Name: Harry
Breed: Ragdoll
Likes: Treats, treats, and did I mention treats? Also chasing/attacking his sister, Peggy, getting into boxes, watching TV, belly rubs, and anything that makes a crinkling sound. Basically, whenever we’re opening packages, he has a front-row seat.
Dislikes: Thunder, having his nails clipped.
About Harry: Harry is a very goofy, laid back guy with a great sense […]
Name: Fela
Breed: Domestic medium hair
Likes: Freeze-dried chicken treats, falling asleep while birdwatching, playing with pipe-cleaners
Dislikes: Being picked up, traveling, when dinner is late
About Fela: Fela was born under someone’s house in NE DC in July 2017 and had an awesome foster mom through the Humane Rescue Alliance as a young […]
Name: Figi Byrd
Breed: African Grey Parrot
Likes: Music (my tastes range from Depeche Mode to Vivaldi), dancing, any food I’m not supposed to have. I enjoy playing with my house panther Luna Nyx as well. I expect to be included in whatever humans are doing. I also love to get down off my cage, go walkabout and generally stress out my human.
Name: Stanford
Breed: Domestic Long Hair
Likes: Car rides, philosophical discussion (he mostly listens), going outside on his leash, drinking from tall glasses, going on hikes in his backpack, the taste of spring grass, his favorite chair, watching bird videos
Name: Sofie
Breed: Long-haired domestic – some say she may be part Norwegian Forest Cat.
Likes: Chirping at and watching birds in the window, hiding in boxes and belly rubs.
Dislikes: Food (has to be closed in her room so she’ll eat) and having her nails clipped.
About Sofie: Sofie came to […]
Name: Elpheba
Breed: Calico
Likes: Head scratches, cuddling.
Dislikes: Water (similar to her namesake)
About Elpheba: Elpheba got her name from the lead character of the book and musical Wicked. She loves to cuddle with her sister Starbuck (whose name came from the character in Battlestar Galactica not, as most people think, from the […]
Name: Andy
Breed: Maine Coon Cat, fur is orange, eyes are yellow.
Likes: His mom, talking & listening, petting, purring, chirping, Fancy Feast, plastic, napping in the sun and sitting on jigsaw puzzles.
Dislikes: Bananas, strangers and knocks on the door, being restrained, and especially, Litter Robot.
About […]
Name: Nikki, but will only respond to “Natasha”.
Breed: Calico, but wonder if she could be part Maine Coon with some of her habits.
Likes: Looking at herself in the mirror, sitting next to the bathtub watching me take a bath then hops in the tub to take a nap, drinking out of any faucet with running water and paying special attention to our friends with […]
Name: Lyla
Breed: Norwegian Forest Cat Mix
Likes: Heating vents, cardboard boxes, and her screened porch where she loudly defends her castle from critters who dare enter the yard.
Dislikes: Catnip
About Lyla: Having languished in a shelter for more than a year, Lyla was adopted by our son who then moved home briefly after college. When he left, we said goodbye […]
Name: Truffle (aka Miss Truffle or Truff)
Breed: Grey and white domestic shorthair
Likes: Tuna from the can; being stroked on the side of her face; when her younger brother licks her head
Dislikes: Going anywhere in the car; playing in the backyard […]
