Bless you for taking her away from what must have been a horrible life for her and thank you for having the courage to include this information in her profile for all to read. Those of us in rescue and at shelters have been trying for so many years to get people to understand that cats also live the same disgraceful life as dogs in puppy mills and it has to stop - and it only will if the public educates itself. The rescues and shelters are overflowing with healthy animals (pure bred included) who are being killed by the hundreds of thousands per year, or being abandoned on the streets to fend for themselves and die at a young age for a multitude of reasons (starvation, poison, cars, etc.). It's too bad that people can't get jobs where they use their own skills instead of pimping out animals to pay their bills.

I also have a cat with long hair and was told by two groomer friends of mine that cutting a cat's hair too short is often very uncomfortable for the cat (very itchy when it grows in), if the cat goes outside they are more at risk for skin cancer and heat stroke and frequently the markings of the fur change. Just fyi.

Enjoy your tribute Ashley - you sure do deserve it. Let's pray all the kittens you were forced to bring into this world found a loving home like you did.