PH: Have they always been black? HS: No, there's been a little of everything - grey, orange, brown tabbies, longhaired calico, long haired white... and 7 black cats. I have a special affinity for black cats. That comes from my dad, who was a huge black cat fan - and also, in rescue, black cats have a hard time being adopted - but I know how special they are. PH: Thanks! So, when did you get involved in rescue? HS: About 20 years ago. My family adopted a couple of kittens, and I wanted an adult also since they have a harder time finding homes - and we kept going back to the rescue and looking at cats, and before I knew it - I had the t-shirt and was volunteering. And had 2 more cats. PH: Have you always written the newsletter? HS: In one form or another, yes. I've done a lot of things - interviewed adoption applicants and foster applicants, trained volunteers, staffed adoption events, traveled around the area giving vaccines, and for a number of years managed the in-store adoption center at a PetSmart. Currently, in addition to the newsletter and secretarial tasks for the Board, I review applications, provide occasional legal counsel, and soon hope to be more active at adoption events.
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