CATS:
Abby, and City Kitty are some of the
rescued felines at the ranch. Abby was adopted from the Humane
Society. City Kitty is a New York City kitty. He was a member of a
colony of feral cats living on the streets of New
York.
After a very sad incident where several of the colony died,
the remaining four cats were rescued by a wonderful young woman who
was able to tame them have them medically checked and placed in good
homes…all but City Kitty. The Foundation was contacted by the young
woman and asked if City Kitty would be welcome at the ranch. She flew from the “Big
Apple” to Arizona with City Kitty
who now enjoys spending time in the Arizona sun. He has bonded with the other
cats and has become very comfortable with his human friends.
Peepsie came to live at Whispering Hope when his elderly
caregiver moved to a nursing home. She knew that Whispering
Hope was a wonderful place and wanted Peepsie to have a home at the
ranch. He adjusted to
his new friends very quickly and stays busy exploring all the
exciting play areas at the ranch. Miss Kitty was rescued by
“ranch hand” Richard after he was told about a tiny kitten that had
shown up on the doorstep of some people who could not keep her. She is missing a back leg
and required surgery to repair the area where the leg had been. Miss Kitty is an incredible
climber and acrobat and is a remarkable example of living life to
the fullest, regardless of her differences!! Other feline residents are
littermates Payson
and Strawberry who
lost their caregiver and are now enjoying life at Whispering Hope
Ranch, with Rainbow, Van Gogh, Tippy and Sylvester.
Donovan is just
the sweetest boy whose loving owner moved to a place that did not
permit cats. She wanted
Donovan to have the same love, care and attention that she had given
him, and requested he live at Whispering Hope
Ranch.
DEER:
Comet, Cupid, Prancer
and Dancer are fallow deer. Cupid was at a resort “zoo”
that was closing and she was scheduled to become venison! After her arrival, the
Foundation heard of two other Fallow deer who needed homes… Comet, a
little buck, and Prancer, a petite doe who is blind in one eye.
Prancer was pregnant when she arrived and gave birth on October 1,
2000 to a tiny fawn whom we named Dancer! She is a wonderful addition
to the friendly little herd of special
deer.
DOGS:
Riata
is
a beautiful, blue-eyed border collie. She was moved from home to
home for the first 18 months of her life because none of her
families took the time to teach her how to get along and behave
appropriately in the human world. She kept finding herself in
trouble through no fault of her own! She recently came to Whispering
Hope where she is thriving.
She has even learned to wave hello and goodbye to her
favorite friends.
Cosmo,
a Pekinese mix and Skippy, a Shitz Tsu mix were adopted
together through the Arizona Humane Society’s “buddy system”. Both
are nine years old, have special medical needs and have lived their
entire lives together. Skippy has a heart condition and Cosmo had a
ruptured ligament in his leg.
With medication for Skippy and a little surgery for Cosmo
they have become puppies again! They are delightful, loving
additions to the ranch house critter family. They have quickly learned to
live harmoniously with Cocoa bunny,
Izzy B parrot and the Cockatiel kids. Who says you can’t teach old
dogs new things?!
EMUS:
Sandy and
Monty and Shaboom and
Scooter are two mated pairs of emus who came to
Whispering Hope Ranch from a big bird farm that was closing. Sandy is
especially affectionate and loves to be gently petted. Our most recent additions to
the family of Emus is a very elegant lady named
Emma and her friend, Alex. These
beautiful creatures move around the ranch like graceful dancers and
bring great pleasure to all who see them.
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