Read Cat McAuliffe’s stories for Meow As Fluff, listed by publication date.
When Kritika Khadka, a volunteer at For Animals Inc., saw a video on Facebook about Sylvester -- a handsome black cat with hind leg paralysis who had been rescued in October 2017 from a river bank in Kathmandu -- she…
After a car accident in March 2014, Molly Lichtenwalner was left with a brain injury and severe anxiety, and when neither doctors nor medication offered her any relief, she decided to adopt an emotional support animal.…
When Hannah Erbe, a multi-media artist, was heading into an art studio near her home in Charlotte, North Carolina, she spotted a tiny black kitten in a wood pile. As Hannah examined the 4-week-old kitten -- who was part of a…
Nathalie Côté was working as a groomer at a veterinarian's office near her home in Repentigny, Québec, Canada, when her boss was given Atchoum, a Persian kitten who had been born with hypertrichosis, a congenital condition…
When Susan Smith saw a handsome blind cat on Petfinder, she was immediately drawn to the striking black feline who had been rescued by Almost Home for Cats in Durham, Connecticut. "He was living behind a deli in Connecticut…
When Kayla Henderson learned that one of her friends was searching for a home for a tiny grey kitten who had been born with twisted hind legs, she felt compelled to help the young cat, having lost her beloved senior cat,…
When Judi Young and her husband went to an adoption event at the PetSmart near their home in Tipp City, Ohio, they were immediately drawn to a handsome tuxedo cat named Kangaroo Jack who was approximately two years old. "The…
Jacqueline Santiago, who works as a compliance specialist in permanent support housing in downtown Los Angeles, was heading to lunch when one of her coworkers stopped her in the parking lot and told her there were three…
When a vet tech asked Gillian Warmkessel if she would consider adopting a little special needs kitten who, along with his brother, had been abandoned by his mother in March 2012 outside a hardware store in Whitemarsh Island,…
When Dana's boyfriend Adam called her from a pet store near their home in Hoboken, New Jersey, and asked her to come to the shop to meet a cat who was available for adoption through a local rescue, JerseyCats, she knew the…
When Laura Mason and her husband heard a kitten meowing just outside their apartment in Raleigh, North Carolina, the couple rushed outside to help the little cat in need, only to find several small black kittens. However,…
When Bari Zappoli went to an adoption event in Manhattan in early June 2017, she was still mourning the loss of her beloved cat, Spider, and she had no intention of opening her heart to another animal.
