On September 7th, 2003- my mother and I went to the recycling center to drop off some water bottles and cans- the recycling center happens to be right next to the small, local animal shelter. I asked my mom to drop off the recycling for me so I could look around the shelter and see what kinds of animals were there. I had no intention of bringing one home, since we had only moved into our new house the week before and the environment would be far too stressful to take in a new family member- especially a poor shelter animal who had probably been traumatized. Thrown from it's home, abandoned, and taken to a place where there is a fine line between life and death. I went into the shelter, covering my ears from the screaming cries of the animals who wanted me to take them home. I wanted to take them all... until...

There was one cat. A tortishell female who sat in the front of her cage- filled in with several other cats who sat there listlessly and sadly- ignoring me. I walked up to this cat,

"Hey pretty baby..." I said.

She meowed quietly. I put my hand up to the cage, her paw rose up to my hand and she placed it against the cage wire. We were paw to hand, hand to paw- looking into eachother's green eyes. There was a soul in that cat, a soul that hadn't been given a proper chance.

Then, an animal control officer walked in,

"Excuse me"

He opened up the cage and started taking the tortishell cat out.

"What are you doing?" I asked.

"Look at the cate on her paper, hon."

I looked.

Euth Date: September 7, 2003

I told the officer to stop and hold on. I was getting this cat one way or another... and so it turned out to be.

Natasha now lives a wonderful life with me. I can't imagine being without her. I can't even begin to describe the things she has done for me. She brings me peace in times of sadness and happiness in times of anger.

So my note to her is;

I love you Natasha, that is why I am making this page for you. I hope I can share your story with others. And I hope they appreciate you as much as I do.

Love,

Momma

 This is our song:

We Live - Superchick