I believe in teaching our children and young adults in the importance of animal adoption. If we're able to show our kids at a young age just how important pet adoption is, it's surely something they will pass on to their own children. This post is written by our new friend, Erwin, from Cats Around the Globe. I know that you will love reading it as much as I did. It sends a wonderful message out about cat adoption and pet adoption in general. Enjoy!
As a kid, I always had a thing for animals (what kid doesn’t right?) but my parents where not so keen on the responsibilities.
As a kid, I always had a thing for animals (what kid doesn’t right?) but my parents where not so keen on the responsibilities.
But I was pretty
persistent, and after months of begging my parents caved and I was allowed to
have a cat. But my dad said that I should take care of the cat and also do the
research on what it takes to have a cat as a pet.
So I did, and we came
to the topic of cat breeds. I had this huge book, a cat encyclopedia (this was
around 1997 so internet was still in its early days) and it contained a list of
every cat breed imaginable.
I had my preferences
of course, like the Maine Coon and the Norwegian Forest
He told me about how
they (my parents) had a cat before they had children, and how that cat was
adopted from a shelter and how great a cat it turned out to be. I agreed and I
ended up adopting a domestic kitten.
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| Erwin and Katja. |
That kitten turned out
to be Katja, a cat that would ignite my love for cats even further and be my
companion for the remainder of my childhood and adolescence.
Katja was a great pet
for 12 years, she passed away in 2010. Katja showed me that a cat does not have
to be of a particular breed nor type to be an amazing pet.
I am now married and 2
years ago, my wife and I decided to yet again, get a cat. Or better yet, cats.
It was already clear for both of us, that we wanted to adopt cats from our
local animal shelter. As that, in our opinion, is the best way to help cats.
We came across two
cats, sisters, called Holly
and Molly who where
dumped in a box near the side of a road and were taken in by the shelter. It
was love at first sight and Holly and Molly are our companions to this day.
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| Holly and Molly causing mischief? ;) |
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| The feline sisters hanging out together. |
All cats (pets for
that matter) and special, but remember that shelters and pounds are packed with
animals waiting for a good home. So if you have to choose, think about getting
a pet from a shelter!
About the Author: My name is Erwin and I run the blog
CatsAroundTheGlobe.com. I lived in the Netherlands.
That was a great post! Thanks to you and to Erwin! I like the names Holly&Molly and I love stories like this.
ReplyDeleteThank you Easy :) It's a great story!
DeleteLovely to see Holly & Molly and yes you are right we should think of adopting. Have a marvellous Monday.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes Molly
Oh wow - I know some other kittehs who live in the Netherlands. Will have to stop by and check them out!
ReplyDeleteGarth
Awww glad to see the sisters got a great home together! Very sweet story. :)
ReplyDeleteHooray for wonderful kitties in wonderful homes everywhere! I enjoyed reading about Holly and Molly!!!
ReplyDeletewhat a wonderful story! Thank you for introducing us to them and their site. We liked their Facebook page and told them that you sent us. Love, Caren and Cody
ReplyDeleteThanks Caren, I am also new to their website but seems like a good one :)
DeleteI love happy tales about peoples pets,xx Rachel
ReplyDeleteOh that is such a good post and such a good idea to go to the shelters for your next pet, whether it be a dog or cat. They need homes sooooo badly. Thanks for writing this.
ReplyDeleteWe loved this! So much so, we had our Mom read it to us twice! Shelter pets rock! Purrs...
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice story. So glad you shared it. My cats are DSH and rescues and I couldn't be happier! Lee and Phod's Lady
ReplyDeletea total lee awesum storee N we iz on R way ta de netherlands rite now ta say meowloz ta holly & molly !!
ReplyDeleteGreat story! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI think it's great you were able to adopt siblings! When we adopted our first cat, she was part of an abandoned litter, and she was so lonely at first I really regretted not bringing home two of them.
ReplyDeleteGreat post!
I am glad the two kitties got a nice home.
ReplyDeleteThat's lovely! holly and Molly look really sweet.
ReplyDeleteGreat story. I think I have to visit Holly and Molly :)
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