“We currently have a cat that was adopted from the Humane Society,” says Jonathan. “After looking at the photos of various kitties on the Furry Friends website, we decided to visit the shelter to meet some of them.

“Last December, I adopted George, originally named Morpheus, for our family,” says Molly. “We had recently lost our beloved orange tabby at the age of one to congenital kidney disease, and a few months earlier we lost my senior 14-year-old kitty I had rescued when she was 18 months old.

“As a cat person, I’ve always had cats in the past,” says Kayla. “When I saw a picture of Maple on the Furry Friends website, I thought she was adorable and so my mom attended an adoption event at PetSmart and brought her home to us.

“I’ve had numerous cats in the past and currently have three,” Virgie says. “I met Mocha, then known as Harley, through a co-worker who had connections to a Furry Friends foster home.

“I have always had cats in the past,” Aaron says. “After viewing various kitties on the Furry Friends website, we went to the shelter, and everyone was truly wonderful to us.

“I grew up in a cat loving family, and going back to my earliest memories, we always had multiple cats,” Lorien says. “After marrying my husband who wasn’t sure how he felt about them, he became the best cat daddy ever to my two fluffy Siamese girls. At some point, we decided that going forward we would always adopt senior or special needs cats.

“I have had cats since childhood,” says Lynne. “Two of them lived in an RV with my husband and me as we worked and travelled through various national parks. They had their own netted ‘cat tunnel’ outside when we parked, and they were extremely popular.with everyone around.

“I grew up with cats and even helped my neighbor breed her Burmese cats,” Laura says. “My husband and I have had Artemis, a feral cat, since July of 2021, while our other cat, Pax, passed away in May of 2025.

“I met Juniper, whose original name was Jewel, at a Furry Friends adoption event at PetSmart. She was in the kitty room with her own kittens and some kittens from another litter. She was surprisingly calm despite all of the chaos around her, and was utterly unfazed when one of the kittens kept hitting her!

“I never expected that one small cat would so completely change the feeling of our home,” says Ellie, “but that’s what happened when Plum Olivia entered our lives.

“Originally known as Princess Plum, a name that already carried such charm and personality, she had been fostered by two of my closest friends, Olivia and Jake. When we officially welcomed her home, her name evolved into Plum Olivia. For years, my husband had resisted the idea of a third cat, but once he met Plum, something about her clicked instantly.

“I grew up with cats and adopted my first cat on my own after graduating from college,” Emily says.
“I met Maeve (formerly called Surprise) at the shelter. My mom volunteers there weekly and I tagged along when I was home for Thanksgiving. My kitty had passed away the month before and I needed a kitty fix! After helping to clean several rooms, I was asked by one of the other volunteers if I wanted to meet a new arrival. Of course, I said yes.

“I’ve never had a cat before,” says Madelyn. “All that changed, though, when my partner and I met Bowie at a Furry Friends adoption event at PetSmart. We chose him because he’s a polydactyl cat and renamed him Hudson Hornet, after one of my dream cars.

“We currently have two cats,” says Krystin, “but they’re my husband Chris’s cats.

“I, on the other hand, always had dogs growing up. I lost my two dogs to cancer several years ago, and although we got another dog, I still felt something was missing. Then I saw Patch on Reddit and I needed her! She was so adorable.

“I adopted Tigger (formerly called Hammy) in November of 2025,” Devotion says. “Several years after the passing of one of my two cats, Adventure, I started looking for a kitten to bring home as a playful companion for my remaining cat, Beast.

“Our family adopted Hattie in November when she was about 3 months old and so tiny that she only weighed around 3 pounds,” Amy says. “She and her siblings were found malnourished and their whiskers had been chewed.

“We’re definitely a cat-loving household!” Ashlee says. “And when we met Cinnamon at PetSmart, it was love at first sight. He completely stole our hearts. The moment my daughter picked him up, he melted into her arms -- no fuss, no struggle -- just pure sweetness. That was it for us.

“I had several cats growing up, and currently have one named Bizkit,” says Marshall. “My boyfriend Soren and I first found Appleton on the Furry Friends’ website, and were instantly taken with his huge baby blue eyes and fluffy white and orange coat.

“Being cat lovers, we have had numerous cats in the past,” Stephanie says.
“When we noticed that Furry Friends was holding an adoption event at our local PetSmart, we stopped with the intention of adding a new cat to our current feline family. Actually, It was our 5-year-old daughter who hand selected the kitty we now call Sally (after Sally in the film “The Nightmare before Christmas”).

“Having seen a posting of Tilly on the Furever Friends site, my husband and I arranged to attend their adoption event at the PetSmart in East Vancouver over the Thanksgiving weekend,” Rachel says.

“My husband Jason and I have both had cats since we were kids,” Malyssa says.

“After one of our kitties died in 2004, we finally decided it was time to give our hearts to a new shelter kitty. Since my cousin had used the Furry Friends website to adopt one of her kitties, I went onto it myself and noticed Sammy, then called Theo, whose adoption fee was $0!

“My husband Mike and I usually found older strays in our backyard and took them into our home,” Carol says. “When we lost our last cat in January 2025, it was the first time in 27 years that we were without one. We waited for one to come find us, but we couldn’t wait any longer and decided to adopt.