“Our current cat, Polly, was adopted from Furry Friends,” Britni says, “and it made perfect sense to adopt another one from Furry Friends as well.

“We attended an adoption event at PetSmart, and my husband actually went in and saw the cats while we went to bathroom. He told us that he had held a cat named Pepper and said, ‘Oh no, this is the one!’ before the rest of us met her. And he was right: she was just so cute and so sweet.

“I was fortunate enough to have had one cat when living with my parents. I got him when I was 13, had him for 9 years, and he’s still living with them.

“I found Feng Min, then called Penelope, on Pet Finder and finally met her at a Furry Friends adoption event at PetSmart. I chose her because, ever since I was young, I had wanted a black kitty and because I loved her orange eyes as well.

Mac and Carl and Sara and Mike
“Knowing we wanted two cats, Mike and I attended a Furry Friends adoption event at PetSmart,” says Sara. “After speaking to a volunteer and the foster mom of four tabbies, we picked up Mac and Carl. They were so happy to be in our arms, very affectionate, purring and snuggling away. Also, their fur was the softest we’d ever felt. We couldn’t imagine finding any sweeter cats.

“Having known the joy and enrichment cats bring, Katherine and I decided to open our hearts and home to more feline companionship after losing our own wonderful cat of 16 years,” Perry says.

“Enter Benny and Marvin (formerly Bermuda). They arrived at Furry Friends together, having shared a journey that included a life-altering procedure – the amputation of their back right legs on the same day! This shared experience had forged a unique bond between them, and their foster parent realized that they should stay together. We were immediately drawn to the idea of adopting a bonded duo, knowing they would have one another for company when we weren’t in the house. The fact that these two special needs kitties had already formed such a strong connection sealed the deal.

“Growing up, we usually had two cats in the house at one time,” Elijah says. “And so, it came as no surprise when my mom, April, recently decided to adopt four cats, bringing the number of cats living here to six!

“Joining our two current cats, Buffy and Coco, are Chandler, Joey, Bean and Spaz. Chandler, Joey and Bean were foster fails from a group of eight, sick feral barn kitties, while Spaz was previously at another foster’s home. Now that she’s firmly ensconced here, she’s found her true love in Joey. Chandler quickly decided that I was his person, Bean fell in love with my mom and Joey, our big, fluffy goofball is infatuated with Coco.

“Jonny is very special to my family and me,” Jessica says. “I was going through a difficult time after learning that I had thyroid cancer.

“While we already had an adult cat named Asteroid, I began looking on the Furry Friends website for another kitty to adopt. As soon as I saw Jonny’s photo, I knew he was the one. We met him at his foster home nearby – proving even more that this adoption was meant to be. Not only that, his name, which we kept, is the same as his dad’s!

“Since I’m particularly passionate about cats, I’ve owned three cats in the past,” Izzy says. “For the last four years, though, I’ve been a foster home for Furry Friends.

“I always had cats when I was growing up,” says Madison. “Our last one was an outside cat named Milo, who would go on walks down the road with my mom.

“My boyfriend, Jacob, and I didn’t have one for awhile until we adopted Olive. We were fortunate enough to have found her (she was then called Bowie) on the Furry Friends website and we met her in person at an adoption event Furry Friends was holding at PetSmart.

“As cat people, we have always had cats in our lives,” says Sarah.

“Although we already had three in our house, we discovered the Furry Friends website and found ourselves tempted. The photo of a cute male kitten named Fraggle caught our eye. We then attended a Furry Friends adoption event at PetSmart, met him face to face, promptly adopted him and renamed him Moses.

“I have always had cats in the past,” Shannon says. “And yet, this time it was different.

“How? You might wonder. While volunteering as a foster mom for Furry Friends, I fell head over heels in love with four of the kittens in my care and simply could not say goodbye. They are all foster fails! 

“I have always had cats in the past,” says Michelle. “My husband, Scott, and I knew that our resident three-year-old male cat needed a playmate capable of matching his energy level. And soon, we were scouring the Furry Friends website for the perfect match.

“Being a cat person I have always had cats in the past,” says Amy. “Working for Vancouver Pet Urgent Care, I met a kitty from Furry Friends named Frank.

“One look at his sweet little face and I was smitten! That combined with his sweet nature, and I promptly adopted him, changing his name to Bagheera (Mister).

“I have had cats for most of my adult life,” says Jill. “And it goes without saying that each one has held a special place in my heart.

“During Covid, ironically, I found myself without a cat until a feral showed up at the door. I considered her my ‘Covid project,’ and after countless hours over a period of many months, I was finally able to get her into our home. I was in love! Sadly, she became very sick and passed away.

“When I was growing up, we always had at least two cats at one time,” says Amy. “Peaches, who was originally called Marigold, is the first kitty I’ve had as an adult not living with my parents.

“I have always had cats in the past,” says Kay. “When I lost the last of my four-legged babies, I was devastated and, then miraculously, the Furry Friends website ‘found me.’

“Amazingly, their shelter is only a few miles from where I live! The moment I met stunning white and black beauty Felicia (she even sports a black beauty mark on the left side of her nose) at the Furry Friends shelter, she literally stole my heart, and I knew that she was the one.

“My husband Templeton and I met Frida (formerly Scully) at the Furry Friends shelter and adopted her to be a companion for our adult cat,” says Kellette. “She was so sweet and so friendly. She was playful and loved getting into our laps at the shelter.

“I have always been passionate about cats,” says Marion. ”I have a 14-year-old cat named Kiko whom I adopted 4 years ago, and my partner and I live with two 6-year-old cat sisters named Quilla and Nyxx.

“ I was going through a separation from my husband, and my son had never had a pet because his dad was allergic to cats,” Alana says. “Pumpkin was, in fact, our third foster kitty, and somehow she became ‘the one.’

“I have had cats nearly all of my life – at least since I was five,” Devon says. “Many kitties have passed through the doors of my various homes.

“Intrigued by Mochi’s online photos, I arranged to meet her at the shelter. Not only was she beautiful, she immediately bumped my hand with her head. It truly was love at first sight! Once I adopted her, I changed her name from Thistle because it simply didn’t fit. She’s far too soft to have been named after something with spiny thorns.

“I’ve had cats all my life, and until several years ago, a goofy black Lab named Ruby,” says Tammy. “I used to joke with my two kids that when they left for college, I would replace them with a kitten. Kind of a joke … because I did.