Pet Support

05/16/2026

05/03/2026

Kitten adoption event

04/23/2026

04/21/2026

Two beautiful boys returned to
FOWA due to no fault of their own. Thor and Loki are 2 1/2 years old and bonded but don’t have to stay together. ❤️❤️

If you have room in your home and heart. Think of Thor and Loki. Applications cane be found on our website www.fowarescue.org

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04/19/2026

Jiji Picasso - tuxedo cat 💕

04/18/2026

Max is a rescued black cat who has been returned twice.

The first family kept him for only a few days before returning him, saying that Max would always irritate them by following them around. He would cry when left alone in his room with the door closed and would wait outside the bathroom door.

The second family kept him for a week and then returned him, saying that Max gets too attached and requires physical closeness all the time.

The shelter worker's heart was broken; Max was neither misbehaved nor aggressive, but was suffering from loneliness and anxiety. He wanted love and would quietly sit in his kennel, feeling that he had caused someone harm.

One afternoon, an elderly lady named Eleanor Brooks came to the shelter with her walker. Her husband had passed away, and her house felt empty.

She told the staff that she wanted a pet that wouldn’t be independent, one that would always want to be with her and wouldn’t leave her alone.

They brought her to Max.

When they opened the door of Max's kennel, he approached her and started licking her hand.
Eleanor saw that Max was already starting to trust her; she sat down, and he leaned into her.

She smiled softly and said,
"This is exactly what I wanted, and I think Max likes me too."

What some people had deemed as too needy has now found the place he was meant to be.

When Eleanor watches TV, Max becomes her cushion. When she goes to the bathroom, he waits outside, guarding her. At night, he curls up by her feet to keep her warm.

Max is very happy now. 🐾❤️

04/18/2026

Nyra has returned to the shelter… for loving too much. 💔
Yes, you read that right.

This Black Cat wasn’t brought back for aggression.
Not for bad behavior.
Not for anything she “did wrong.”

Her only “fault”?
She loved too deeply.

Nyra just wanted to be close.
To rest her head beside her human,
to feel safe, to feel chosen. 🤍

But to someone, that love felt like “too much.”
Too needy. Too constant. Too overwhelming.

And just like that, she was returned.

Now she curls up in the corner of her kennel,
quiet, still, watching the door like she’s trying to understand where it all went wrong.

Every little noise makes her flinch.
But somehow, she still hasn’t stopped hoping. 🖤🐾

Because Black Cats like Nyra don’t give up on love.
Even when love gives up on them.

And the truth is,
it’s not just Nyra.

Every year, thousands of animals are misunderstood.
Labeled, judged, passed by.
Not because of who they are,
but because of what people assume they are.

When in reality,
they’re some of the most loyal, gentle, and deeply devoted companions you’ll ever meet.

Nyra didn’t need to be fixed.
She just needed someone who understood that her love
was never the problem.

She needed a home where “too much love”
felt like exactly enough.

And then, life changed.

A quiet woman in her sixties walked into the shelter
and saw her. Really saw her.

Not a label.
Not a stereotype.
Just a Black Cat with a heart too big for the wrong place.

She knelt down.
Nyra came closer.

And for the first time in a long time,
she didn’t hesitate.

Now they spend their mornings walking side by side.
Slow steps. Gentle moments. Quiet companionship.

The kind of bond that doesn’t need words,
just understanding.

And every night,
Nyra finally sleeps where she always wanted to be,
right next to someone who never thinks her love is “too much.”

Sometimes,
all it takes is one person to see the truth. 🤍🐾