Adam

This friendly, photogenic boy is called Adam.

I first met him last July after he'd been transferred to the sanctuary from the No. 5 Rd. with May, Moe, Hudson, and others. Even when he was just meeting me for the first time, Adam was comfortable and confident in greeting me.

He looked equally relaxed with his cat friends.

Adam with Chester, May and Katie

Adam and May

When I paid the gang a visit recently, Adam was every bit as handsome and engaging. He is very much as Leslie says: a lovely boy.

Hudson (II)

Hudson is another one of the group of tame cats who came to the sanctuary from the No. 5 Rd. shelter because there was not enough room there (Moe, May and Theo are a few others).

Hudson can come across as a bit shy if approached by a stranger too quickly and without adequate preamble, but don't let him fool you: next time you turn around he'll likely have turned into an upside-down wiggle-puss eager to get your attention.

Two weeks in a row he did the sidewalk wriggle for me. This evening it must have given him a case of the cat equivalent of the giggles, because once he'd had his fill of wriggling, he leaped up and started bounding goofily around the enclosure, pausing every now and then to see if I was still looking.

All in all a very nice, very entertaining boy!

May

May came the sanctuary for the same reason Moe did: due to there simply not being enough room at the No. 5 Rd. shelter to comfortably house all the cats that were being brought in.

I first met May last summer, when she quickly caught my attention by being such a beautiful girl. Even then she was a sweetheart, comfortable visiting with me and posing for pictures.

May & Chester

May is adoptable and will be returning to 5 Rd. soon for another chance at meeting people who'd love to give her a forever home.

Bobby

Bobby is the brother of Marley and Cookies 'n Cream.

The three black & white siblings, along with their also black & white sister Harmony (sadly no longer with us), were trapped at a property on No. 4 Rd. in Richmond. All four were frightened of people when they first came to the sanctuary, and Bobby was the first to start getting a bit friendlier.

These days you'll probably still encounter him on top of the cages in the doublewide where he feels safe. I'm told he's quite a fan of chicken, though, so this mighthelp to draw him out.

Marley

Marley is the sister of Cookies 'n Cream and Bobby. All were trapped a number of years ago at the same place on No. 4 Rd. in Richmond.

While Cookies 'n Cream, though still timid, has come to accept pets, Marley remains a bit of a scaredy cat.

She's apparently not as likely to smack as she once was, but still lives on top of the cages in the doublewide. These days she'll at least come to the edge for treats, but Leslie says that in the six years Marley has been at the sanctuary, she's never come down to floor level when humans are around.

Cookies 'n Cream

Cookies 'n Cream came to RAPS from the same place on No. 4 Rd. where we got Clooney, Molly and others.   He arrived with his black & white siblings Harmony, Bobby and Marley. Cookies 'n Cream and his sister Harmony were so scared when they first came in that they cowered together in a crate in the large cage where the four had been put.

Harmony is sadly no longer with us. Cookies 'n Cream is still on the timid side, but is a nice boy if you can get past his still-strong instinct to flee. Leslie's found that he'll let her pat him if she comes across him in a place where he can't run off before he's given her a chance to remind him she's a friend.

With me, he seemed most at ease when I patted him through a barrier like the railing at the top of the stairs to the doublewide. He apparently felt more comfortable knowing that stroking couldn't turn into grabbing. 

Mitzi

When Mitzi was trapped in the City Works Yard at the end of March, she was unspayed and so terrified of that she was thought to be feral.

After a short time at the sanctuary, it became clear that Mitzi was tame - albeit understandably pretty stressed about recent events in her life. By the time I met her on Monday night, she had calmed right down and would meow for attention and purr when she got it.

Mitzi will be moved to the No. 5 Rd. shelter (if she hasn't already) for adoption. Leslie says there may even be people looking for their lost girl, and they'll have a better chance of finding her there.