MUSICIANS JANEY KATZ - Zia Publishing

ShiloLee NavinShilo started out her life chained with acollar that she outgrew. No one took it off, sothe collar grew into her neck. She was tiedand abandoned at the animal shelter.Surgery was needed to remove the collar.Her picture was in the newspaper and areachildren donated their pennies to help payfor the cost of her care. She became knownas Penny.Penny received a scholarship to obedienceschool and graduated with her adoptedhuman, Lee Navin. Penny now goes by thename of Shilo. Shilo was afraid of many thingslike noises and humans, but after lots ofpatience, she now understands that they willnot be allowed to hurt her anymore.BlondieDru GrayCut, bitten and kicked by other horses, Blondieawaited her fate in a corral at a slaughterhouse.The owners of Serenity Acres saw potential inher, saved her life and brought her back to SilverCity for rehabilitation. After considerable medicaland personal attention, she was on the roadto recovery.Dru Gray volunteers at Serenity Acres andfound a special connection with Blondie. Themore they worked together in rehab, the moreDru thought they would be a good team, so sheasked if she could adopt Blondie. It has takenseveral months of patience and care for Blondieto gain her confidence in the human race, but Druis showing her that some humans are kind.IndyZeb & Emily WhiteZeb and Emily White “just wanted a cat.”They didn’t get just any cat. They got Indy,the toilet trained cat. After a few months ofpatience and perseverance, Indy learnedhow to use the toilet.It took 3 trips to the animal shelterbefore they decided on this mellow cat.She was 4-5 months old. The staff at theshelter instructed them on how to takecare of a cat. Indy is taking care ofbusiness just fine.When asked why they wanted a cat, theyreplied, "We like the independence of acat." Maybe the name Indy is short forIndependent.ValentinoLinda Locklar, DVMThe veterinary clinic (Animal Medical Center)seemed empty since the loss of its clinic cat inDecember, so Linda Locklar's two employees,Nancy Trinkle and Rosemary Gallegos went to theanimal shelter in search of a cat. Valentino caughttheir eye. “He is so loving and affectionate.”Why the name Valentino? “He has a perfect littleheart on his nose,” Rosemary points out. He adjustedquickly to his new home. There is one problem though– everyone wants to take Valentino home with them.Linda Locklar, DVM, says with a grin thatValentino is the consulting physician and official catscan. “Valentino thinks he has to oversee all of mypatients.” Even when dogs growl at him, it doesn'tseem to faze him.www.ziapublishing.com – 77