Every animal in the shelter has a story, some more tragic than others. Bella’s story is so upsetting. The cat was surrendered to the shelter after seeing their human to the end. Now Bella is stuck waiting for her next chapter. And her loving caretakers are hoping she won’t have to wait for too long.
As a senior cat, Bella has had a long, happy life thus far. Sadly, her circumstances changed and now she’s all by herself.
@moon_ruberta “I want to surrender this cat as my father just passed away.” This is why Bella was surrendered to the shelter. This is her story. Last week a couple days before Thanksgiving a citizen brought in a cat and wanted to surrender her for the reason above. He mentioned his father had three cats and the other two they had surrender appointments at Pet Alliance but he wasn’t able to handle Bella safely and opted to just to take her to Animal Services. The son of the owner had power of attorney so it was within his right to surrender Bella. Sadly the son didn’t any other reason for the surrender besides the passing of his father. Once asked the necessary questions the son signed the surrender paperwork and went on his way. Now that has left Bella terrified of the unknown. She had just lost the only person that loved her and now she is petrified of her own future. I can tell that she isn’t a big fan of change & her being shut down is reaction of that. I would be too if my owner vanished from the earth. She is still sadly processing the loss. But all we can do now is to let her know she will be ok. Besties she is a 7 year old senior, and if you follow me you already know seniors tend to struggle to get adopted as everyone goes for cute kittens or younger cats. She will struggle if we don’t help her. Her story doesn’t need to end here at the shelter. Let’s rewrite the next chapter of her life as we have done it before for countless others. Together we can make it happen. A559860 the shelter is tagged
According to one of Bella’s caretakers, the senior cat was found shortly before Thanksgiving. The man who brought her had one answer when asked why he was giving the cat up:
“I want to surrender this cat as my father just passed away,” he told the person.
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“He mentioned his father had three cats and the other two they had surrender appointments at Pet Alliance but he wasn’t able to handle Bella safely and opted to just to take her to Animal Services,” they explained in the caption.
That really put Bella in a bind. The cat lost her permanent home and is now “terrified” of her current surroundings.
“I can tell that she isn’t a big fan of change and her being shut down is a reaction to that. I would be too if my owner vanished from the earth,” they added.
Now it’s up to all of us to get this senior cat adopted. The comments section really wanted to see Bella get a new home.
“Animals grieve too. Poor Bella. Loyal to the end only to be tossed out,” wrote one person.
Many people were upset that the son didn’t take the cat in: “Mom passed away and I took care of her cat as I promised to,” chimed in someone else.
“This is so sad, this is also why I won’t get another cat. I’m 60 now and not in good health and I’m afraid of leaving my baby all alone,” added a third commenter.
“I am 100 percent a cat person and this breaks my heart,” added another commenter.
If you want to bring Bella home, there’s hope! Head to the video and find her at the shelter. We’ve got you, Bella!
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