Kate W. in Missoula, who adopted blind Luke from us several years ago, just sent us this photo of Luke with his new best friend, Pearl. Kate wrote:
"Just emailing to let you guys know I adopted a 14-year old cat a little over 10 days ago and things are going great! Luke has always loved kitties. He likes to smell them, follow them around and be groomed by them. (Yes, my sister's cat grooms Luke, and he will sit there for as long as Chubs is willing to groom.) So I finally committed to the idea of a litter box and adopted a kitty.
I named her Pearl. She's a 14 year old Himalayan X. She was brought in after her owner died with another elderly cat and a Rottweiler.
I'm sending a photo of Luke and Pearl on day number two! Already snugglin' on the couch together. She sleeps in bed with us and follows Luke and me all around the house. It's so nice to be loved by two wonderful animals! Although I do think Luke is getting jealous of the fact that Pearl fits in my lap, and he doesn't."
(Our experience is that the bigger the dog, the more they think they're a lap dog. Somehow I suspect this is related to the issue of big dogs seeking out the tiniest possible beds to sleep in, too.)
Kate subsequently told us she took Pearl to the vet a few days later, and suddenly she had a very vocal and freaked out cat in the exam room. So Kate brought Luke into the room, and instant calm prevailed. Pearl took one look at Luke and that was all she needed.
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Our friends at the New Hampshire SPCA not only made it into the top 50 shelters in this contest, but placed 5th in the nation overall in number of votes cast! Thanks to everyone who helped them make it into this qualifying round!
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The current Shelter Challenge started on Monday, April 4th, and ends at midnight on Sunday, June 19th. Grand prize in this round is $5,000, plus $1,000 for weekly winners and $1,000 for state winners. There are also other categories … please see the Shelter Challenge website for details.
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You can vote in the Shelter Challenge here.
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Because of your votes, we won $1,000 as a weekly winner in the Shelter Challenge that ended in March. Please help us win more money for the animals here by voting every day, and by encouraging your family, friends and colleagues to vote every day, too. Thank you!
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