AKIRA is a gentle and sweet Labrador retriever/shepherd mix who gets along great with people and other dogs. She is approximately a year and a half old and would love to find a forever home. Animal Center officials rescued Akira the day she was scheduled to be euthanized when the shelter she was staying at ran out of space. Akira is spayed, microchipped, and current on vaccines.

MATLOCK is a big, goofy love bug who loves to play ball. He is friendly and gets along very well with other dogs. Matlock is approximately 60 pounds, about two years old and has the build of a working dog.  Matlock is neutered, microchipped, and current on vaccines.

ROWDY is a small husky mix who loves everyone he meets. He gets along great with dogs, children, and adults and would do great in a loving home environment. Rowdy had been living with a family in an apartment and they could no longer keep him. He’s 18-24 months of age, 40 pounds, and house trained. Rowdy is neutered, microchipped, and current on vaccines.

MR LOVIE is a friendly and affectionate 5-6-month-old kitty for adoption. He showed up at one of the Animal Center’s outdoor cat colonies one day and never left. Animal Center officials would see him each time they went to feed the outdoor cats and, after three weeks, he finally decided to introduce himself by curling around an Animal Center’s volunteer’s feet for petting. Officials scooped him up and brought him into the foster program, and this kitty couldn’t be happier to be warm, fed, and safe. Animal Center officials put a kitty bed in his room and it’s so snuggly and soft he never leaves it (unless, of course, you are there to feed him or show affection). Mr Lovie has a genuinely sweet and gentle personality. He’s approximately 5 months old, neutered, and current on vaccines.

PUMPKIN is a friendly and affectionate 18-month-old orange tiger cat who would adjust easily to a new home environment. She is spayed, healthy, and current on vaccines.

AGGIE is a playful kitty who has adapted beautifully from a once shy, free-roaming cat to one who loves human attention. Aggie started her life as a community cat, and Animal Center officials first met her when her caretaker was evicted from her home in Sandy Hook. Aggie was cared for outside with her feline friends until the winter, when she was brought into The Animal Center’s program to live with a foster family. Nicknamed Peanut for her diminutive size, Aggie is not small on personality. She loves to bat toys around and playfully chase her foster friend, Cecily who is also from this community cat colony. Aggie shows no signs of missing outdoor life and each day grows more comfortable with people and the noises of busy human life. Aggie has many special qualities, and one of the most fun is that she wags her tail like a puppy to show she’s happy. Aggie is approximately two years old, spayed, healthy, and current on vaccines.

CECILY is a sweet kitty who, after living outside as part of a group of community cats, is loving the touch of humans. Cecily was part of group of neighborhood cats cared for by a Sandy Hook woman until she got evicted. Animal Center officials recently brought Cecily into their foster program, along with her feline pal, Aggie, and they’re loving life. Once so shy she would run away from people, Cecily makes great progress each day adjusting to human noises, being inside, and enjoying lots of petting. Cecily loves to run and chase Aggie, and though she keeps a watchful eye on the wildlife through the window, she is very happy being inside during these cold days and nights. Cecily is about three years old, spayed, healthy, and current on vaccines.

NEW KITTY is a friendly, affectionate and very sweet cat who was found in the fall on Honey Lane in Sandy Hook. The kind family who found him has put up “found cat” posters, but no one has claimed him. Animal Center officials believe that he was left behind when his owners moved. New Kitty loves to have his belly rubbed and would be a great addition to any household looking for an affectionate four legged companion.

PUDGE is at Mt Pleasant Hospital For Animals and is available for adoption. Pudge is a handsome, all white male cat, about four years old. He is a special needs cat because he’s a diabetic. He is very sweet and wants more than anything to find a home to call his own. Pudge has been in a cage at Mt Pleasant Hospital for Animals for a long time now and would like to go home. To adopt Pudge call Mt Pleasant at 203-426-8585 or email info@theanimalcenter.org.

Good news: Moose has been adopted.

To adopt from the Animal Center, contact info@theanimalcenter.org or 203-270-0228 (email best on weekends). The Animal Center is an all volunteer, non-profit animal welfare charity. Programs include: A foster-based, no-kill rescue and adoption program for homeless and injured cats and kittens; Feral Cat Assistance Program that provides spay/neuter and vaccination assistance to caregivers of free-roaming, unowned cats in the community; and a dog rescue program that saves adoptable dogs scheduled for euthanasia. The Animal Center is a 501 (c)3 publicly-supported charity and relies heavily on the support of the public and generous volunteers. For more information, visit The Animal Center online at http://www.theanimalcenter.org.