How Can I Get My Parents To Give Me a Cat?
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I really need your help. I’ve been asking my parents for a cat ever since I was in second grade (I’m in seventh grade now). My dad agreed that I could get one, but the problem is my mom. I tell her I can handle the responsibility and she says that it’s not about the responsibility and that animals are not allowed in our house, unless they’re fish or turtles, because... Read More
Adoption Stories: And The Winners Are …
In honor of Petfinder’s Adopt The Internet Day, we asked for your adoption stories and said that three of you would be randomly selected to win a Purr More, Hiss Less mug from our Zazzle shop. We’re delighted that we received 21 wonderful comments on our website and on our Facebook page. We used the site random.org to generate three numbers between 1 and 21, and now it’s time to announce the winners: Winner #1: Aimee... Read More
A Special Note to Thomas on Your A-Day
Hi everyone. It’s “Mama” here. Siouxsie, Thomas and Dahlia have let me have the Paws and Effect podium today to honor Thomas on his adoption anniversary. Amidst all the sadness, grief and chaos in Japan following yesterday’s earthquake and tsunami, we here at the Paws and Effect Palace have a reason to celebrate. On March 12, 2004, I signed the papers officially welcoming Thomas into our home. This is a note I... Read More
We Want Your Adoption Stories!
Paws and Effect is teaming up with Petfinder and a bunch of other awesome cat blogs for Adopt The Internet Day on March 15. In celebration of Petfinder’s 15th anniversary, we cat bloggers are going to take over the internets with our stories about adoption and happy endings. We want to share lots of happy ending stories, so we’re asking you to participate! Please write a comment to this post and tell us your adoption story.... Read More
Dahlia Tells All: Meeting Doctor Sarah
Life was going along quite nicely now that Mama had figured out my name. I had lots of yummy, tasty food — much better than anything I’d ever eaten at the Shelter, that’s for sure! There were huge sun puddles to bask in, and I’d found a good friend in my new brother Thomas. Then, one evening, Mama brought a portable kitty prison into the house. I didn’t think much of it, because I knew I was never going to... Read More
Dahlia Tells All: Coming Home
I was so happy that I’d found my person! Unless you’ve been in a shelter, you can’t really know how wonderful it feels to know you’re finally going home, that a family wants you, that you’re going to have your own special warm spot and you’ll be able to snuggle with your person whenever you want to … Oh, my eyes were just about to start leaking as Mama took me to her office and replaced the plastic... Read More
Dahlia Tells All: The New Lady
Sure enough, just like Glorious Flower of Wisdom told me, the Shelter People put my brothers and me into awful traveling boxes again, and moved us into an even bigger box that the Shelter Person called a van. While we sat in this Van Box, we heard all sorts of terrifying clanking and clattering from behind us. Then the Van Box we started moving. We didn’t know where we were going this time, so we cried and wailed and wailed and... Read More
