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Happy October! I’m Chalupa! I came to GM, along with my siblings. We are known as the “Taco Bell” crew! This was back in June. Because I was the shyest of the bunch, I went to foster care to gain some confidence and learn to trust people. My siblings weren’t as nervous as I was, so once they were ready for adoption, they all found families pretty quickly! I left my foster home in August and came to the shelter. Unfortunately, I haven’t had any luck finding my family yet. I guess because I am not an “in your face, jumping in laps” kind of kitten. I am still a little on the shy side, so I tend to hang back, waiting for someone to notice me. I guess that’s why I haven’t found my family yet. It’s the social kittens that get picked first. But I will say, I am getting better! I don’t run if someone approaches me and when they pet me, I actually really love it! I also like being held, and I am OK being held like a baby. I feel so loved that when someone holds and cuddles me, I will purr up a storm. And if you kiss me on top of my head, I will purr even louder! I would really love to have a human of my own to cuddle and love on. I will need someone that will be patient with me while I adjust to my new home, but once I do, I know I will be the perfect companion. I probably won’t do great in a super active home, so maybe a quieter home with older children or adult only would be best. And of course, I will need some kitty friends too. So if you are looking to adopt, will you please consider me? You can read about me and all other GM kitties here and newly available cats are added every Friday: https://www.goodmews.org/catalog/ So come by and see us! We’re open on Saturdays from 10-4 and Sundays, 1-4. 🧡 #adoptme #shycat #kittens #adoptashelterpet

Yesterday went to the kittens, today, the adults and seniors! We had 4 go home- mother and son Sherry and Jack (together), Calypso, and Rose! 🎉 #adoped #seniorcats #foreverhome #adoptasheltercat

During the week we had 2 kittens go home with their new families- Ian and Nikki! And today Hope found her forever home! 🎉 #adopt #goodmewscats #foreverfamily #adoptasheltercat

Hi friends! It’s Calypso! I’ve spent the last few months being a very busy mama, but my babies are grown now, and I’ve officially retired from motherhood. So I think it’s finally my turn to find a forever family of my own! I came to Good Mews from Cobb County Animal Services with my four tiny kittens when they were only about four weeks old. We went to a foster home where I could safely finish raising them. I took my job as mama very seriously, but here’s the thing—I’m still a young cat myself! And now that I’ve been off mom duty for a while, my foster mom is getting to see a whole different side of me. I love to play! One of my favorite things is batting little jingly balls around the room and chasing after them like a tiny soccer player. I have plenty of young-cat energy and would probably really enjoy having a friendly feline buddy in my new home to play with. I’ve been getting to know one of the resident cats in my foster home, and I’ve shown that I can do well with another cat as long as we’re given a proper introduction and a little time to figure each other out. I’m also a very sweet girl who likes being close to my people. I love attention and pets, and when I want some, I’ll give you my adorable little meow to make sure you notice me. At night, I like to settle in at the foot of my foster mom’s bed and sleep with her. During the day, you’ll often find me stretched out by a sunny window, lounging on a cardboard scratcher or looking for something fun to do. And then there are my ears. Yes, I know. They’re magnificent. I’m a long, tall, sleek tuxedo girl, and those big ears just happen to be part of the package. I’ve spent a long time taking care of everyone else, and now I’m ready to enjoy being a young cat—playing, exploring, sleeping somewhere cozy and having people (and hopefully a kitty friend!) to call my own. I’m currently in foster care, so if you’d like to meet me, please email adopt@goodmews.org to arrange a meet and greet. You can also read more about me here: https://www.goodmews.org/catalog/ You can also see more of me on Instagram at @hoffmanfosters My mama days are behind me. Now I’m ready for my happily ever after. 🖤🤍

