<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.fark.com/goto/11695928/www.cbsnews.com/news/senior-cats-offer-companionship-senior-citizens/%3Futm_source%3Dfark%26utm_medi" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none;"> "The best thing about older felines is the love they give you." Welcome to the Senior Cats for Senior Laps edition of Caturday</span></a><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Courtesy of <i>CBS News</i> at:</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senior-cats-offer-companionship-senior-citizens/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senior-cats-offer-companionship-senior-citizens/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark</a></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">————————————————-</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><h1 class="content__title " style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Publico Headline", serif; font-size: 40px; line-height: 1; width: 810px; padding: 0px 40px 20px 0px; margin: 0px 0px 25px; max-width: 100%; caret-color: rgb(242, 242, 242); color: rgb(242, 242, 242); background-color: rgba(16, 16, 16, 0.8);">Senior citizens and cats find their perfect matc</h1></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><em><span style="font-size: 17pt; color: rgb(16, 16, 16);">Centreville, Virginia</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 17pt; color: rgb(16, 16, 16);"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 17pt; color: rgb(16, 16, 16);">— At a recent adoption fair in Northern Virginia, the kittens received all the love, while the senior cats were largely ignored. It's an old, sad story — cats who lose their human companions are often euthanized or spend the rest of their lives alone. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin-top: 18.75pt; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(16, 16, 16);"><span style="font-size: 17pt; color: rgb(16, 16, 16);">Riley, a 12-year-old cat, is in need of a forever home. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin-top: 18.75pt; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(16, 16, 16);"><span style="font-size: 17pt; color: rgb(16, 16, 16);">"We haven't had any applications on him at all. He's the best cat. He loves to be held. He wants to be in your lap," said Cathy Awad, the founder of Fancy Cats Rescue Team. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin-top: 18.75pt;"><span style="font-size: 17pt; color: rgb(16, 16, 16);">Fancy Cats Rescue Team has placed more than 15,000 cats in homes — many through its program, Senior Cats for Senior Laps. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin-top: 18.75pt; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(16, 16, 16);"><span style="font-size: 17pt; color: rgb(16, 16, 16);">"Most seniors just want companionship. A kitten is not going to do that," Awad said. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin-top: 18.75pt; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(16, 16, 16);"><span style="font-size: 17pt; color: rgb(16, 16, 16);">It's a growing trend. There are now at least 56 shelters in 35 states that have a pets-for-seniors program for cats and senior dogs, who also face difficulty getting adopted. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin-top: 18.75pt; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(16, 16, 16);"><span style="font-size: 17pt; color: rgb(16, 16, 16);">Bonnie Paul has five senior cats, including 12-year-old Gracie, who decided she was not going to perform for the camera the day CBS News was in her home. But normally, Paul says, they're all very affectionate. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 17pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(16, 16, 16); background-color: white;">The best thing about senior cats is "the love they give you," Paul said. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 17pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(16, 16, 16); background-color: white;">There are plenty of senior cats like Riley who are waiting for their chance to fall in love. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">———————-</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Video .. . .</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"></p></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFGKZ23I1zc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFGKZ23I1zc</a></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">————————————————-</span></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div><b>“Caturday”</b><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> by Linus Petit</span></div><div><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_by_Linus_Petit.mp3">http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_by_Linus_Petit.mp3</a></div></div></div><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://moscowcares.net/">http://moscowcares.net/</a></div><div><br></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div></div></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>