This is Dough. He found his human at a local shelter. When they met, his human fell in love, and the next thing they knew he was on his way to his forever home.

Dough is super vocal, full of personality. “I have never met a cat with so much personality. He’s hilarious. He definitely does not act like a cat. We joke that he must be some sort of cat/dog hybrid,” said the human.

“His vision is a little impaired, but trust me, he’s doing just fine.”

Dough (Douglas E. Fresh) the cute quirky cross-eyed cat

Photo via imgur.

It was a dream that inspired her to the shelter where she was chosen by the cat who had been waiting for her all along.

“I had a dream about going to the animal shelter, so my boyfriend said it was a sign. We adopted this little guy that day…. Meet Butterscotch!”

“He immediately curled up in my lap and started purring. I looked at my boyfriend and said ‘Honey, this is our new kitty.’ He took a picture of it and called him ‘Lapscotch.’”

Source: reddit.

A man from Illinois came across a cat named Simon on Facebook who has been in the shelter for a very long time, but still hasn’t found a home, even after seeing other fosters leaving for their forever homes. After learning Simon’s story, the man paid a visit at the shelter. Not being able to keep a pet, he decided to do something for Simon to find a home.

“This guy has been in the shelter for over a year, so I paid his adoption fees in hopes it will help him find a family,” he shared the story on reddit.

“I plan on going back this weekend and hang out in the cat room for a while…. Hopefully this post… will help to get some animals adopted.”

Simon has been in the shelter for over a year

“…I paid his adoption fees in hopes it will help him find a family.”

Photo via imgur & QC Paws Facebook. Simon is located in Moline, IL.

When reddit user wingless7 visited the shelter, a ginger cat decided to crawl up and curl up on his shoulder. It was as if the kitty said “I choose you to go home with.”

Initially they were looking to adopt a black kitten at the shelter, but after the ginger boy had made his choice, they knew they couldn’t go without him. “We got them both from the same shelter and when we actually picked them up they were napping right next to each other…,” he added on reddit.

I choose you, human!

Kitty at forever home…

…along with another kitty they adopted from the same shelter

Photos via reddit.

Patches the cat found his human when a boy came to the shelter for a cat on his birthday. “Surprised my 10 year old today on his birthday by letting him bring home a cat from the shelter. His cat was the runt of the litter, shy, and timid. When asked why he picked that cat he said ‘I don’t know, he just seemed so special.’ I think they were meant for each other,” said the dad via reddit.

Even though he doesn’t say it, you can tell he loves Patches…

And Patches loves him too.

Photos via imgur.

Santa came early for the cats and kittens at the Larimer Humane Society. A kind person paid a visit to the shelter and made a donation to cover the adoption fee for all their cats and kittens.

“We were FLOORED and so far our asking for a donation (to help other animals who haven’t found a home yet) is paying off. Thank you, dear Holiday Angel for helping our purr-fect whiskered friends find a new start this Holiday. We’re open from 10-5 on both Saturday and Sunday and we’re on Christmas Eve from 11-5 pm as well,” said the shelter on their facebook page.

They posted a photo of “Cody” their 6 year old rescue cat who was so ready to make his way into a loving home. Soon after the photo was posted, they posted an update: ”…very glad to report that handsome “Cody” -wearing the Santa hat- found his home today! He and 6 others have been adopted since our Holiday Angel stopped by! Spread the word – we want a BUSY weekend doing adoptions!”

Cody the 6 year old cat found his home on Christmas Eve thanks to an anonymous donor who paid for the adoption fee for all their shelter cats

Photo by Larimer Humane Society (Facebook).

A group of avid animal rescuers from Cat Snap have been on a crusade to reduce feral overpopulation and to improve the welfare of animals in the greater Champaign County Illinois area. They are on a mission to advocate the importance of spaying/neutering in order to reduce the number of cats and dogs born into situations of inadequate care and abuse and limit the numbers of unwanted animals relinquished to shelters.

Phil the cat has made an incredible transformation since he was rescued from a car accident. “He was hit by a car 6 weeks ago and ended up at the U of I vet school emergency room.  He had surgery to fix the jaw fracture, plus remove some broken teeth.  He was also neutered and went into foster care,” said Susan Norris, president of Cat Snap. “His front leg was splinted while it healed.  He is a shy but amazingly sweet boy.”

Phil: after he was rescued (left), and now at his forever home (right)

Royal Canin recently gave us an opportunity to donate 100 bags of Royal Canin’s new Spayed/Neutered cat food. We are happy to choose Cat Snap and their spay/neuter and adoption program to be the recipient for the $2,500 food donation. [Information about Royal Canin's Spay/Neuter cat food] Share this infographic about feline health to help us spread the word about the benefits of spaying/neutering and the nutritional needs it creates.

For the past 7 years, Cat Snap has saved and homed countless lives. All animals they rescued are placed in foster homes or up at PetSmart in line for adoption. Here are some of the stories that will touch your heart.

Meet Belle, a 5-week old fat, fluffy tortie

Megan, Priscilla, and Nicki, 3 girl kitties sitting on their little brother at their foster home

Little Duchess, the rescue, getting medical treatment and a lot of love and TLC from everyone especially her foster sister.

Kim wrote: “When my husband and I first adopted Ginny, it was clear she was once a hoarder’s cat; she couldn’t be held, didn’t even know how to play with a toy, and had chronic eye discharge, most likely from Feline Herpes. Now, a year later, she absolutely loves to cuddle, loves to play even more!, and a daily lysine supplement has made her eyes much better. She is such an amazing cat; she will actually sit and yell at us to play with her, and is the only cat I’ve ever met that will consistently fetch her toy and bring it back you! thank you, Catsnap, for bringing her in to our lives, I couldn’t imagine life without her.”

Meet Mischief, Cat Snap’s very own robo-kitty. “She came to us with a severely broken leg and had the leg surgically repaired at the U of I vet school… We expect her to make a complete recovery and have full use of her leg.” Read Full Story »