The Cat Rescue Diaries Quotes

“This book is hard evidence that there are still people out there who are compelled to show compassion and do good things.”
― Kurt Schmitt, The Cat Rescue Diaries: 56 True Life Stories of Cats Who Found Their Forever Homes, and the People Who Saved Them

“It was a rough few weeks with many feedings and even more prayers, but you could never tell how bad off he was. He still doesn't like strangers. That's okay, I don't like to share him anyway.”
― Kurt Schmitt, The Cat Rescue Diaries: 56 True Life Stories of Cats Who Found Their Forever Homes, and the People Who Saved Them

“I have two kitties, Romeo and Coco. They are a part of our family and they are nine months old. They represent happiness and hope to our family, because they came during a harsh time when my mom was experiencing depression.”
― Kurt Schmitt, The Cat Rescue Diaries: 56 True Life Stories of Cats Who Found Their Forever Homes, and the People Who Saved Them

“They are eight years old now and both are doing great. Their names are Shingen and Kenshin and they are the loves of my life.”
― Kurt Schmitt, The Cat Rescue Diaries: 56 True Life Stories of Cats Who Found Their Forever Homes, and the People Who Saved Them

“As we were leaving this shelter, my husband looked at me and said, "We have to go save Bella. We can love her for as long as she is with us. If we don't take her no one will." The next day I called the shelter to see if she was still there. She was.”
― Kurt Schmitt, The Cat Rescue Diaries: 56 True Life Stories of Cats Who Found Their Forever Homes, and the People Who Saved Them

“We moved her into the garage, made up a comfy bed and supplied a litter box, food and water. One day I came home from work and my husband had moved all of them into the house. We already had eight indoor cats so I wasn't really happy to have four more move in.”
― Kurt Schmitt, The Cat Rescue Diaries: 56 True Life Stories of Cats Who Found Their Forever Homes, and the People Who Saved Them

“Daniel Riordan”
― Kurt Schmitt, The Cat Rescue Diaries: 56 True Life Stories of Cats Who Found Their Forever Homes, and the People Who Saved Them

“Rescued by Three Cats”
― Kurt Schmitt, The Cat Rescue Diaries: 56 True Life Stories of Cats Who Found Their Forever Homes, and the People Who Saved Them

“Today, about one year later, I am still the happiest forever Mom to Calli. She is my shadow, my snuggle-bug and a wonder companion. Every morning we have our "talk," (she is very vocal) and I swear that she understands a lot of what I say! She's such a sweet girl and loves to lie on people, reaching up with her paws, like she's trying to give you a hug around the neck! My new best friend, Calli! Bonnie Hurlburt”
― Kurt Schmitt, The Cat Rescue Diaries: 56 True Life Stories of Cats Who Found Their Forever Homes, and the People Who Saved Them

“I first got him, he was the kind of cat that was so fearful of humans, he would rather hide-away and starve to death than come out and face anyone. Only when I was asleep would he come out to play like a typical kitten, which is normal, since cats are generally nocturnal, anyway. You know how cats shed terribly when they're stressed or frightened? The poor boy would shed everywhere, and if I carried him, I'd put him down to find a distinct line of cat hair trailing down my shirt. His rescuers found him in a trailer park, with two of his siblings that I know of and his mother, who was so horribly abused that she still had the pellets of a BB gun in her flesh from, I'm assuming, the children who used her as target practice. His siblings have both been adopted into forever homes, the female of”
― Kurt Schmitt, The Cat Rescue Diaries: 56 True Life Stories of Cats Who Found Their Forever Homes, and the People Who Saved Them

“infection would be oozing out of the tail. She didn't seem to care. She never stopped purring. It was absolutely insane.”
― Kurt Schmitt, The Cat Rescue Diaries: 56 True Life Stories of Cats Who Found Their Forever Homes, and the People Who Saved Them

“My story began in May of 2004,”
― Kurt Schmitt, The Cat Rescue Diaries: 56 True Life Stories of Cats Who Found Their Forever Homes, and the People Who Saved Them

“I was having a normal morning, getting up, getting ready for coffee and whatever else the day had to offer. I had gone back upstairs for something and all of a sudden, life took a crazy twist. My girlfriend was hollering, "Come, go get that cat. It is going to get hit!" There were cars all over the highway and I thought there was an accident or something. I rushed across the highway to get what looked like a dead kitten. It was lifeless. I didn't think he was going to live. I rushed him to the vet and they told me that I may be wasting my time with him. They said they were going to have to put him down. I refused to have this done, so they said to come back, and they would try to clean him up and give me medication for him. But they were thinking he wouldn't make it. He wouldn't eat, drink, or even move. I thought he was dead. I went back after the weekend and picked him up. He was still in bad shape but was eating and drinking. I took him home and kept up on his medication and feedings. We gave him the name of Lucky. You wouldn't think this baby was ever hurt. He's so alive and well. I had faith in him and he pulled through. Walter Hall”
― Kurt Schmitt, The Cat Rescue Diaries: 56 True Life Stories of Cats Who Found Their Forever Homes, and the People Who Saved Them