can be sweet. Times like this, I honestly wish we had a cat psychologist to help these babies process all they’ve seen and endured.

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May 25th, 2009 [5 Comments]

From despair to dessert: the Chester Four

by Angela

TrifleWhile I certainly don’t condone their actions, my heart goes out to animal hoarders who genuinely believe they are helping - even “saving” - the creatures in their care. But it always seems to end in multi-species tragedy, as the hoarder is heartbroken when the animals are taken away, and the animals struggle to recover from the trauma of living in filthy, sardine-tight conditions (if they’re lucky enough, that is, to have a chance to recover). Continue reading » » »