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Adoption Stories

Whether your pet’s adoption was a decade ago, or last week, or anytime in between, we’d love to hear an update from you! It makes our day to hear stories of our alums thriving in their homes.

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Happily ever after at home

The staff, volunteers and fosters here at AWS know that each animal’s stay with us is just a small chapter in their life’s journey. While our time together is brief, the pets we care for leave lasting memories. We relish the chance to read the stories showcasing our alumni in the next chapters of their lives. Thank you for sharing your pet’s happily ever story after with us. It means the world to us to know our former residents thriving together with their new families.

These adoption stories and photos warm our hearts and our souls.
Thank you!

Adoption Stories

Check out these adopted pets who are happy at home and thriving together with their families.

  • Gumball

    Gumball

    Gumball is a great cat and a perfect fit for our household. We are crazy about him! Our house is his jungle gym, he prowls all over the beams and climbs the ladders and makes daring leaps from place to place — a veritable acrobat. He has our dogs eating out of his hand. He's a great mouser. He loves his people and loves attention, as you can see from his big smile when he gets a head rub. He just amuses us to no end. I'm so glad I checked your website the first day he was on it!

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  • Rascal now Magnus

    Rascal now Magnus

    We adopted Rascal (now Magnus) a week ago. He is such a great cat! Just settled in like he has been here forever as far as being a big lovebug. He and our other cat, Reyka, are still figuring things out. But he is super with our dogs. I know kittens are so cute and adorable, but we like taking adult cats. He is 6 and a bit “full figured”, so maybe some may have passed him by. Their loss is our gain. We are working on a slimming down program and he already lost a tiny bit from getting…

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  • Piglet now Luna

    Piglet now Luna

    I just adopted miss Luna today and she is doing amazing! She is already so playful and outgoing! We love her so much already!

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  • Chai

    Chai

    I adopted miss Chai about a year and a half ago and she is the sweetest ever. She warmed up pretty quickly and is now thriving!

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  • Laney now Clover

    Laney now Clover

    Clover was adopted in August 2023 after we moved to Maine and has since become the biggest source of joy in our home. She’s the perfect blend of affectionate and playful and silly. She loves to watch the birds, lay in a sun patch and hide behind corners to scare us. Her greatest love is playing under the Christmas tree and knocking off all the ornaments though. She’s the most vocal cat and nothing makes us happier than her greeting us when we get home. We had a great experience adopting from AWS and can’t image life without Clover.

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  • Tabby now Tappan Zee

    Tabby now Tappan Zee

    Yes, she is named after the bridge over the Hudson River. Apparently she originally came from upstate New York and spend a fair bit of time in the animal shelter system. It took about a year, a year and a half, for her to warm up to us. Even though she tries to hide it, she loves us. She’s a pretty great cat (but don’t tell her I said that).

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