Hi ya! I’m Nikki! I transferred to GM from a county shelter. I went to a foster home until I was ready for adoption. And I was the only girl out of 5 fosters! But I showed pure girl power by holding my own during wrestling matches and chase. None of those boys could beat me; they knew who was boss! We had a blast rough housing with each other, but once I was done, I was ready to find a human’s lap to curl up in or I would seek out my brother Ian for a grooming session and nap time. Our first weekend available for adoption didn’t score us a home, but we are hoping this weekend our family will come for us. Ian and I are not a mandatory pair and would do fine in a home with another playful kitty, but we would be super happy if someone did want to adopt the both of us! What’s better than adopting two kittens that already love each other? I can’t think of anything! So please come by this weekend! We’re open on Saturday from 10-4 and Sunday 1-4. You can read about all the available kitties here and new ones added on Friday: https://www.goodmews.org/catalog/ #adoptme #kittens #foreverhome #adoptashelterpet

Typical shenanigans at a cage-free cat shelter. The cats (especially the kittens) love to be in everyone’s business!! 😆🥹

Hi! I’m Pearl! My brother, Hank and I were adopted from GM in 2017, when we were little kittens and had a wonderful life with our family. Sadly, our mama passed away and daddy had to move somewhere that did not accept cats, so we had to come back to GM. It was really sad and traumatizing for us. Going from just the two of us, being loved and adored, to living with several cats was super stressful. I wasn’t handling it well so it was decided that maybe I should be on some anxiety meds. That seems to be helping my stress level and I am much more relaxed. Do I now love living with several other cats? The answer to that question is absolutely not. But I am grateful for all the love the humans are giving me! I get lots of pets and belly rubs, which I like! And one of my favorite activities at the shelter is Yoga with Cats. I like to claim a person and a mat and watch the human do all kinds of strange movements. But I like it and it helps relax me too. Hank and I were close and were going to be adopted together again, but sadly, he was diagnosed with FIP and is now in foster, undergoing treatment, which is like 6 months. We had a talk and we decided as much as we liked each other, I didn’t want to wait around for 6 months to find my new family. I was ready to get on with my life. I wanted a human again to love me and let me cuddle them. I want a forever home. We both agreed that would be best. So now here I am, hoping and praying someone falls in love with me soon! And to help the process along, all the other cats decided I could be the featured cat for September. I know they like me about as much as I like them, but they understand where I am coming from and they want what is best for me. So they all voted for me. So if you are looking for new friend to love, will you come and meet me? I’d love to be a single cat, but I would probably be OK with one other laid-back cat as long as the adopter committed to slow intros. So come by this weekend! We’re open on Saturday from 10-4 and Sunday, 1-4. You can read about me here: https://www.goodmews.org/catalog/ 💜

During the week we had 3 kitties go home-Goblin and Shanks (together) and Jessica! And today we had 7 kittens go home-Arthur and Sparky (together), Frodo and Grumpy (together), Boom Box, Goose, and Telemachus! 🎉

We had nine kittens go home today! Siblings Archimedes and Hypatia (together), friends Jalapeno and Wasabi (together), sisters Peg and Rikki (together), Dopey and Messi (together) and Cici! 🎉

On Saturday, Good Mews welcomed nine cats from Cobb County Animal Services into our care—including a very young mama named Maizey and her five tiny babies: Pepper, Tater, Pickles, Sprout, and Green Bean. Maizey’s kittens were born at the county shelter, where their staff cares for a tremendous number of animals every day. For vulnerable neonatal kittens, moving into foster care can provide something especially valuable: the ability to receive individualized, around-the-clock attention. And these little ones need it. At just two weeks old, the “Veggie Tails” are dealing with GI and eye issues, Coccidia, and are significantly underweight for their age. Little Green Bean is especially fragile and severely underweight, requiring very close monitoring and extra help to make sure he gets enough to eat. Mama Maizey is just 10 months old herself. She’s still practically a kitten, but she is sweet and devoted to her babies and doing her very best to care for all five. Now that this little family is with Good Mews, they have a whole team behind them. Our medical team is treating their health concerns, while their foster is providing the warmth, nutrition, monitoring, cleaning and hands-on care they need around the clock. This is why partnerships between county shelters, rescue organizations, and foster families are so important. By working together, we can move vulnerable animals like Maizey and her babies into the setting best equipped to meet their individual needs—and give them the opportunity to grow and thrive. For now, the Veggie Tails have just one job: eat, heal, and grow. 🌱 And we’ll be cheering especially hard for our tiniest little vegetable, Green Bean!

