My name is Rizzo!

Posted 1 month ago | Updated 1 week ago

Cared for by Paws Animal Shelter

Adoption process

Visit the Facility and Find a Pet

Submit Application

Interview

Approve Application

Sign Adoption Contract

Pay Fee

Take the Pet Home

My basic info

Breed

Domestic Shorthair

Color

Orange or Red Tabby

Age

6 years 4 months old, Adult

Sex

Female

Pet ID

R009

Hair Length

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My details

Good with kids

Good with cats

Spayed / Neutered

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

Rizzo and sister Olivia were surrendered to the shelter when their person could no longer keep them. We have a number of volunteers who come in regularly to play with our cats and socialize them, and they report that Rizzo just loves the fishing pole toys, especially the ones that flutter like a real bird! She's pretty relentless with it. She also loves to explore. She's a very sweet cat, but she was getting picked on a lot in the Kool Katz room, one of our adult cat rooms at the shelter. Any time we got a cat in who was a bit of a bully, they just selected her as a target. Even though it's stressful to switch cats to another room, when we had an opening in our Zen Meow room (for quiet cats) we decided to switch her. This was a GREAT move. She quickly adjusted and now she just loves it. She comes down to greet us every time we go in the room, and she is just her normal outgoing, friendly self. We're so happy we moved her! She's ready to be adopted, so stop by and meet this sweet cat.

Shelter

Paws Animal Shelter

Contact info

Pet ID

R009

Contact

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Phone

(937) 653-6233

pawsurbana@hotmail.com

Website

https://pawsurbana.org

Address

1535 W US Hwy 36, Urbana, OH 43078

Donation

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Their adoption process

1.
Visit the Facility and Find a Pet

2.
Submit Application

3.
Interview

4.
Approve Application

5.
Sign Adoption Contract

6.
Pay Fee

7.
Take the Pet Home

Additional adoption info

Adoption applications are processed usually in 1-2 days.

More about this shelter

The Champaign County Humane Association, Inc. (CCHA) was founded in 1977, initially relying solely on fosters to care for stray animals. In 1991 they opened Paws Animal Shelter in Champaign County, a rural county with a total population of about 39,000. In 2018 the CCHA decided to transition Paws Animal Shelter to a cat-only facility, as there is a desperate need in our area for additional shelter spaces for cats and kittens.

Thanks to a generous donation we were able to expand our shelter in 2021, which has enabled us to rescue even more cats and kittens. While this is obviously a positive development, it has definitely increased our operating costs, as so many cats and kittens that we take in have not been spayed or neutered. In addition, many cats that are surrendered to us have not been in homes with the financial resources to properly care for them, so we frequently have to pay for dentals and other expensive procedures. We are passionate about saving as many cats and kittens as possible, and they have a home with us until we find a forever home for them!