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Each week a local shelter features a pet that Needham residents can adopt.
Submitted by Judy Ambrose, Neponset Valley Humane Society If you can provide a home for a great cat who wants to be your little buddy, then you will definitely want to meet Colby. This adorable and very friendly orange-and-white tabby cat is sweet and mellow and totally enjoys being around people. He follows his foster family around like a little puppy dog, all in an effort to have the opportunity to sit beside a person. He is very affectionate and lovable. Colby gets along well with the cats in his foster home and would make a nice friend for a gentle, welcoming cat, or he would also be fine…
Submitted by Judy Ambrose, Neponset Valley Humane Society Ashley is a very friendly, affectionate cat. This pretty tabby and white kitty loves people and loves attention. She is social and outgoing. Ashley is only about 10 or 11 months old and can be silly and playful. She is great at entertaining herself and can make a toy out of anything small that happens to be on the floor. Ashley is great with people and really wants to be the only pet in her new home. Ashley was a stray and no owner called to claim her. She was not spayed; of course, she is now. Please call Neponset Valley Humane …
Submitted by Judy Ambrose, Neponset Valley Humane Society Jake is a sweet, gentle, well-mannered, confident cat eager to find a lap to call his own. At 10 years old, this big handsome boy has a wonderful mellow disposition. He is happy and enjoys gentle play but also loves snuggling and receiving attention from his person. Jake has been well cared for throughout his life. He has always been the only pet. Jake is a super affectionate cat who thoroughly enjoys human companionship. Unfortunately, his former owner is required to travel a great deal for work and is not able to give Jake the …
Submitted by Judy Ambrose, Neponset Valley Humane Society If you have been considering adopting a cat but want to be sure your new family member will be good with children, then you will definitely want to meet Autumn. Autumn was especially fond of the children in her former family. This pretty tortie is a very sweet, loving, tolerant cat. She is mellow and affectionate and happy to quietly entertain herself with toys when her humans are busy. She likes being held and cuddling in laps. Autumn has always been a strictly indoor cat and enjoys life indoors. Autumn is about five years old. She …
Submitted by Judy Ambrose, Neponset Valley Humane Society Ruby is a very pretty white cat with double paws and deep amber eyes. She is confident, friendly and social and enjoys meeting new people. Ruby is an agreeable cat and is comfortable being picked up and held. She likes to be petted and brushed and purrs with contentment. She can also be exceptionally silly and playful. She loves to stalk, run, pounce, tumble, plop and leap into the air with excitement all in an effort to catch up to a string toy, a game which never seems to get old for Ruby. She is very fun and entertaining. Ruby acts …
Submitted by Judy Ambrose, Neponset Valley Humane Society Starlight and Ricky are best friends, and the Neponset Valley Humane Society is in search of a family with room in their home and hearts for this super friendly and very adorable pair. Starlight is the pretty tortie cat. She is about 1-2 years old. She is very sweet, gentle, mellow, outgoing, social and loves attention. Ricky is the beautiful, fluffy orange Maine Coon type kitten, about 5 months old, who looks like he may grow into a big boy. Starlight was rescued with a litter of newborn kittens. Her kittens had all been adopted and …
Submitted by Judy Ambrose, Neponset Valley Humane Society Desmond is a super friendly, very handsome orange tabby cat who loves being around people. He is sweet, gentle, mellow and social. He can be a little playful, but his favorite pastime is sitting in a lap. He is very happy being a strictly indoor cat. He tolerates the other cats in his foster home but seems to prefer human companionship over felines. We estimate Desmond is about 2 years old. This very nice super affectionate cat is eager for a family to call his own. Desmond is one of the many unaltered stray cats rescued by NVHS …
Submitted by Judy Ambrose, Neponset Valley Humane Society Candy and Mandy are an adorable, fun, happy, silly, playful mother and daughter pair. These two kitties are so sweet, lovable, confident and curious. Candy is the very pretty little torbie (tortie with tabby stripes) who is about 5-6 months old. Mandy is the super cute tabby and white kitty who often acts like a kitten herself. She is about one year old. These darlings will do well in any cat-friendly home. They enjoy cuddles and interactive play time. They are both such sweetie pies. They love people but are also very devoted to each …
Submitted by Judy Ambrose, Neponset Valley Humane Society Peter is a very gentle, mellow, affectionate, neat cat. His foster mom says this big, strong boy is a wonderful companion who is no trouble at all. He is very lovable. He sleeps at the bottom of the bed quietly through the night. He welcomes attention when it is offered and purrs with contentment. He will cuddle in a lap if given the opportunity. He enjoys gentle interactive play. He is content to sleep or entertain himself when his foster family is busy with other things. Peter is about 3 to 4 years old. Peter is a pretty laidback …
Submitted by Judy Ambrose, Neponset Valley Humane Society Ruby is a pretty white cat with double paws. She is very sweet, social, playful and affectionate. She enjoys attention and is comfortable being picked up and cuddled. She has a very endearing habit of wrapping her paws around your arm as you pet her as if to say, "Don't stop!" She likes to cuddle up right next to her foster mom and purrs with contentment. She is sometimes very kitten-like and silly and loves interactive play. We estimate Ruby is about 1 to 2 years old. She will do best as the only pet in her new home since she loves …
