Humane Society cat back with family after years away

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http://www.thecountycourier.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=2115



When Sophie came to the Franklin County Humane Society, no one had any idea that over a period of nearly two years she would turn out to tell a tale fit for a family movie.

Mean and prone to hissing and scratching, she was the older cat who was frequently overlooked by potential adopters, but perhaps she knew somehow, somewhere out there, someone was looking just for her.
According to Stacie Steinman, Executive Director of Franklin County Humane Society (FCHS), Sophie the cat was dropped off by a man claiming to be the only owner Sophie had ever known. “He said he unfortunately was moving,” said Steinman.

And that’s when Sophie’s life nearly ended. “She was almost euthanized,” he said. “She was angry and hurt and prone to hissing. We couldn’t let her out of her kennel much because she was so mean.” But Steinman had faith in Sophie, who was about 11 years old and bore puncture wounds in her back that appeared to be the marks of a dog bite.

“I was her true champion, I guess,” Steinman said of her insistence that Sophie’s behavioral problems were somehow related to her health. “It turns out she had degenerative disk disease in her back and rheumatoid arthritis. It’s no wonder she was angry after spending all that time in a kennel.”

I am so glad they found their putty.

[Mairead]

1. What a truly wonderful story

And there are still humans who believe non-humans are mere 'meat automata'.

[Merlot]

2. Nice to read a nice pet story

Demand that animals in NO be resuced:

http://www.helpinganimals.com/f-evacanimals.asp?c=ha_kat_net

[PennyK]

3. Oops! I thought you said...

that no animals be rescued!

[superconnected]

4. amazing that cat wasn't euphanized

My cities Humane Socitey is a kill place and cats live 2 days, dogs 1 week longer.

No kill shelters outside the city try to adopt the kittens but every summer they overflow with kittens and they have to be killed.

[ET Awful]

5. That is amazingly cool :)

Lucky kitty :)

[Arugula Latte]

6. Aw, Sophie.

Glad you found your home. Good story.