Neighbor Tara is looking for a permanent home for her foster cat Lucky who has been living with her since last July. Lucky is a big kitty, around 16 lbs. He is an excellent mouser and spider killer, and he loves to play with the laser mouse and catnip fish. He wants company, not necessarily cuddling, but the same room is good. The same lap is better. A good scratch under his chin makes his day. He is quite a character and is very opinionated.

Lucky needs a very special owner. When he came to live with Tara he needed to learn that people wouldn’t hurt him. Sudden movements like reaching down to pet him on the head made him duck and cower. Anticipating being hit, he would come back fighting. For the first months Tara couldn’t pick him up. He would turn into an angry, yowling, hissing, critter. Now she can hold him on her shoulder and he purrs and gives kisses.

Lucky needs someone patient, kind but firm. He probably should not go into a house with other pets or young children. For the right person Lucky will be the perfect pet. He is about nine years old, has a recent rabies shot and is in good health. If you’re interested in adopting Lucky, please email Tara at: inkfishpress@mail.com

Reader Margie is looking for this young semi-feral cat. Here’s what she writes in an email:

“This young male cat is semi-feral (not quite sure about humans and is not affectionate, but not totally afraid). He had been living in Queens Village, and accidentally escaped in West Philly after he was neutered (it’s a long story).

He is ear-tipped and can be quite vocal. He had a regular feeder in Queens Village, so maybe he found one here in West Philly? He was last seen around 46th and Hazel a few weeks ago. He could be anywhere now.”

If you’ve seen this cat, please email Margie at: m.politzer@verizon.net

Goldie, one of the Project MEOW cats, is missing near 45th-46th and Spruce Streets. Goldie was living with a foster mom when he escaped.

This information was posted on Project MEOW’s Facebook page:

“Apparently Goldie got out a second floor window. He is a medium-sized cat, buff color and very sweet. If you think you see Goldie, please put out a small plate of food for him and contact us at Projectmeow@gmail.com“.

This little tank is Zoey – she’s a phenomenal girl and ready to be in a home again. She was surrendered to the shelter because her human unexpectedly lost his job and the family couldn’t afford to take care of her any longer. Here are Zoey’s top ten attributes:

(1) she’s house-trained
(2) she’s lived with cats (and didn’t pay attention to them while at the groomer)
(3) she’s great in the car
(4) she lived with children and was a perfect lady when meeting a 5 year old girl
(5) she has excellent outdoor lunch manners – no begging from her at all
(6) she doesn’t mind walking through crowds of people
(7) she walks really well on a gentle leader
(8) she’s affectionate but not needy
(9) she does well with other dogs
(10) she’s overall a medium-energy girl, but every now and again likes to get her zoomies out.

She has no issues with body handling like having her mouth, paws or tail touched, and has no issues with food. Zoey was playful, friendly and wiggly when she met some of her doggie friends at the shelter but she does seem to prefer being the top dawg so please bring your resident dogs down to meet her and they will let you know if they’d like to live with one another! Families with children under 10 should also bring them along. Please consider adopting beautiful, loving Zoey!

Zoey is in the Pen Pal program at ACCT. She has two volunteers dedicated to finding her a great home or foster. Her Pen Pals also spend quality time with Zoey trying to keep her as stress free as possible while living in the shelter. If you have any questions about Zoey or about adopting from ACCT, contact either katherine.acct{at}gmail{dot}com or larakelly{at}comcast{dot}net.

Reader Jessica found this dog this afternoon on 49th Street between Baltimore and Warrington. He is incredibly sweet and friendly and from his behavior it can be assumed that he has a family somewhere in West Philly.

If you recognize this dog, please contact Jessica at: jessicaeagan@gmail.com

Update (5/18): Andy is still missing. See the flyer below.

Neighbor Mary has lost her cat – one-eyed, large, black, with white chest and paws (tuxedo), no collar. His name is Andy. He jumped out the window at 46th and Chester last night.

If you’ve seen him, please contact Mary at 267.255.0709.