Back in February this year, my 2 year old cat, Ellie Rose, suddenly passed away from a heart tumor. I was devastated and heartbroken for her loss. My other cat, Nala, was sad also, as her behavior changed. In early July I decided to go to HSHV and look at the kittens. Right in the main lobby I found a calico kitten. Once our eyes met, I fell in love. After snuggling her, it was a done deal. A few days later she was ready to go home. I named her Dinah, after the kitten in Alice in Wonderland. Dinah
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I came to HSHV in early August looking to adopt a kitten. As a first time adopter, I wasn’t really sure how the process worked. Luckily the staff was very kind and helpful and after doing some quick paperwork, I was able to go meet the cats. I went into one of the communal rooms with multiple cats, and there was one who wouldn’t leave my side. He wanted to play, cuddle, and stay by me. I took a photo of him and told HSHV that he was the one. After adopting him, Silas did take a few days to
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My mom wanted an orange kitty & I’ll admit, I was secretly looking for a big gray kitty that I wanted to call Julien after a character in Trailer Park Boys. Mom saw Ricky backed up in a small corner of his cage & that was that. Sure the sign said in essence this guy was bite-y. But, we didn’t think that would be a big deal since our other cat Pounce de Leon would nip us from time to time. The friendly folks at the front desk helped us adopt Ricky & they were so pleased we picked him.
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The first dog was too wild I couldn’t even visit with her. Then I went back to see the puppies again and visited with Ruby (Currach). I was on the floor with her when they fed the dogs and the other dogs were barking and Ruby was shaking. I knew I had to take her home with me. My family loves her. Currach now Ruby
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When we were introduced to Moira at the shelter, she was grasping the cage doors on all fours to play, and when we opened to the doors she ran into our laps and began to purr. We knew then that she was our cat. She is the most energetic, sweet and vocal cat and she is so loved! Moira Rose now Fish
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Brunswick is living his best life with us! He came from being in a cardboard box, left on the front desk at HSHV. He really likes being home and walking on his little leash, playing with his toys and is just really happy. We hope to give him a better home than his owner who surrendered him thank you HSHV! We love him!🐹 We hope to get a dog soon!🐶
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A couple months ago we adopted a 3-year-old bunny from HSHV. We first chose her because she looked so incredibly cute, but we also relied on the intake information from the previous owner where we found out that she came from a household that had other pets. As a result, we were fortunate that Coco Puff did not mind our 13 year old pup, Micah. Micah has also spent his entire life with a free ranging parakeet (13 years) and a guinea pig (7 years) so Micah did not mind Coco Puff. Rabbits are as intelligent as the description states,
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Little Rodeo, now Helvella (or Hellcat, or Bug, or Princess, or….) has been mine for nearly a month now, and already my life has been reshaped around this little creature, and I could not be happier! I spotted her at the shelter, fell in love, and adopted her while I was going through a pretty rough time, and I can’t even describe in words how much caring for my little girl has helped keep me centered and focused on what really matters–which, in her opinion, is playtime and food time. She’s such a polite and loving kitten, and incredibly well-behaved,
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I was thinking about getting a puppy for a while so I figured I’d just start looking around the shelters. This was the first one I went to and when I laid eyes on Loki (Icy Charge) I knew he had to come home with me. A year prior my pup Bubba passed from old age and looking at Loki I felt a spark that I hadn’t felt since Bubba’s passing. Since coming home Loki’s been the best boy. He loves his sister, Parker, and he loves car rides!! I really couldn’t have asked for a better boy! Icy Charge
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