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This is Ollie. If everything works out with our application, he'll be coming home with us tomorrow. We met him a few weeks ago when we stopped at the humane society just to pet the cats. We knew we'd bring another cat home someday, but we wanted to wait for a special needs adoption.
Ollie was the biggest cat in his room and seemed to be the leader of the other cats. He'd lick their heads and send them on their way, like he cared for their well-being. He definitely seemed like the kind of cat people would pass by. His fur is black and sort of rough, and he has a snaggletooth and thin hair on his head. He has that scrappy alley cat look. When we took the time to pet him, he purred and purred.
I watched the humane society website weekly to see if Ollie had been adopted. No such luck. Craig and I finally decided to adoption him, if he'd have us. We went back yesterday and was very happy to be petted. His chart said he hated belly rubs. If you talk to him quietly he rolls right over for them. He seems very easy going and mentally stable, unlike our other cats.
Black cats have the lowest adoption rate. I saw an example of this yesterday. A family was browsing cats and the little girl picked up a giant black tomcat. He didn't fidget in her arms and she hugged him, as giant as he was. They seemed like a good match. She asked her mom if they could get the black cat and the mother said, "No, he looks just like Midnight. We want something different." You stupid cunt, you're picking out a living being, not a throw pillow.
When you think about it, all shelter cats are special needs cats. They've all been dumped there by sad circumstances. There's no guarantee they'll go to a loving home either. Ollie has been at the shelter since December and that's a long time to sit in a strange place, seeing people pass you by day after day. Now he'll have a home that will do anything for him, and other cats to play with once they get past the initial introductions. I hope the cat that "looked like Midnight" can find a good home where he's loved for who he is, not how he matches the sofa.