Finn & Fletcher

We decided to adopt a new cat for a Father's day present because we had recently lost two of our older cats and step-dad was feeling down about it. We knew he would love a new kitty and especially if it was a rescue. All his other cats were rescues. We searched for a orange kitty that would be like our cat named "brocolli" that we had just recently lost. We found the most adorable kitten named "Finn" at PAR and made arrangements to adopt him.  When we were at the shelter we also met Finn's brother Fletcher...when father's day came and we mentioned that Finn still had a brother at PAR we were told that we can't seperate the brothers and off to PAR we went to get Fletcher. We all love our new kittens, including the cats we already had. The Kittens have managed to get one of our older cats off the bed and running around again, which is wonderful because he wasn't getting any excercise before and it was beginning to show. They have definately brought lot's of energy and
excitement to our home.

Blackie

We adopted Blackie in March 2009 soon after our other resuce dog passed away at the age of eleven. Blackie has brought great joy in to our lives. He is the purfect dog. He has good manners and will sit looking at you for a morsal of meat. Blackie had taken his place in our family and hearts furever. Rusty though is dearly missed.

Bella

I adopted Bella back in April. I had one older cat at the time but he was ill and has recently passed away. Bella is doing great and making herself right at home. She's happy and may need a playmate soon.

Reggie

Reggie came to PAR in the middle of May 2006. His mom had him along with several other kittens that March and at 6 weeks of age all of the kittens were thrown outside. One day while playing hide-and-seek with his littermates, Reggie decided to hide next to the fan in a car. You can probably guess what happened next.. Reggie was brought to PAR with severe fractures/breaks to his front right leg. Dr. Thorpe felt it would be in the best interest to amputate the leg.
I saw a picture of him in the LA View, along with a golden who was pulled from a high kill shelter up north, telling the story about his injuries and the surgery he had to have. As soon as I saw the picture of him, I knew he was the puurfect kitty for me. I rushed to PAR to meet him and start the adoption process. After fostering him for a few weeks, Reggie permently became a member of the family. Even though he only has three legs, Reggie gets around just as well as his brothers and sister. His favorite time of day is when you get home from work and you open the front door. He hops as fast as he can meowing "MAMAMAMAMAMA" at the top of his lungs and jumps into your arms and gives head butts and nose kisses. Reggie will be 5 years old in March and we cherished every moment we have with him since he adopted us.

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Squirrel's Story

In 2008, Squirrel was found by a well drilling company that was putting in a well for a farmer. They noticed what to be an injured squirrel from a distance. After getting her to trust them, she came up to one of the workers. They noticed it was a badly injured cat. She had a wounded right eye which appeared to have been done by a gun shot or a bite by another animal.
She was brought to Thorpe Animal Hospital in Lapeer, MI. She had to have what was left of her right eye removed and everyone knew she would need extra care after surgery. The staff made a call to the Paradise Animal Rescue Inc. in Columbiaville, MI to see if they had someone to foster the cat. PAR then sent a volunteer to see Squirrel at the hospital. The volunteer was committed to helping her get better.

Since that moment from when the volunteer set eyes on Squirrel she has been in his care and now calls his home her own. Squirrel was adopted and is doing wonderfully!

Miracle

Some might call it luck, others might say 'whats the big deal it's just a cat?'. But here at Paradise Animal Rescue Inc. we call it a miracle! And true enough it is! A call was taken in one day by a volunteer at PAR. A worker who was working on a new well had heard the faint cry of a kitten. On closer examination, two partially submerged kittens were found inside the main pipe of the well. One of the kittens was crying for help as her sister lay next to her unconscious, hypothermic and near death. The two were immediately brought to PAR. The kitten's sister who was in a crate across the room cried the whole time when she was saw what her sister was like. Cry after cry was heard from her and the sick kitten tried with every amount of strength she had to get up and respond, but she could not. The very sick kitten had to have an IV every half hour, had to be hand feed and needed around the clock care. The volunteer who took the kitten home to take care of her awoke one morning to see the kitten completely alive and healthy sitting on her looking at her! She had crawled up onto her in the middle of the night after being so near death a little while ago.
To some this might not seem like much. But taking it from the kitten's point of view or thinking about this as if this was a human recovery, then what would you think? Truly it was a miracle, and that is how the kitten got her name, Miracle, and her sister was named, Phoenix.
Both kittens are now adopted to their own loving forever home and they are doing wonderfully!

Miracle now ~ All grown up in her happy forever home!

 

Cinderella is a princess! She was happily adopted into a loving forver home in 2010!