Our final rescue van, and its cargo of 30 Gulf Coast cats, arrived at Mountain View Animal Hospital in Sandy on Tuesday evening. The clinic has devoted a whole room for the care of these special cats, and the clinic staff and our volunteers went right to work to get the cats examined and settled into their new digs.
Everyone was surprised at how calm the cats were, and how "fat and happy," considering all they'd been through. There was one feline escape artist who kept trying to break free....we can only assume he's a true southern cat at heart, and was hoping to hitch a ride on the first plane back to the Gulf Coast. We hear he's now settled in a bit, and seems to have accepted his fate as a Utahn.
By the by, we've decided that all of these cats need names that honor their roots... "Cajun" "Gumbo" "Creole" "Bayou" "Jazz", etc. We'd like your help. Please send any Louisiana-esque names to erin@utahpets.org
Somehow, Julie, who with the help of Ty had driven straight through from Louisiana, managed to give coherent responses to a reporter from the Deseret News, as well as to several TV stations. The Des News article, complete with pictures, is now online for your reading pleasure.
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Posted by: Ashley | January 24, 2007 at 05:36 PM