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Happy Tails<br />
Kat Goes from Shy to Social<br />
At Seattle Humane, we have the ability to help save the lives of many more pets thanks to our<br />
Life-Saver Rescue Program. By partnering with other shelters that lack space and resources, we<br />
can give a second chance to pets in need. Plus those shelters have the capacity to take in even<br />
more animals – doubling the life-saving capacity of our program. Kat, a 2-year-old Shepherd/<br />
Labrador Retriever mix, was one of those lucky dogs who was transferred to Seattle Humane<br />
from Eastern Washington.<br />
Kat was originally found as a stray and brought to the nearest shelter. She was pregnant, and<br />
the shelter didn’t have the resources to care for her and her unborn puppies. But thanks to<br />
our Life-Saver Rescue Program, we brought Kat to Seattle Humane and gave her good food,<br />
medical care, and time in a foster home for her to have and nurse her puppies. When Kat’s<br />
puppies reached 8 weeks of age, they were all quickly adopted by loving families. Kat spent a<br />
short amount of time in foster care after her puppies were adopted to gain more confidence.<br />
It took her some time to realize the world wasn’t all big and scary. Soon after her stay in foster<br />
care she was adopted and is now enjoying her new life as a cherished therapy pet. She quickly<br />
blossomed into a very loving and devoted companion – her dad cannot imagine life without<br />
her now!<br />
Even though Kat and her puppies have their own homes now, they still make time for family<br />
reunions! They plan to all meet up again for a reunion on the pups’ one-year birthdays.<br />
Mervin Gains Confidence and a New Family<br />
Panda’s “Rags to Riches” Story<br />
At Seattle Humane, we give every pet as long as it takes for us to find them a new home, and time was exactly what Mervin, a<br />
Just 9-year-old three years tabby ago, mix, Panda needed was to found conquer roaming his fears. the Westfield Mervin was Vancouver surrendered Mall to with Seattle no identification, Humane due and to no suffering fault of from his own severe when allergies his<br />
that family left was him moving pain and nearly could no hairless. longer Thanks care for to him. our Life-Saver Mervin had Rescue been program, through a we lot transferred of changes Panda became to Seattle overwhelmed Humane to by receive the<br />
much-needed hustle and bustle veterinary of the care. shelter life.<br />
When Thanks Panda to our healed, wonderful he was foster adopted program, by Debby, Mervin who was claims able to it grow might and be<br />
the gain other confidence way around! in the comfort When she of first a quiet met foster Panda, home. she found He blossomed him to be<br />
unsure with the and patient, reserved, loving but care he definitely that his foster possessed mom a provided. special spark. A spark<br />
that led him to victory in many dog shows, earning five titles, and even<br />
becoming After nearly a certified two years therapy of foster dog! care Panda patient is now described waiting, Mervin’s as a happy<br />
soul perfect willing family to came take on along! any situation Emma, a with volunteer enthusiasm. at Seattle More Humane, recently, had<br />
Panda kept an was eye cast on Mervin as Sandy for in quite a local some production time. After of the a trial Broadway run with musical her<br />
Annie. cat, he He was was adopted a natural into on their stage family. – he It clearly took a loved village to of perform foster parents, – and did<br />
so veterinary two different staff, volunteers shows in and front cat of program a live audience. staff to help Mervin become<br />
the cat he is today. Mervin is now enjoying life in the comfort of his new<br />
During home with dress his rehearsal, brother Rusty Panda and not receives only took lots on of his love role and of attention. Sandy, but He’s<br />
also becoming as therapy more dog. confident He kept and leaving his loving the stage personality to visit shines one woman through in even the<br />
audience. more each When day. rehearsal ended, Debby learned that this woman had<br />
recently lost someone special, and she was going through a difficult time.<br />
Panda sensed her pain and immediately formed a bond with her as well.<br />
He has touched many lives and Debby says he brings so much light to her<br />
life as her constant companion.<br />
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