Part 3: What Have the Petfinder Posts Done Lately?

Warning: This post contains far too many pictures for some devices. I hope those who are able will share these pictures with everyone in the Eastern States anyway. It's too soon for this web site to have helped these animals find Fur-Ever Homes yet, but this web site would like it if they all had loving homes by New Year's Day.

Here we revisit the most photogenic Petfinder animals in the Eastern States as featured at this web site in October and November. 

October 

Creepers from New York: "Possibly adopted." 

Jeepers from New York: Web page closed.

Chester from Fairfax is still available to adopt or foster!

His web address is https://www.petfinder.com/dog/chester-2-adopt-or-foster-57568298/va/fairfax/mutt-love-rescue-va545/ . Shelter staff still want to see your house but emphasize that you can both meet and foster Chester free of charge before making any commitments. 

Angelica from Atlanta: "Possibly adopted."

Penny from New York: Still available for adoption. These pictures are here for sharing with everyone in the vicinity of the animal...

Penny's web page is https://www.petfinder.com/cat/penny-57471644/ny/staten-island/mama-chris-animal-rescue-inc-ny1394/. She is a spring kitten who likes to play. When you meet her you might want to ask the staff to recommend another bouncy-pouncy kitten to play with her. 

Sushi from Cambridge: "Possibly adopted."

Tootsie from Santee Nacoochee is still available for adoption.

Her web page is https://www.petfinder.com/cat/tootsie-55978818/ga/sautee-nacoochee/charles-smithgall-humane-society-and-adoption-center-ga485/. Possible factors in her not having been adopted, in spite of that gorgeous coat, is that she's actually a pretty long drive north from Atlanta--three miles south of Helen!--and the shelter sounds unnecessarily control-freaky. I am sorry I didn't mention her being so close to Helen. That means people in north Georgia, Tennessee, or North Carolina, who have not been tagged by these posts in the past, may consider themselves tagged now! 

Priscilla Cat from Hartford: "Possibly adopted."

Priscilla Cat from Harrisburg is still, shelter staff think, seeking a senior human with a lap...

...at https://www.petfinder.com/cat/priscilla-looking-for-senior-adopter-with-a-lap-52164860/pa/harrisburg/castaway-critters-the-james-a-hueholt-foundation-pa224/. This is the cat who the volunteer believed wanted to leave a house where she was put outdoors. It is possible that they're too picky about what they understand this cat to be saying about her needs, but somebody out there surely knows a catless senior human with an empty lap.

Priscilla Cat from Cumming also remains unadopted.

By tilting your screen, if necessary, you can see that the dark bolster-shaped blodge has a lovable tortie-cat face. At https://www.petfinder.com/cat/priscilla-57341877/ga/cumming/furkids-animal-rescue-and-shelters-ga170/ this cat could be getting better p.r., but somebody Out There knows someone who didn't get a cat for Christmas. 

Priscilla Pup from Puerto Rico: Adopted.

Priscilla Pit from Potomac remains available for adoption.

Right. Some of her ancestors were Dreaded Pit Bull terriers. She is, however, described as a good little terrier with a strong sense of responsibility. She's appointed herself Shoe Manager at the shelter. If your home needs a Shoe Manager, visit https://www.petfinder.com/dog/priscilla-57745451/md/potomac/forever-changed-animal-rescue-md520/ .

Priscilla Pup from Pontiac: "Possibly adopted."

November 

Kenny from New York is still adoptable.

Spring kitten, would probably appreciate a playmate. https://www.petfinder.com/cat/kenny-58705937/ny/new-york/anjellicle-cats-rescue-ny488/

Sammy and Maggie from Mount Rainier: Adopted! Hurray!

Raven from Fayetteville is still seeking a good home.

Amber-Eyed Silver Tip, the creme de la creme. https://www.petfinder.com/cat/raven-58092134/ga/fayetteville/rescuecats-inc-ga48/

Zeke, from North Carolina, staying in New York, remains unadopted.

This pup has suffered enough, and needs a good home. His story is at https://www.petfinder.com/dog/zeke-nc-52584698/ny/new-york/rescue-dogs-rock-nyc-ny1274/ .

Chimmu from Bowie also remains unadopted.

His web page is at https://www.petfinder.com/dog/chimmu-courtesy-post-52710440/md/bowie/spca-humane-society-of-prince-georges-county-md-md21/ .

Champ from Cumming: "Possibly adopted."

Otis and Bessie from New York are still available.

I remember liking the look of pure white animals as a child, then losing interest in them as I grew up and realized how often albinism is part of a defective genetic pattern. Many pure white animals are unsatisfactory pets--white cats, for instance, are often deaf. I mention this because, unlike so many white cats, Otis and Bessie are described as healthy. https://www.petfinder.com/cat/otis-and-bessie-57332716/ny/new-york/frankies-fund-for-feline-care-and-rescue-ny1043/

Grace and Asher from Woodbridge: Adopted! Cheers!

Penny, Lilith, and Vera, the Weird Sisters from Atlanta, are still looking for a home together. All three of them would appeal to the same person. They are smart, social cats who were born feral and tried training humans to feed them. Unfortunately they picked a human who had them put in a shelter. They have extra toes and some other genetic quirks that are more of a problem. They're funny-looking, what might be called ugly cats, with lots of personality. I know some of you Gentle Readers enjoy reading about my wacky, wonderful cats...well, here is a wacky, wonderful cat family for you.

Penny's web page is https://www.petfinder.com/cat/penny-44369502/ga/atlanta/southern-animal-rescue-ga653/ . She sounds like the leader.

Lilith, showing her extra-long fangs, and Vera, looking almost normal, in the background. Lilith's front legs are short in proportion to her hind legs...Mogwai was born that way, and grew out of it. Monkey cat. Lilith is described as a purrer and cuddler, too, like Mogwai. These cats are being offered as a package deal but they're such interesting cats that each one has her own web page. https://www.petfinder.com/cat/lilith-44369496/ga/atlanta/southern-animal-rescue-ga653/

Vera is described as the shy follower, at https://www.petfinder.com/cat/vera-44369478/ga/atlanta/southern-animal-rescue-ga653/. Because the sisters' paws and claws are not only polydactyl but genuinely deformed and dysfunctional, they need to be mostly if not entirely indoor pets. Why not build them a "catio" sun porch? You too can have fun with cats who are absolutely, unmistakably, not human but persons. 

Gray tabby cats often seem to be on the shy or wild side, relative to other cats, and these three are likely to be especially so because they were born feral...but, because they chose to domesticate humans, whoever adopts them is in for a fantastic adventure learning about cats. 

(Would I take them? Of course! Would Serena be jealous? Likely. You adopt them, and write your own blog about living with super-intelligent freaky mutant cats.)

That's 3 wins to 11 losses, so far, but it can take a month or two for people to make up their minds about an animal adoption. Now sponsors know. These posts seem to be boosting animals' chances of finding homes, and people do come back to them and share them as they sink down off the front page of this web site, but the animals aren't moving out of shelters overnight. 

Can you or another blogger do better? By all means, try it and see! I'll follow the blog that tries it and try featuring different animals. It's not about who's "better." It's about getting animals out of cages.