Aren't they so sweet? We have lots of pictures for Best Friends - I'll have to see if I can't make some sort of slideshow when I have more time. We volunteered in the cat area for our first and last days at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. The first day we spent a few hours cleaning the catteries, which are big rooms that house social groups of up to 20-30 cats per room. They have an indoor space about the size of a small living room or large den, with lots of beds and cubbies to play in:
They also have an enormous outdoor area, that is connected to the inside by multiple cat doors. There are tons of perches, toys, and beds outside. There is also a large rafter system for the cats that are more feral; this gives them access to food, water, litterboxes, toys, and beds (as well as their own up-high cat door) without having to interact with humans.
There is a lot of sunshine for the cats to enjoy and, every once in a while, they get a field mouse who makes the mistake of wandering into their cage. We were told that the wild turkeys in the area like to walk by the outdoor catteries and stir things up in the afternoons.
When we finished cleaning, we went to cuddle cats in a building for "special cats". It has a room for each of the various "problems", including one each for those that are incontinent, on special diets, geriatric, neurologically-damaged (often called "wobble cats"), and two rooms for FIV+ cats. Many are missing limbs like Scooter (below), who scoots his back end across the floor.
Dancer (not pictured) is one of the "wobble cats" and he leaps and falls all over the room, trying to catch a feather toy. Despite their difficulties, these cats readily come up to you and purr away while you pet them - no question that their lives are worth living.
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