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Purrrfect Companions
Tierney
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or workplaces.
Low-income adults have seen greater impact.
People 50 and older in income brackets of
lower than $40,000 a year have been more
affected by isolation than those with incomes
of $75,000 or more. Forty percent of lowerincome
respondents report having trouble
accessing various resources, 20% point to
problems getting food and about 20% have
struggled to secure health care services.
Steps you can take. AARP Foundation
launched Connect2Affect to address the
growing problem of social isolation. Connect2Affect
offers helpful tools and resources.
Here are some steps you can take to help
yourself or a loved one combat social isolation:
• More medical professionals are now
attuned to the physical and emotional toll
social isolation can take. Discuss with your
primary care doctor how you’re feeling and
that it might be related to social isolation.
• Connect2Affect lists health care, food
assistance and other community services
available to seniors.
• Request a supportive phone call from
one of AARP’s Friendly Voice volunteers.
This program is available free of charge, and
you can arrange for ongoing check-in calls.
• If the holidays or winter season have
made social isolation worse for you or a
family member, take the 3-minute test on the
Connect2Affect site to assess your level of
connectedness, then check out some practical
(and safe) tips for interacting with others.
• AARP Foundation offers free chatbots to
the general public and in some senior living
communities that can provide the comfort of
daily conversation.
Social isolation can affect anyone. Find more
helpful information at AARPFoundation.org. •
Corsica
If you want a friendly, loving kitty that likes
attention yet is not too needy, Allegra is your
girl! Come and meet beautiful Allegra to see
if she is the right kitty for you.
Annabelle is full of spunk and curiosity and
is always up to something. She likes to explore
drawers, closets, is interested in whatever you
are doing and especially likes to help put things
away. Annabelle loves to play and has even
demonstrated an ability to fetch! Annabelle is a
fearless, active, loving kitty. If you have a quiet
home and lots of collectibles on the shelves,
Annabelle might not be the right fit for you.
Annabelle enjoys playing with well mannered,
cat savvy children, other cats and seems more
curious about dogs than afraid of them.
These cats and kittens are available for adoption
through Kitten Rescue, one of the largest
cat rescue groups in Southern California. All
our kitties are spayed/neutered, microchipped,
tested for FeLV and FIV, dewormed and current
on their vaccinations. Temporarily, adoption
events are suspended. For additional information
and to see these or our other kittens and cats,
please check our website www.kittenrescue.org
or email us at mail@kittenrescue.org.
With our city and state shut down, we are
faced with the delicate balance to protect our
fellow humans from the spread of COVID-19,
while continuing our mission of saving the
Crete
most vulnerable victims of the homeless cat
crisis. We know that these are hard times for
everyone. If you can give a little, it will go a
long way. They are still counting on us during
these difficult times. Your tax-deductible
donations for the rescue and care of our cats
and kittens can be made through our website
or by sending a check payable to Kitten Rescue,
914 Westwood Blvd. #583, Los Angeles,
CA 90024.
Saving one animal won’t change the world, but
the world will surely change for that animal. •
Bring joy into your home this holiday by
adopting a” pet without a partner”. If you are
unable to adopt at this time, consider fostering
or donating to support the foster program.
Along with spay and neutering, if just 2% of
the pet-owning households in America fostered
one pet a year, we could stop euthanizing
healthy pets in shelters.
Tierney is a beautiful Tortoiseshell tabby
girl with gorgeous markings and an ultra-soft
coat. She is a shy girl who would thrive in a
quiet home with a single person or a couple.
She has been raised in an office building where
she loves the view from her second-floor
corner office window box. Tierney prefers not
to venture out to the general office area and
likes the solitude of her own private office yet
she enjoys receiving visitors who pet her and
give her treats. This loving tabby has hosted
several different short term cat guests was
playful with them, so she would probably do
best with a feline companion. She is sweet
and docile, but she does have a penchant for
giving love bites, so she is not a good match
for a household with young children. With
an adjustment time in a home environment,
Tierney will be a lovely companion cat and
deserves a home of her home.
Penny is an extremely sweet and low-key
little lady who wants nothing more in life than
to be forever loved and cared for by her very
own human. While she could be fine in a home
with one or two other animals, she would be
equally happy being the only cat. All she truly
craves is human company and affection. Penny
has chronic irritable bowel issues. Sadly, it was
this medical condition that was left undiagnosed
and untreated. This led to her losing the only
family she had ever known for 11 years. She
will need to receive two pills each day (which
she takes like a champ!), be kept on a strict
diet of freeze-dried food, and be monitored by
a vet once or twice a year. Penny hopes there
is someone else out there who can give her a
second chance for happiness, because even at
her age, she still has a lot of living (and loving)
left to do! If you’re interested in making
Penny a part of your family and giving her
the joy and unconditional love, she deserves,
please drop us a line!
Corsica and his six siblings were found in
an abandoned house when a good Samaritan
brought the family to us. Like all kittens,
Corsica loves to play and wrestle with his
siblings, and cause lots of mischief! He also
loves playing with his toys and having fun
with humans. Corsica is the more cautious
kitten of the litter, but once he gets to know
you, he enjoys spending time on your lap and
playing. He is a climber and likes to hang out
in high places. His kitty family is very bonded,
so Corsica would love to be adopted with his
remaining sibling Crete.
Crete, Corsica’s brother, loves playing with
his toys and family and generally, just having
fun! He is a sweet, energetic, affectionate kitten
who loves to be held. He is very bonded to
Corsica and loves his kitty playtime. However,
he would adjust to being an only cat if you
only have room for one.
Allegra is a beautiful girl that loves head
and chin rubs. She is a mellow kitty that likes
to perch on the cat tree and bask in the sun
or curl up beside her foster mom while she
watches TV or takes a nap. Allegra is a bit shy
when she meets new people but is not a skittish
girl. The fastest way to earn Allegra’s trust
is through her tummy – she loves to eat wet
food and yummy treats like shredded chicken.
Allegra
Penny Annabelle
Happy Tails
Phantom is home!
Phantom, one of our forty-two shelter
rescues on #GivingTuesday, appeared for a
short time at one of our PetSmart adoption
sites, and in no time was chosen for adoption.
Phantom’s adopters tell us that he immediately
made himself “at home” and gets along
Congratulations to Phantom and his new family.
great with his cat sister. We are grateful to
his foster mom who took good care of him
after his shelter rescue and to his wonderful
adopters for choosing a shelter cat!
When you adopt a “pet without a partner”,
you will forever make a difference in their life
and they are sure to make a difference in yours.•