There’s a kitten at work today

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17 December, 2010 at 1:20 pm #42364

Anonymous
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Our morning program is doing a live segment on giving pets as holiday gifts, and when I came in there were 2 shelter workers in the building lobby with 5 or 6 carriers; most of them had puppies in them (the person producing the segment is a dog person), but there was one little gray and white kitten. OMG, I wanted to grab the carrier and run away with it! I did hear one of the workers say that they had brought adoption applications for all the animals, so maybe some sweet furball will get a home today.

I know that giving animals as gifts is generally a bad thing, especially if it’s an impulsive thing, but if someone has already thought it through and decided they want to adopt, I don’t think there’s anything bad about doing it at Christmas.

I’m sending warm fuzzy adoption vibes for them all, especially the kitten 🙂

The segment is scheduled for 8:40 am Eastern on CNN, if anyone wants to check it out.

17 December, 2010 at 1:25 pm #625507

AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew
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Thanks Kilroy, will try to catch it here in a few minutes.

17 December, 2010 at 1:30 pm #625508

Anonymous
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As if that wasn’t enough of a treat, when I clicked on msn.com this morning, there’s a picture of my step-son-in-law illustrating their story about ugly Christmas sweaters 🙂 Oh the joys of stock photography.

17 December, 2010 at 1:33 pm #625509

AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew
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Kilroy, lol!

17 December, 2010 at 1:45 pm #625510

Anonymous
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They just teased the segment with an adorable shot of the kitten. Yay kitty! You be your adorable self and you’ll be in a furrever home in no time.

17 December, 2010 at 1:55 pm #625511

Anonymous
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There was an orangie! A beautiful year-old orangie and I didn’t even see him when I came in 🙁

They did a good job with the segment, talked about the fact that it’s not the best idea to give a pet without involving the whole family in the decision, etc. There were 3 puppies, the orangie and the little gray & white kitten.

Maybe if I run downstairs I can grab the kitties and nobody will notice. You think?

17 December, 2010 at 1:55 pm #625512

katthays
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RATS, I missed it, I think! I hope they can find wonderful homes :))

17 December, 2010 at 1:57 pm #625513

GreatDane
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Do it, Kilroy! Go get ’em!!!!

17 December, 2010 at 2:04 pm #625514

Anonymous
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Phoo, they were gone by the time I got there. I wasn’t really going to steal them, honest, I just wanted to see the orangie (and the kitten). Don’t tell George.

17 December, 2010 at 2:06 pm #625515

SammyandOliversmama
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Maybe Santa Paws has the gray kitten for you, Kilroy! 😉

17 December, 2010 at 2:10 pm #625516

Anonymous
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Oh, and one of the puppies was named George 🙂 They had 2 pups that were kind of mutts, although one was mostly black Lab and majorly adorable, and a Pomeranian that was rescued from a puppy mill.

Adoption white light continuing….

17 December, 2010 at 2:55 pm #625517

Siobhan
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I sure hope all those babies get new furever homes for the holidays!!!

17 December, 2010 at 3:58 pm #625518

lisaeylau
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I received CJ as a totally unexpected Christmas gift. And yes, i was initially in shock. But she’s the greatest gift I’ve ever received.

17 December, 2010 at 4:02 pm #625519

Anonymous
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I think it can work, but there are so many things that can go wrong. The volunteer from the shelter said in our segment that they see a lot of animals adopted in late December who are back by late January 🙁 I’m so glad CJ worked out for you Lisa, and I love her name 🙂

17 December, 2010 at 4:05 pm #625520

Jeankit
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Aw, what an absolute treat to find at w__k! Positive thoughts going out for new furever home for those special pets-to-be!

17 December, 2010 at 4:25 pm #625521

ladysky61
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I think its a good idea to present a certificate for the adoption fee and then let the family or the person decide what pet to get for themselves, preferably after the craziness of the holidays is over.

17 December, 2010 at 4:32 pm #625522

KYKAT 12 23
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I could use a kitty at work today! Way busy and could do with some cuddles! Purrrrr

17 December, 2010 at 4:33 pm #625523

Anonymous
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That’s a really good idea, Ladysky. Getting a pet should, ideally, be a carefully thought-out decision (except in special circumstances like rescuing an abandoned animal, or being given a CJ for Christmas 🙂 )

17 December, 2010 at 4:36 pm #625524

Cats4cats
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None of my cats were thought-out decisions! Chris’ mom was (but he was a surprise), and Rattlesnake and Topaz adopted us. The only one close to a thought-out decision was Spook.

17 December, 2010 at 5:09 pm #625525

Anonymous
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If you scroll down to the entry “What pet is right for your family?”, you can see what was on the air this morning: http://amfix.blogs.cnn.com/

I want the kitten! And the orangie 🙂
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