Mews and Nips: Tortie Passed Over for Adoption for 21 Years

Today’s lead story may require a tissue or two, but while it’s sad, it’s also very beautiful, and I wanted to share it with you. Tilly, a 24-year-old tortie, was brought into the West Midlands Animal Sanctuary in the UK in 1995 after she was found giving birth to kittens. Since then, she has been passed over for adoption 30,000 times, because she’s not a cuddly cat. Joyce Clarke, who owns the sanctuary, says that this elderly cat with a gentle nature often cares for blind or paralyzed cats a...