Things Your Cat Will Never Use

I still remember the following day as if it was yesterday:

I was shopping for some cat food when I saw a gorgeous cat bed. It was soft, it had clean lines and the colour even matched my furniture. Finally, I can get my cat to sleep on something other than my fresh laundry pile.

I excitedly brought it home and set it up...and Sophie ignored it. She didn't even sniff it. Fine, I'll just pick her up and put her in it, she'll get the idea. Nope. She runs away from it as if I just put her on a hot stove. To this day, she has never slept in it, she doesn't even sit in it. Once upon a time, I tried rubbing cat nip on it and putting kitty treats in it. She actually picked up the treat from the bed and brought them out of the bed and ate them right by the bed. Yup. It now sits in storage, I will likely donate it to the local shelter one day.

I want...

Great video from the Animal Humane Society. As always, I encourage those who wish to find a companion to go to your local shelters, and rescue organizations first.

The animals in shelters or in rescue organizations are just as 'good' if not better than animals from the pet store or breeders. The reason animals are surrendered are many, but so often, it isn't the animal's fault.

If you do wish to purchase an animal, make sure you go to a reputable breeder and NEVER buy from a pet store. Many people have wrote about pet stores and puppy mills, so I am not going to get into it here. If you do want to find out more, you can check out this site.

Here are a few reasons to adopt: