ZORRO was rescued after some kids were trying to shoot him with BB guns, but then he was trapped and neutered at only eight weeks old. He has never recovered from that experience. He will not let you pet him(although he  does take treats from the volunteers)

Zorro has a Sponsor!

Thank you Saverio, Norwich, Ct.

Betty was found in the Frog Hollow area in Hartford. The people were chasing her away with brooms and still is very frightened. She has been at the shelter since 1997.

Betty has a Sponsor!

From a friend!

LEROY IS A QUIET MALE WHO SEEMS TO GET OVERLOOKED. HE IS VERY FRIGHTENED, BUT CURIOUS. HE HAS BEEN AT THE SHELTER SINCE JULY 2001. HE AND OWEN ARE FROM THE SAME LITTER. THEIR MOTHER WAS SHOT BY BB GUNS WHILE THEY WERE STILL KITTENS.

Leroy has a Sponsor!

Thank you Diana from Bristol, Ct.

Dante is one handsome fellow. He was adopted but his owner became sick and he was returned after a few months. He has been at the shelter since. He is so shy that he hides when someone new comes in the shelter. It was only after five visits would he let me just talk to him. He will run if you try to pet him or get too close. He and Owen have been at the shelter for the same duration and are very close. They are about the same age(2 years) and AFOC would like them to stay together.

Dante has a Sponsor!

Thank You Peggy from Gales Ferry,Ct.

Owen is a very calm cat. He is quite and shy. It will take a few visits before he will let you pet him. He is not as frightened as some of the other cats and does like to have his stomach rubbed. Because it will take a few visits to get to know him it is unlikely he will be adopted. He and Dante are like brothers and need each other. He is about 2 1/2 years old. He also has a real brother Leroy who he is also very attached too.

Owen has a Sponsor!

Thank You Peggy from Gales Ferry,Ct.

Connie is a beautiful tortie unfortunately no one ever gets to see her. She is so frightened that she never comes out. She was born about February 2001. She also has been at the shelter a long time.

Connie has a Sponsor

Thank You Parker from Simsbury, Ct.!

Tatania was so frightened when she first came that is took over a year before she would let anyone pet her. She has come a long way and is shy, but social. Tatania has waiting for a home a long time.

Tatania has a Sponsor!

Thank you Pat from Wethersfield, Ct.!

Leo is a 2 1/2 year old male. He is lively, frisky,and friendly. He is not bashful and likes people. He was abandoned by his owner and is  looking for a home. He was the Pet-of-the-Week three times and still has not been selected. He has been at the shelter since January of 2004.

Leo

Shannon was born sometime around October 1998. She was found at the University of Hartford after classes were over. She had been left behind. She has been at the shelter a long time. She joins some of the others and hides when visitors come.

Shannon has a Sponsor!

From a friend!

Fern is very friendly with people and will let you pet her. She loves treats. Fern was adopted and was returned. Sometimes the cats get too comfortable with the other cats at the shelter and can’t handle leaving. She came to the shelter May 2001. This is why when we get adult cats at the shelter we hope we can find them homes soon. Fern is a perfect example. She is now considered non-adoptable. She did not handle being adopted well.

Fern has a Sponsor!

Thank You Sharon from Litchfield, Ct.

This petite pretty girl is Princess. Every time a visitor comes Princess just stays circled up in a corner. She has been at the shelter since 1999. She is a frightened cat.

Princess has a Sponsor!

Thank You Richard from Hartford, Ct.

Spice has been at the shelter a long time. She was found being stoned in the North End of Hartford when she was rescued. She is very frightened because of the abuse she received when she was on the streets.

Spice has a Sponsor!!

Thank You Sue from Canton, Ct.!

Marissa was born in 1995 she came to the shelter in June of that year. She is a grey tuxedo.Like many of our cats she came from the streets of Hartford and so frightened that she never really was able to be adopted.

Marissa has a Sponsor!

Thank you Janet & Nick from West Hartford, Ct.

Toby is a DSH male who was born last May 2003. He is all white except a gray spot on his head. We were lucky to get this picture, he usually is hiding behind the cages. He is so shy that he needs a special person to bring him out of his shell.

TOBY

Samantha has been in the shelter since 1995. She is a large tuxedo. She will let you pet her, but if she should leave would miss some of the other longtime residents and would have a hard time adapting to life without them.

Samantha has a Sponsor!

Thank you Elaine from Bristol, Ct. Thank you Everyone from the Special Events Marketing dept. at Mohegan Sun.

