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| Paprika July 1, 2012 in NYC Shelter |
PEACHES & PAPRIKA FOUND ON INTERNET SEARCH!
This past week I thought I’d indulge my never ending
curiosity for “where did my cats live before I met them?
I had checked online before but now I remembered that Paprika was named "Tigger" in her "other life."
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| Peaches at NYC Shelter |
So I typed Peaches &
TIGGER into Google, waited, and
then….suddenly
Peaches’ face flashed across my IPAD, taking up the whole screen.
I was shocked & gasped. Then
Paprika’s face, her eyes huge with fright showed up next on my screen..
Pets on Death Row - Urgent Death Row Cats ...
https://esla.facebook.com/PetsOnDeathRow/photos/a.../465505273461310/
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| Paprika, terrified in NYC |
The photos were excerpted from Facebook's "Pets on Death Row" page a page I had not knew existed.
The posts took place between July 1 and July
7, 2012 They were written (& SHARED 177 times!) by 50+ volunteers at a NYC kill shelter all about MY CATS!
This brought chills to my heart but I could not stop reading. Here is the first post I read:
Somebody..
PLEASE SAVE PEACHES AND TIGGER Together!!! Need Safe, Loving Home!! 2 de
julio de 2012 a la(s) 23:11 · 1 .
EBC: Peaches is just beautiful!! Please don't let her die. Please,
someone in the NY area, give her a second chance!!! 7/1/12 8:43 PM
LKC: Please welcome Peaches into your heart tonight & share her widely so she can find someone to welcome her into their home. 7/2/12 1:35AM
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| Peaches at the animal shelter |
TO BE DESTROYED 7/2/12
JR: “Peaches was so starving for attention it was very sad to see. It
could of been because she was missing her housemate Tigger." 7/1/12 6:30PM
MLV: PEACHES IS SCHEDULED to be KILLED TOMORROW MORNING!! There are 31 cats on death row!
MT: Please, someone help these beautiful girls. It can
be hard to find 2 cats who love each other and these girls are the full
package. Don't let her die. 7/2/12 2:46AM
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| Paprika looking terrified at the animal shelter |
PMS: TIGGER is a real little beauty who is playful and friendly - quite a little stunner! Adopt/Foster? 7/6/12 9:10pm
MY CATS... SAFE AT LAST
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Peaches on top window at Marys Kitty Korner
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Finally,
they were both SAFE! A wonderful angel-lady named Joann who performs last minute miracles rescued my kitties, fostered
them till they recovered from COLDS they'd gotten at the shelter, then found them a home in Marys Kitty Korner, a
large white house & no kill shelter in Granby CT. That is where I met them.
But before going to that big white house I saw Peaches’ picture in Petfinder and
fell in love. And I went there to Granby
to the white house and took them both home.
When I saw the poignant posts about them both 3 years later (!) I wrote to a few of the more fervent posters to tell them their energy was not wasted: Peaches and Tigger/Paprika were safe and sound.
Many wrote me back, delighted! Thank you again you wonderful dedicated volunteers!
I don’t
think much about my kitties' past (although I couldn't help but be curious) but often I see a far away look in Paprika’s eyes
and I wonder if she is remembering the cold cement floor, the cage, the
fright.
I will never know these
things. But I gather my kitties tight
about me, just the same. And I savor
their purrs, their whiskers, their sweet dispositions all the more.
"Remembering Our Shelter Days" (Happy Ending alert!)
