Shy kitties too often get left behind, but they just need someone to trust...
I understand the part about not overlooking shy cats at the various shelters. The great feline love of my life was a tiny black longhaired girl. She was on "Death Row" at the so-called "shelter" where we met one another. As with Snowie, she gradually learned to trust the humans who were with her every day in her new home, and she eventually decided that I was her One Special Human. After we'd been together for about 18 months, she would throw herself against any door that might separate us when I would go from one room to another. Anyone who earns the trust and loyalty of such a cat should feel especially honored.