Aleesha is a beautiful Calico who unfortunately very few people at the shelter get to see. She is one of the most eluding cats. She has been at the shelter since April of 1998. She is too frightened to be considered adoptable.

Aleesha has a Sponsor!!

Thank You Sharon from Windsor, Ct.!

Skylar is a very large tiger cat. Stephanie is Skylar’s mother and was found with her at the University of Hartford abandoned by students. Skylar and Princess seem to stay together in the shelter in their own little corner.Just finding comfort with each other.

Skylar has a Sponsor!

Thank you Liisa & Mark from Amston, Ct. 

Topper is a very large white cat with some gray on the top of his head. He has been at the shelter for years and is quite settled and would not do well if separated from the other residents. The best thing for him is to spend his natural life with the love and care that AFOC can give him.

Topper has a Sponsor!

From a friend!

Maury and Topper are not of the same litter but they are brothers. Maury was born in 1997 and is very close to Topper and Samatha.

Maury has a Sponsor!

From a friend!

Amy was born May 2003 and is very timid. If she should find a home it would have to be one without children and other pets. She was adopted once and was returned. It has been very traumatic for her.

Amy has a Sponsor!

Thank You Alana from Orange, N.J.

Jenny is a long time resident and very shy.

Jenny has a Sponsor!

From a friend!

Joseph picks his moments when he wants human attention and then he does the I would rather be alone act. He has this funny habitat of liking to lick the volunteers hair.

Joseph has a Sponsor!!

Thank You Chelsea from Avon, Ct.!

Jessie and Joseph are very hard to tell apart, but Jessie is deaf but they both are friendly to the volunteers. Jessie and Joseph shared a room at the shelter and have been together for years.

Jessie has a Sponsor!!

Thank You Lori from Avon, Ct.!

Christie and Judy are sisters who were born October of 2003. They have not been selected for adoption because they are bashful. They have been at the shelter since birth and really need a home. They should go together and  this may be another reason why they are still at the shelter. They are sweet and friendly after a while, but need someone with a little patience and a lot of love. They came the same time as Tinsel.

Christie and Judy have a Sponsor!

Thank You Barbara from Norwich,Ct.!

Fletcher is a terminal ill kitten that AFOC will take care of for the rest of his days.

Fletcher has a Sponsor!

Thank You Jon from Milford, Ma.!

Diane was born in May of 1999 and came to the shelter that June. She is one more of our longtime residents.

Diane

Charlie is a timid black cat with two small white spots. He has been at the shelter since 2001. Being so shy as a kitten proved to be unfortunate because he has never been selected for adoption.

Charlie has a Sponsor!

Thank You Deborah from Wallingford, Ct.

Kelly was born in 1996 and has been at the shelter since. She has not been selected for adoption. She is again a story of a kitten growing up and missing their chance of finding a home.

Kelly has a Sponsor!

Thank you Jessica from Greenwich, Ct.

Shiela was born in October 1998 and came to the shelter November 1998. She is a grey brown tiger with a white chest.She is a petite cat.

Sheila has a Sponsor!

Thank You Lori from Windsor Locks, Ct.

Ralphie was born April of 2001 in Hartford. He was hiding in the engine of a car and was seriously injured. He was rescued by one of the neighbors and has been at the shelter since.

Ralphie has a Sponsor!

Thank you Jane from West Hartford, Ct.

Melody was born on September 1996. She is a very timid cat and has been at the shelter for years.

Melody has a Sponsor!

Thank You Vicki from Bloomfield, Ct.

Babs was born in 1999. She came to the shelter in June of 2000. She has been here since.

Babs has a sponsor!

Thank You Irene from Hartford, Ct.

Apricot was born May of 2000 and has been at the shelter since she was a kitten. She was never selected for adoption because she is too frightened of strangers.

Apricot has a Sponsor!

“In memory of Violeta”

Bill was born in July of 1999 and came to the shelter that September. The shelter has some small tables in the rooms and Bill hides in one of their drawers.

Bill has a Sponsor!

Thanks you Janice from Kensington, Ct.

Pudgie was born August of 1998 and came to the shelter in October 1998. He is all black except a white spot on his stomach.

Pudgie has a Sponsor!

From a Friend!

Fury is a all black cat that came to the shelter in 1999. He was born in June of that year. Except for the volunteer who feeds him no one can get near him because he hides in the funniest places.

Fury has a Sponsor!

Thank you Danielle from New Britain!

Leona is a pretty gold and grey tiger.

Leona has a Sponsor!

Thank you Christine from Windsor Locks, Ct.

