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Reasons to Adopt an Older Cat

By Franny Syufy, About.com

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NoName Found a Home!

Picture of foster cat

NoName, aka Grateful

© Shelley MacAulay
One of the reasons I alway encourage the adoption of older cats is that they are so grateful. Shelley MacAulay, who fostered NoName, said if she were to give him a name, it would be Grateful; "grateful to be inside, warm and well fed." Although it might sound facetious, older cats really are grateful to find a new home, especially after spending many months or longer, caged in a shelter.

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