Furry Friday
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mellowtiggerStory: In my department, we have 2.5 FTEs (full-time employees). I'm the half person. :) Last week, two of those other people were gone for most of the week, so I was holding down the fort on my own. Not too bad. I worked some extra hours, earned some extra pay, and made some progress installing hardware and doing some minor programming. It didn't get too crazy, even though were still experiencing some pains from migrating to a whole new animal management system.
Animals: I went yesterday into one of the cat hotel rooms, intending to visit one-eyed Lucy. (I was thoroughly distracted by Mauer instead. He's a ginger kitty who was very friendly and a potential lap cat. I see this morning, though, that he's already been adopted.) I don't know why Lucy lost her eye, but I wonder if it was a result of a cat fight. She does not tolerate other cats near her, preemptively batting them to drive them away if they approach within a meter. Aside from needing a home as the only animal, though, she's actually a pretty 
fun cat. She actively seeks petting, she's inquisitive, and she amused herself by playing with my shoelaces while I was busy attending to Mauer. She would be a fun cat with adults of any age, provided that she's the only feline around.
If you're looking for an affectionate lap dog, Lil Dude is definitely that. He's a 2-year-old male chihauhua. I don't know what his voice is like, because he didn't speak while I was around. He's a friendly, tail-wagging sort of guy. He likes being pet, nearly falling asleep while I rubbed his back. He didn't seem stressed out by the other barking dogs nearby, so I think he'd make a good companion for either adults or children.
"Oh, you're beautiful," exclaimed the woman early this week who walked up to Mufasa's cage. And yet, after all these weeks, he's still waiting for an adopter. I discovered yesterday that he's even been featured on our website and in video footage with the local Fox news channel. I hope he finally finds a home.
As of this writing, Mufasa, Lucy, and Lil Dude are all available for visitation and adoption at our Golden Valley facility.
How You Can Help: This is just a local thing, specific to the Minneapolis area. I don't know what it is about the cold and dark climate here, but the natives do like their bowling and their beer. As it turns out, the beer also inspires people to do charitable things. There is an organization called The 12 Bars Of Christmas that does a pub crawl to raise money for a charity. They open up public voting to determine which charity they help. There are many good ones in this year's lineup, but AHS is listed among them. You may vote here, or consider coming out to join them as they raise money on their bar tour.
Animals: I went yesterday into one of the cat hotel rooms, intending to visit one-eyed Lucy. (I was thoroughly distracted by Mauer instead. He's a ginger kitty who was very friendly and a potential lap cat. I see this morning, though, that he's already been adopted.) I don't know why Lucy lost her eye, but I wonder if it was a result of a cat fight. She does not tolerate other cats near her, preemptively batting them to drive them away if they approach within a meter. Aside from needing a home as the only animal, though, she's actually a pretty fun cat. She actively seeks petting, she's inquisitive, and she amused herself by playing with my shoelaces while I was busy attending to Mauer. She would be a fun cat with adults of any age, provided that she's the only feline around.If you're looking for an affectionate lap dog, Lil Dude is definitely that. He's a 2-year-old male chihauhua. I don't know what his voice is like, because he didn't speak while I was around. He's a friendly, tail-wagging sort of guy. He likes being pet, nearly falling asleep while I rubbed his back. He didn't seem stressed out by the other barking dogs nearby, so I think he'd make a good companion for either adults or children.
"Oh, you're beautiful," exclaimed the woman early this week who walked up to Mufasa's cage. And yet, after all these weeks, he's still waiting for an adopter. I discovered yesterday that he's even been featured on our website and in video footage with the local Fox news channel. I hope he finally finds a home.
As of this writing, Mufasa, Lucy, and Lil Dude are all available for visitation and adoption at our Golden Valley facility.
How You Can Help: This is just a local thing, specific to the Minneapolis area. I don't know what it is about the cold and dark climate here, but the natives do like their bowling and their beer. As it turns out, the beer also inspires people to do charitable things. There is an organization called The 12 Bars Of Christmas that does a pub crawl to raise money for a charity. They open up public voting to determine which charity they help. There are many good ones in this year's lineup, but AHS is listed among them. You may vote here, or consider coming out to join them as they raise money on their bar tour.