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Krystal In June of the year 2009, we rescued a beautiful female cat and a kitten of hers from Cutler Bay. My oldest son, wife, daughter, and oldest son had lived in the area and my son had fed the cat that the kids named Stripes. As they moved out of the area, my son asked me if I could house Stripes and her kitten, which I did, and named her kitten Francoise. Soon after Stripes joined us, I noticed she was pregnant, having five beautiful kittens that were named Stela, Mars,

Hope, Nina, Cutie Summer 2014 I received a telephone call from Milagros. An older couple in Hialeah had been moved from their home to a Nursing Home. They had had cats, and these cats were now in the streets. Could I take one? So here came Hope. Well, I called her Hope because I figured she was hoping for a new home. She was very skinny, had an about 6-month-old kitten with her, and was pregnant. She gave birth to four kittens. Three were adopted and one stayed with her and u

This journey has been possible, even with its many difficulties, because God has been present all along and brought together persons that have given of their time and talent in one way or another. Risking that my memory may not have in it the names of all, I still want to mention those that do come to my mind and ask anyone that I do not mention to lovingly let me know it and I will gladly mention their contribution. These Lines of Gratitude, rather than attempting to name al

As a child, animals were very much a part of me, an extension of myself. My cousin Carola and I, born months from each other, lived with our parents at our grandparents’ home, with other relatives and with “Lucero”, our beautiful midsize white dog with a black patch around one of his eyes. Lucero understood we were two little girls that wanted his love and attention, and as dogs are, he was kind and patient, willing to be with us both for our times of play. We were still in o