Adoption Diaries: Tough Job, But Someone’s Gotta Do It

Elyse’s Adoption Diary

I loved opening up my email and finding this in my inbox:

“Adorable kittens in office cubicle need socializing! These kittens are in need of human attention and exercise outside their cage. The kittens are all very social, but are getting stir crazy, and we do need to ensure that they get consistent human contact to remain friendly to people. We need cat socializers who can spend time with them. I know this is a tough job cuddling with adorable kittens, but someone's got to do it!”
Barbara MacDonald
ASPCA Volunteer Coordinator, Feline Enrichment

And so I journeyed to the ASPCA Adoption Center to perform the tedious chore of playing with kittens. Amy Geduldig, ASPCA Manager, Media and Communications, joined me:

kitten collage:

Here are the players in the kitten collage above. The gray tabbies are Ludwig, Clara and Johannes (methinks someone named them while listening to classical music?); the orange tabby is Colin; The black kits are Colette and Craig, and finally, the proud Mama is Asbury. Mama Asbury was so relieved to have us babysitters show up and give her a break!

And here is another set of kittens in yet another office cubicle. (Amazing how anyone gets any work done!!!) Please forgive my corny narrative:

“I’m getting you out!”

At 12 days old, a kitten’s ears are not fully developed. Ack, too cute, too cute! I love seeing “0 months” listed as their age. It cracks me up.

I had to give a shout-out to Nutella here. She was our “Pet Of The Week” recently and made quite a splash! I received tons of messages about her, many from folks expressing interest in adopting her. She’s still available, however. Please, New Yorkers, this great dog would make an amazing pet. If you know someone who’s looking, have them meet Nutella. UPDATE 09/30 Hooray—Nutella was adopted!

“Hello, I’m Zeus. Don’t count me out just because I’m a 10-year old pit bull. Everyone here loves me and says I’d be the most wonderful pet you could imagine!”

** Be sure to check out my Flickr page to see all the photos from my visits to the adoption center.

** View available animals at our adoption center.

Don’t be shy! Leave me a comment and tell me the animal ya like best!

I look forward to hearing from you.