EVENT CONNECTS PETS WITH HOMES.Byline: Heather MacDonald Staff Writer SAUGUS - It didn't take long Sunday for Melissa Horan and her family to pick out a new addition. The kitten with the pink identification label was hard to miss - she bounced from one side of the cage that she shared with her mother and about a half-dozen siblings and then back again, pouncing on things visible only to her tiny gray eyes. ``She's spunky spunk·y adj. spunk·i·er, spunk·i·est Informal Spirited; plucky. spunk  i·ly adv. ,'' said Horan, 21, of Agua Dulce Agua Dulce is Spanish for "sweet water". It also refers to various locations:In Mexico:
Horan's family adopted both the kitten and its mom at the Castaic Animal Shelter's Adopt-a-Pet event at the PetCo store on Bouquet Canyon Road. Volunteers brought about two dozen dogs and cats, hoping to find them all good homes. ``We had two cats, but one ran away,'' said Mike Horan For the football player of the same name see Mike Horan (football player). Michael James "Mick" Horan (born 1 July 1944 in Brisbane, Queensland) is a National Party politician representing the seat of Toowoomba South in the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 18 , Melissa's father. ``We only wanted a friend for our cat, but didn't want to split up the mom from her kitten. They'll adjust better that way.'' As Labradors and shepherd mixes strained against the leashes held by the shelter's volunteers and their paws slipped on the store's linoleum linoleum (lĭnō`lēəm), resilient floor or wall covering made of burlap, canvas, or felt, surfaced with a composition of wood flour, oxidized linseed oil, gums or other ingredients, and coloring matter. floor, families debated the merits of the tawny taw·ny n. A light brown to brownish orange. [Middle English, from Anglo-Norman taune, variant of Old French tane, from past participle of taner, to tan; see tan kitten versus the striped one, and parents peppered begging children with questions about who would feed and clean up after the new additions. ``I like kittens the best,'' said Zachary Kret, 4, as he struggled to decide which one to take home with his 8-year-old brother, Ben, burying his face in black kitten fur. Dogs stretched out in front of their admirers, enjoying the attention and taking advantage of the opportunity for a good ear scratching. Other than the playful kitten adopted by the Horans, all of the cats slept in their cages, disdainfully dis·dain·ful adj. Expressive of disdain; scornful and contemptuous. See Synonyms at proud. dis·dain ful·ly adv. eyeing the cooing kids and adults. The animal shelter "Dog Pound" redirects here. For the rap group, see Tha Dogg Pound. An animal shelter is a facility that houses homeless, lost or abandoned animals; primarily a large variety of dogs and cats. holds Adopt-a-Pet events twice a month, and most of the animals are adopted by day's end, volunteers said. ``A lot of times people don't like going to the shelter because it is so disheartening dis·heart·en tr.v. dis·heart·ened, dis·heart·en·ing, dis·heart·ens To shake or destroy the courage or resolution of; dispirit. See Synonyms at discourage. ,'' said Dana Summers, who has been a volunteer with the shelter for the last two years. ``By bringing a few here, the choice gets easier.'' CAPTION(S): Photo: (1 -- 2) A puppy waits for its adoptive family Sunday at theCastaic Animal Shelter's Adopt-a-Pet event at a Saugus pet supply store, above. At left, Susan Kret of Newhall cradles a kitten for her son Ben, 8, to get acquainted with. Shelter volunteers hold the adoptions twice a month, with a good success rate of placing pets with homes. Shaun Dyer/Special to the Daily News |
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