Special needs animals have so much to offer

Six years ago, I came across an add on PetFinder for an adult Himalayan who had spent her life in a cage at a breeder who had then got rid of her. She had only one eye (probably a birth defect, I was told). A wonderful woman running a non-profit no-kill shelter had rescued her.

I drove a couple of hours to go see her. She was fearful, emaciated and stressed out. I fell in love with her. She has blossomed into the most loving, playful and affectionate cat I have ever known. She does not care if she has an ``handicap" and I don't either! Here she is, giving me a "kiss".

Patrick Labelle
Sherbrooke, Canada