This Sweet Cat Has Been Up For Adoption For More Than 400 Days
Every animal deserves a good home, but sadly, some animals in shelters are constantly overlooked and wait a long time to be adopted by a loving family. Champas the cat has been waiting even longer than most.
The five-year-old cat has been at Animal Welfare League New South Wales for 433 days, according to Buzzfeed. When Champas arrived at the shelter in December 2015, he was frightened, and therefore didn't interact with people often. While other animals came to the shelter and were adopted soon after, it seemed like Champas was always missing his chance.
To help Champas get used to people, employees moved him into the shelter's reception area, where he now greets visitors when they arrive. The shelter is campaigning to find Champas a loving home before Valentine's Day, and they've even reduced the price of adult cat adoptions to $50 through February 12.
Champas is "lively and over-excitable" and loves to purr for attention, according to the shelter. He loves to play, albeit a little roughly, so the shelter is looking for a more experienced "cat person" family with kids who are older.
"He's not the kind of cat that any family could take, but we know for sure there is someone out there who he would make so happy-we just need to find them," a shelter spokesperson told Buzzfeed. "Champas has already spent one Valentine's Day in the shelter and we would hate for him to have to be here for another one."
You can read more about adopting or donating to help Champas on the AWLNSW website.
(h/t Buzzfeed)
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