Submitted by Judy Ambrose, Neponset Valley Humane Society Many adorable and super friendly kittens are currently in need of families to love and call their own. These kittens have been in loving NVHS foster homes and are well socialized and friendly. Baby kittens are curious, active and social. They love being part of the family. It's great to adopt a pair. They can run and play together and then snuggle in your lap after they've tired themselves out. With life so busy, if you adopt a pair of kittens, you won't have to worry that the kitty is lonely when you are at work and the kids go back …
Submitted by Judy Ambrose, Neponset Valley Humane Society Basil is a very cute and nice guinea pig. He is about 1 or 2 years old. Guinea pigs need a clean cage, a healthy diet including hay, fresh veggies and a little treat of fruit or carrot. Basil enjoys guinea pig chew toys. He is a good pig and never bites, but he is shy. He will be happiest in a home with a family who understands that being picked up and held is very scary for him. Basil is mainly white with a little beige markings. White piggies struggle to find families to adopt them. If you have considered adding a guinea pig to your …
Submitted by Judy Ambrose, Neponset Valley Humane Society Penny and Bella are an adorable, friendly, happy, active young pair. Penny is the bobtail tabby. Bella is black. Penny is very sweet, loving and gentle with people but often instigates play with her best pal Bella. She enjoys curling up on the sofa with her foster family and being part of the family. Bella is a happy, energetic little girl. She came into rescue missing most of one ear, as you can see in her photo. We have no idea how that happened; she came to us that way, and it does not slow her down. Bella likes to be picked up, and…
Submitted by Judy Ambrose, Neponset Valley Humane Society Roger and Bartholomew are 10-week-old kittens. These two adorable orange tabby babies were born outside but rescued along with their mommy and siblings when they were just days old. They have been in an active and nurturing foster home where they have received tons of socialization. They are kid-friendly, social, playful, confident, happy kittens. They are now ready to leave mom and start a life with a family of their own.  Roger and Bartholomew are very bonded and will be happiest in a home where they can stay together. Please call …
Submitted by Judy Ambrose, Neponset Valley Humane Society Spencer is a very loving and friendly cat who wants to be the only pet in his new home. He is a little shy when he meets new people but quickly warms up. He loves to be brushed and to be around people. Spencer lived with a dog when he was young and everything was fine. He was a strictly indoor cat and happy that way. But then everything changed when his former family got a new dog. The new dog relentlessly chased Spencer and even hurt him pretty seriously. Spencer took matters into his own hands and moved out. He went to a neighbor, …
Submitted by Judy Ambrose, Neponset Valley Humane Society Charlie and Tony are two very beautiful, gentle, lovable, happy cats. Charlie is the very cute gray and white kitty. He is a super-duper snuggler and is always eager to climb into a lap for cuddles. Tony is the beautiful tabby. He is shy with new people but very loving and absolutely devoted to his brother. Tony loves interactive play. The boys are about two years old. They have always been strictly indoor cats. They have been loved and well cared for.   Because of illness, their owner is no longer able to care for these nice cats. …
  Submitted by Judy Ambrose, Neponset Valley Humane Society Isabel is a super-duper friendly, lovable, outgoing, social, playful teenage kitten who is eager to have a forever family to call her own. This cute little tabby cat is about 6 months old. She loves people and will be happiest as the only pet in her new home so she can be the center of attention. She is a little darling who loves to cuddle and play. Isabel was a stray. She was not spayed, and no owner claimed her. Of course, she is spayed now because no one wants to add to the tragic cat overpopulation problem. Call Neponset Valley …
  Submitted by Judy Ambrose, Neponset Valley Humane Society Ava is a cute, friendly, social little mini lop bunny who needs a new home because of allergies. She has always been a strictly indoor bunny. Ava has a cage condo which will come with her to her new home. Her cage door is almost always left open. She enjoys spending time in her cage but also enjoys the freedom of being able to come out when she wants to get exercise. House rabbits generally train themselves to use a litterbox once they are spayed or neutered. Ava is spayed and she uses a litterbox. She is approximately four years old…
Submitted by Judy Ambrose, Neponset Valley Humane Society Mutt and Jeff are three-year-old very adorable and friendly orange tabby cats.  These nice boys need a new home because their senior owners must move into an assisted living facility that does not allow cats. Mutt and Jeff are very devoted to each other and need to find a forever home together. They have been loved and well cared for since they were babies. They have always been strictly indoor cats. They love to run and play and wrestle with each other. The favorite thing for both boys is to be snuggled in a lap.  Mutt and Jeff are …
Submitted by Judy Ambrose, Neponset Valley Humane Society Taylor is awesome. What a little sweetheart! This little tabby cat is friendly and lovable, gentle and affectionate. She is still very much a kitten and loves to play with toys. She is inquisitive, silly and happy. Taylor loves to be with people. As soon as you sit down, she will be in your lap purring away and so very happy to be with you. Taylor is one of the few youngsters who are content being the only cat in the house. She just wants a human family who has the time and desire to give her interactive play time and snuggles. Taylor …

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