Tell your aunt to remember, Grandma loved Kari, she was a faithful companion to her for all those years, was there for her when everybody else went on with their life. She has lost her human and deserves better than to be dumped at some shelter to live out the rest of her life in a cage.

My mother died in 1999 and my sister STILL has Mama's kitty Boo. When my sister got sick and it looked like she may have to rehome all her pets, I was going to take Boo.. As long as we have Boo, there is still a connection to Mama, something she loved and Boo loved her back. Boo is the reason Mama didn't die as fast as they had said she would. Taking Boo to a shelter has NEVER been thought about.