Adult NFC Available in Missouri
I subscribe to a news alert through Google that sends me links to stories that contain Norwegian Forest Cat in the text. Sometimes the news links aren’t about “Norwegian Forest Cats” but often I get to read stories about NFCs at cat shows, etc. Today I received one that had information about an adult wegie available for adoption in Missouri. Sometimes shelters list cats that look like a pedigreed cat as that breed because it draws more interest from potential adopters but in this case, the three year old female had been given up by her family and when I looked at her pictures, she looks very much like Shira! She’s probably really, truly a Norwegian Forest Cat.
http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=10571320
She sounds like a wonderful girl, so if anyone out there is looking for an adult NFC to love, she might be the one for you.
As a whole, I don’t think too many pedigreed NFCs end up in shelters. Between screening new owners and the popularity of the breed — and relative rareness of the breed — most our babies go to forever homes where they are loved for their lifetimes. Plus, almost every breeder I know has a contract specifying that the owners notify the breeder if they have to give up a cat. It happens from time to time. People’s lives change — often outside of their control. Recently I’ve read several news articles on how home foreclosures are forcing people to abandon their animals or take them to shelters. But even when breeders request that owners let them know, people are sometimes embarrassed to have to give up a pet. They might have lost contact with the breeder or the breeder is no longer willing/able to take back the cat.
This is where breed rescue and a network of concerned people step in. NFCFA has recently named John Lloyd as our Rescue Coordinator and he’s done a wonderful job of matching up cats with new owners. The Regional Directors of NFCFA have also had the job of being a contact for rescues and helping to network available cats. Several of them have done awesome work, too. Others have stepped in to spring kitties from shelters and foster them. Others have provided transportation so a cat can go to his or her new owner. It takes all of us working together to bring a happy ending to these sad stories. Feel free to share this link with anyone you think might be interested. Let’s find a home for Samantha.