Let me get this out there right up front. We are foster-failures. In June 2018, we fostered “Blast” and “Beau”, two of a litter of eight pitties. They were just weaned, healthy and ridiculously adorable so we knew we would have them for just 2 or 3 weeks until they were ready for adoption. I know now that my boyfriend intended to fail, but at the time it took me about 5 days to figure out his scheme and another 2 or 3 days to get on board. We already had Marie of the “Donny & Marie” duo, whom we
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She chose us. As soon as my son and I walked into Tiny Lions she was waiting at the top of the cat tree nearest the door so we wouldn’t miss her. She did have some digestive issues at first, but has recovered very well. She loves to play and cuddle up with us to nap. She is 6 months old now and looks like she will be a “well-nourished” adult cat! Meenie now Tora
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One day, my family and I went to HSHV “just to look at the animals.” We saw all the little puppies, and my parents said we could visit with them. We sat in there, and we saw a small dog in the very back of the cage terrified of all of the loud noises. She had been rescued from some one who had kept WAY too many animals. Her old owner wasn’t giving her and her animal siblings good water, and she’d had Giardia. We picked her up, and my little sister and I fell in love. At the time
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I adopted Persephone from HSHV about a year ago. She was only a year old, very timid and shy when we first met. At the time, she’d just completed a surgery of removing two cysts from her chest that were, thankfully, non-cancerous. It took her a bit to warm up, but once she adjusted to her new home, she became the sweetest kitty I know. I named her Persephone because her birthday is in the springtime and Persephone is the goddess of spring. She’ll be turning two years old this upcoming April and I’m so excited to celebrate her birthday.
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When I had wandered into HSHV with my sister to pick up the cat she was adopting, I wouldn’t have guessed I would be walking out with a companion as well. But when I saw Molly (then Daisy), I knew she was meant to be part of our family. We were told she was a Love Train rescue that came from Mississippi, and we were astounded at what she had gone through to get to us. She’s been snuggled and loved since the day she came home and we feel she was always meant to be ours! Daisy now Molly
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Before my sophomore year of college, my roommate and I came to HSHV because they were having an adoption special on cats. We didn’t even plan on adopting one right away, we just wanted to look and think about it! We came across Serena and walked past her a couple times before finally asking to go in her enclosure and meet her. She was 11 at the time and was in her own private room. Why? Because she did NOT like other animals. That was one of her requirements, as well as no small children. Well how perfect for us,
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Our beloved cat Bitsy passed away unexpectedly in December of 2019, and the house felt empty without a cat. My husband and I went to HSHV a couple times “just to look,” but then he found a 2-year-old orange tabby boy with the most striking golden eyes and we knew we had to have him. He loved on us the very first night we brought him home in December of 2019. Then he got into the catnip and had the zoomies all over our house. That’s how he got the name Flash. He was so high-energy, I decided less than
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After loosing our dog Bailey of 19 years, who was also a rescue, my mom and I went to HSHV just to look and fill our hearts will animal love. We went on a Thursday before the Love Train adoptions on Friday. That was when we saw our “Little Man” now called Tucker. Tucker was an adult who came with the puppies on the Love Train, and he was perfect in every way. I kept finding myself back at his kennel, until I found myself in a room expressing how perfect he was for us. After loosing Bailey, my mom
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In November 2020 Big Red aka Nathan was at HSHV scared to death and a biter. We brought him home on a pajama party to see if he would get along with Dixon, our chihuahua. The party went well. I adopted Nathan the Friday after Thanksgiving. Nathan had a Turkey dinner. Now he is part of the family. Big-Red now Nathan
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