Hi! My name is Charlemagne but you can call me Char. Everyone does. Good Mews rescued me and my friends, Peg and Rikki from a country shelter. Well, we like to consider ourselves sisters because we are so bonded. We don’t have the same mother or father to be siblings. It’s the love we have for each other that makes us sisters. So we are all shy. And skittish. And nervous. But we are super sweet and our foster mom thinks we are very special. And we agree. But we are just like any other kitten. We love to play and wrestle and have a good time. We cuddle and groom each other. We aren’t thrilled with being held for a long period of time, but we enjoy pets. When foster mom would pet me, I would purr and make biscuits. I also gave headbutts and nose kisses to let her know how much I was loving the attention. She even thinks I may eventually be a lap kitty, so we will see! But here’s the thing; all three of us are bonded but it’s not realistic to make 3 shy kittens (or even social kittens, for that matter!) a mandatory trio. It is very rare that someone wants to adopt three kittens. Two, yes, but not three. Especially shy ones. So the foster mom decided that Peg and Rikki would do best together so they are a mandatory pair. And the hope (and 10 million fingers crossed) that someone will open their heart and home to all three of us, so we can stay together. If that doesn’t happen, I understand. But I will need another friendly kitty in my new home. Or go home with another GM kitten. But maybe a miracle will happen and someone will want to keep us all together. So if you were thinking of adopting two kittens, maybe a third would make your home more complete? Please think about it and you can read about us on the website: https://www.goodmews.org/available-cats Because I am shy, I will need a very patient adopter willing to give me time to adjust. Once I do, the pay off will be so worth it!! So come by this weekend. We are open on Saturday from 10-4 and Sunday, 1-4. 💜

Hello everybody! It’s Miss Jane, here to tell you that you want a new kitten and that kitten is ME! A lot of people that come in wanting to adopt kittens have something specific in mind and I think I meet all the criteria: Adorable: ✅ Playful: ✅ Friendly: ✅ Nosey: ✅ Affectionate: ✅ See…I am exactly what you are looking for! And if you want to adopt two kittens, my sister Daisy meets the criteria as well. So, double check! I would be OK without her, but I will need another active, nice kitty in my new home to be my pal. So come by and meet me and take me home! We are open every Saturday from 10-4 and Sunday, 1-4. You can read about me and all my pals here and new ones added by Friday: https://www.goodmews.org/available-cats 🥰

Our cage-free cat shelter has a lot of ✨personalities✨ for sure!

During the week we had 2 kitties go home-siblings Bread and Butter (together)! Today 4 kitties went home-siblings Haaland and Ochoa (together), Geoff, and Slurpee! 🎉

Meet some of the sweet faces that are currently being cared for at Good Mews’ cage-free cat shelter! P.S. — Tiramisu, Sherry, Darwin, and Robin are all available for adoption! 👀🐈‍⬛🐈

We had 9 kitties go home today- Kinko and Tex (together), Amaretto and Pierce (together), d’Artagnan, Miranda, Pony, Pudding, and Tiramisu! 🎉 #adopted #foreverhome #family #adoptashelterpet

Help us keep our community cats warm this winter! Join us at Good Mews for an outdoor cat house-making event! We’ll be building shelters for community cats in our area and showing you how to make them yourself, so you can help cats in your own neighborhood too. Whether you’re coming to lend a hand or learn a new skill, we’d love to have you! Saturday, November 14 10 AM – 1 PM Good Mews Animal Foundation Thank you for caring for our community cats. We hope to see you there! 🐈🐈‍⬛🏚️❄️