Leda is a grey tiger with white feet. She was born July 2001. Leda, Leona, Leroy and Owen are all of the same litter. All of them were traumatized from the shooting of the BB guns when they were kittens.

Leda has a Sponsor!

Thank you Christine from Windsor Locks, Ct.

Dora was rescued in the summer of 2002 in a apartment complex in Newington. Dora and Dante are from the same litter of seven. Like her brother she is too frightened to be considered for adoption.

Dora has a Sponsor!

Thank You Eileen from Middlebury, Ct.

Tinsel was born late October 2003, but was considered not adoptable because she had became ill. She  has now been given a clean bill of health. She is playful and occasionally will entertain the volunteers. She gets along with the other cats and would be available for adoption for the right home.

Tinsel has a Sponsor!

Thank you Pat from Wethersfield, Ct.!

Mama Tina came to the shelter June of 2003 and had a set of kittens. She was not selected for adoption for over a year. She was returned and the volunteers at the shelter cannot understand why. She is sweet and will let them put her on their laps. We still haven’t given up hope, but it is very possible that she just feels safe at the shelter and doesn’t wish to leave. We are hoping that is not the case. If she should bond with someone special we know she would be a very loving pet.

Mama Tina has a Sponsor!

Thank you Janice from E. Hartford, Ct.

Jerry is a handsome gray cat that gets along with other mild cats. He is friendly with humans. He has been at the shelter since January. Jerry will be hard to place because he was traumatize by his abandonment. He took months to adjust to his new environment and was quite depressed for the first few months. His placement would have to be in a home that will give him time to adjust plus we believe another abandonment he would not recover.

Jerry has a Sponsor!

Thank You Jane from West Hartford, Ct.

Nell is a 6 year old cat who has a stiff leg, but has no problem getting around. She has been at the shelter since 2003. She is shy and because of her age she has not been selected for adoption.

Nell has a Sponsor!

From a Friend!

Stacey is a grey and white long hair tiger who has a most unusual hiding place. There is a set of drawers in the room and she hides in one of the drawers. She never comes out to see visitors because she is so frightened. To take this picture I had visited the shelter for over a year before I actually was able see this pretty girl. She has been at the shelter since 10/2000.

Stacey has a Sponsor!

Loving Memory of Smudd, Cambridge, Ma.

This fellow peeked out just in time for this volunteer to take this picture. Joe was found in Goodwin Park on July of 1995. He was only a kitten then and has been at the shelter since. He is unfortunately another one of our frightened kittens that never was selected for adoption because he is so illusive. Joe(like Stacey) took a long time even just for them to show themselves.

Joe has a Sponsor!

Thank you Ruth & Dot from Plantsville, Ct.

Toby came to us in April of 2003 when he was just a kitten. During his stay he became very attached to Fletcher. Fletcher wasn’t expected to live beyond a few weeks. AFOC did not have the heart to separate Toby II and Fletcher. Toby II has become a little bashful. He has been at the shelter for almost 2 years. His chances of being adopted because of his attachment to Fletcher is very slim.

Toby II has a Sponsor!

Thank you Carmelo from Cromwell, Ct.

Sierra is a gray and white that has been at the shelter a long time. She is constantly plague with chronic eye infections. Sierra was rescued  after multiple litters which took it’s toll on her health. She had her last set of kittens at the shelter and then was spayed. That set of kittens all died because of her serious weakened condition.

Sierra

Lizzie was rescued from the streets in Hartford in 2002. She is a very frightened cat and does not do well with people. She cannot be picked up and only trusts the caretaker at the shelter just to pet her.

Lizzie has a Sponsor!

In memory of Jaspy

Buddy Boy was born 3/2002 and is a permanent resident of the shelter. His experience on the streets made him a very frightened cat. He cannot be held or handled.

Buddy Boy has a Sponsor!

From a friend!

Kaylee & Kelly are sisters who were born late last summer. They were found at the railroad tracks in New Britain, abandoned and no mother cat to be found. They are very close and a little shy. Kaylee is a brown tabby who is blind in one eye. Kelly is a brown and golden tabby. They have to be adopted together and will need a little time to adjust because they have been at the shelter since birth.

Kaylee & Kelly

Stephanie is a very beautiful but large cat. She has been at the shelter since 1998. She was left behind at the University of Hartford once classes were over. She was abandoned with her boy Skylar. She is shy and sometimes lets you pet her. Stephanie does not adjust well to a new environment.

Stephanie has a Sponsor!

Thank You Anita from Hartford, Ct. and Eileen from Rocky Hill, Ct. !