What A Way To End A Day At Work
After lunch I had a lady walk up to my desk and ask if I foster cats/kittens. I told her no and she replied with "well aren't you the cat lady here at work"? I said yes, you can call me that but I TNR them (and explained to her what TNR is) and I just return them. She proceeded to tell me she and another lady found a "tame" cat in the bushes at work and they didn't know what to do with it. I put the phones on hold and walked out with them to the cat. Oh my what a handsome fellow and so nice. He reminded me of our RIP Porch. I got him some food from my car and we carried him to their work area where they shut him in an empty office.
In the meantime I gave them a list of no-kill shelters, which she proceeded to call, and I started e-mailing people I knew. Of course the answer was all the shelters were full so they were opting for the Humane Society 
(which is a kill shelter here). Then the best thing happened. A friend walked up to my desk that rarely ever comes into my office. I asked her if she wanted a cat and she hesitated then said no. I said what about your mom (she had mentioned her mom wanting a cat a while back)? She went over, looked at the guy, and took him! 
The funny thing is we had no carrier so we took a box with a lid on it so she could carry him to her car. He jumped in the box, laid down, and never stirred when they placed the lid on. I think it was meant to be!
I can now start out my weekend with a smile!!
Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) is a full management plan in which stray and feral cats already living outdoors in cities, towns, and rural areas are humanely trapped, then evaluated, vaccinated, and sterilized by veterinarians. Kittens and tame cats are adopted into good homes. Healthy adult cats too wild to be adopted are returned to their familiar habitat under the lifelong care of volunteers
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Originally Posted by K & L
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