We came to the shelter on Bethel in January 2003 to find a friend for our cat, Pepper. We found Mila (Gina) located in the back of the building and were taken by her because she had been there for such a long time. The staff we spoke to clearly loved her and were both happy and sad to see her go. She was very timid and shy when we adopted her. We renamed her Mila because it means sweet or kind in Czech and she is most certainly both. After we brought her home, she quickly became friends with our other cat and played with him constantly. Pepper grooms her whenever she is not hiding under furniture. To this day she continues to be very shy with people, but she occasionally becomes bold enough to demand that we pet her. Although she’s not much of a lap cat, she’s very pleased with her feline companions. All parties are very pleased that she has come to live with us. There are two pictures of Mila snoozing, one of her playing with her mouse toy, and one of her sleeping with her buddies. The black cat is Pepper and the other tabby is a stray we found last year named Tiny Ricardo.

 Thank you for everything you do,

Karl and Elizabeth