Still Here

Well, Tri-County Critter Sitters is still here, albeit we're feeling a bit beat up lately. Besides family members who have been besieged with various medical issues of late, we also lost one of the adorable kittens we have been raising.

Yahoo was a true beauty, and we were really looking forward to seeing the gloriously beautiful adult cat we could tell he was going to become. But it wasn't meant to be. He went to the Rainbow Bridge on March 1st, and we're still heartbroken about it. He will forever be missed.

Even as we continue to mourn Yahoo, we continue to push forward in our efforts to spread the idea of adopting from your local animal shelter. June is Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat Month, and as we always do, if you adopt a cat from your local animal shelter this month, we will give you 5% off your first booking. That's on top of the 5% you get if you're a first time client, and other first time client discounts we will discuss at your initial consultation.

And as always, in the famous words of Bob Barker, we ask that you help control the pet population...have your pets spayed or neutered.

Meet Zippy

Check out that face. You can't get much cuter than that.

This is Zippy, a domestic short-hair currently living at the Avery County Animal Shelter in Newland, NC. She's 7 weeks old and has been spayed. Come on, you know you can't resist those big eyes.

The shelter is located at 1824 Stamey Branch Road in Newland and can be reached toll-free at 1-866-473-6312 or through email at adoptapet@vol.com.

And remember, if you adopt Zippy, or any cat, during the month of June, you receive a total of 10% off your first pet sitting booking (5% for adopting and an extra 5% in honor of National Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat Month).

Meet Hazel

This is Hazel. She is up for adoption at Mitchell County Animal Rescue (MCAR) in Spruce Pine (828.765.6952).

Hazel recently saved the life of another cat in Yancey County (http://wkyk.com/news_flash7.shtml), and she deserves a good forever home to call her own.

Don't forget, June is National Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat Month, and many shelters are offering reduced priced or even free cat adoptions.

If you're looking for a good companion, cat or dog, look no further than your local animal shelter. And don't forget have your pets spayed or neutered.