Anyone interested in adopting two wonderful cats?

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It's come to our attention that we're gone too much of the day these days (what with school and work) to give our two kitties the love and attention they deserve, and since this won't end for quite a while still, we've decided they need to have people who can.

I'm incredibly distressed at having to do this, so at least I want to see if I can find them a good home (together if at all possible).



One is a large (and gluttonous, so we've kept him on a strict diet) fuzzy orange tabby. His name is Fisher. He's a little over 6 years old, and is a great cat. The degree to which he helped Callie (see below) adjust to her new home was amazing. It's like he was training her. Sociable and loving.

The other is a slim little tuxedo kitty. Her name is Callie. We got her from the 2nd Chance for Cats (used to be in Somerville... now all the references I see are for JP?) when she just just not quite a kitten anymore about 3 years ago. So she's 4 or so. She was born in a storm drain, but she's become curious and sociable and completely adjusted to the people life.

They've lived with other cats for a few weeks and gotten along well, when we were on vacation a few years ago. So they'd probably be okay in a household with other cats. Callie has never interacted with dogs before, so that might be a somewhat iffier proposition.

Please let me know if you'd be interested in giving these two a new home. They've had an awesome life so far, and have a lot more love to give and receive. We're just not around enough to trade it with them properly, and that's unfair to them.

They'll come with a host of kitty paraphernalia. Automatic litter box (with "forever" tray). Shed-enders (as seen on TV! :-). Toys. Carrier.

I'm going to miss them terribly. Just typing this is getting me teary.
If I don't get any takers, I'm open to suggestions for no-kill shelters. I was very impressed with the 2nd Chance people, so I was going to get back in touch with them. Have they moved? Other recommendations?

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So I finally found Callie's paperwork.
And she's from "Safe Harbor for Animals", in case anyone cares at this point.
I misremembered the name of the place (which explains why I was surprised to find them listed in JP).

Looking over what I signed, I see that the item about returning them to the shelter is in there.
And so are the following points that stand out to me:
"I will not leave my cat(s) alone for more than ten hours without human care and companionship".
And I kind of disregard the time about someone having the right to come over and inspect our place whenever they feel like it, simply because I find it hard to believe that the volunteer staff could possibly have time/energy for that. But I remember thinking that was kind of outrageous at the time I signed it.

Dare I ask how many other pet owners break their agreements?
Move cross-country, or even across town, and forget to notify the shelter they adopted from? (it wouldn't even have occurred to me that I should do that, were I to move)

There is some logic to not giving them to strangers... so the mood I'm in dictates the following: "Screw you all, you can't have my cats, because you'd probably just torture and kill them"

Secondarily, I should note that apparently I am not in fact thick-skinned enough to post on LiveJournal. At least not on a topic that I am this sensitive about.

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And "Safe Harbor for Animals" doesn't exist anymore: "I'm sorry, the number you have reached is not in service".
According to this: http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/MA35.html
seemingly having passed the baton to http://www.pawsafe.org/ who in turn have decided that MA is not where they want to do business. Or something.
That's pretty messed up.