Hello everyone! It’s your friend, Pearl! I have some bad news to share with you. As you know I am the featured cat for September and the bad news is, I am still here!! I just knew after I posted earlier this month and read all the nice comments, my forever family would show up but they didn’t! You can’t imagine how disappointed I’ve been that nobody has shown interest in me. But I have one more weekend as the FC and maybe this will be my lucky weekend! I think I mentioned last time I was on anxiety meds but since I’ve been doing so well, I was weaned off. So that was awesome. I am on an immune booster for a few more days, but basically, I no longer have to home with meds. But I really am a sweet girl; everyone says so. I just know I will make someone very happy. I’d prefer to be a single, but I would probably be OK with one other chill cat as long as the humans commit to a slow introduction. Or maybe if someone adopted me then went to meet my brother Hank in his foster home once he is available again, they would consider reuniting us. But either way, I just really want to get out of the shelter and into a home with a human that I can love and they can love me back. So please come and meet me this weekend! We’re open on Saturday from 10-4 and Sunday, 1-4. You can read about me and all the other available kitties here and new ones added on Friday: https://www.goodmews.org/catalog/ 💗 #adoptme #foreverhome #featuredcat #adoptasheltercat

Because of the predicted bad weather in Cobb and several places closing, we also decided to take precautions and close for adoptions today. But we did have 8 kitties go home during the week- Pookie and Sylvie (together), Jolene and Whitney (together), Bandit, Brook, Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake, and Scooter! 🎉

We had 6 kitties go home today- Cottonball and Kenny (together), Dexter, Dolly Parton, Karl, and Pearl! 🎉

We had 3 kitties go home today-siblings Happy and Sleepy (together) and Morris! 🎉 #adopt #family #kittenseason #adopted #adoptashelterpet

Hi! I’m Simba! Are you looking for someone to cuddle with? Someone that will always be by your side and happy to see you? Well, keep looking, because I am not your guy! But if you have some four-legged family members that are looking, give me holler! See, I’m not really a fan of humans. I will tolerate living under the same roof with them, because someone must feed me, but petting or holding me, forget it! I’m just not there yet. Will I ever be? Who knows. Time will tell. But right now humans make me nervous and I’d prefer not to deal with them. So you are probably wondering, well, who is going to adopt you then? I am sure there is someone out there that is looking for a friend for their cat or dog. I am also sure there is someone that would just like to admire me from afar. I am gorgeous, as you can see! I am a little afraid that someone will want me just for my looks but as you know, looks aren’t everything. They must accept me for who I am. Someone that wants furry friends and not human friends. So if you are OK with that, let’s talk! Send me an email at adopt@goodmews.org and tell me why I should let you adopt me. Just a little background. I was surrendered to GM, along with my brother, Bandit. We got sick and were diagnosed with FIP. This used to be a deadly disease in cats, but thankfully there is now a medication to help us! So we went to foster to begin our treatment. Three months of meds and three months of observation and bloodwork. Poor foster family did not like having to pack me up and take me to the shelter for my bloodwork. I won’t go into details on how that worked out. But now our observation period is over and we are what they call FIP Warriors! So time to find a forever home! Because I feel more comfortable in my foster home, I’d prefer to be adopted from here so you’d have to come here to meet me. Will it be a nice visit? Who knows. It’s best that I go to a home with experienced cat people and they must be willing to accept me for who I am. I encourage you to read more about me on the website and if interested, email me! https://adopt.animalsfirst.com/animal/63877fd0945ecb6a451bebf1/697a319579f68a6bb407de78

During the week we had 2 kitties go home-Sarah and Ororo! And today, 4 kitties-Chunked and Jean (together), Covered, and Pomni! 🎉

On Thursday our adorable Houston went home! And today, 8 kitties went home-Fawn and Owen (together), Midnight and Stormy (together), Cowboy, Gimli, Kalie, and Lucy! 🎉

During the week sweet Paisley went home! Today we had 6 kittens go home- Aramis and Hibbean (together), sisters Hansen and Leonie (together), Katie, and Rudy! 🎉 #adopted #kittens #foreverfamily #adoptashelterpet

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