To the wonderful folks at the Feline Rescue,

Biggun & Lil Bit

Thought you'd enjoy seeing how beautiful Biggun and Lil Bit have become and especially Lil Bit. I adopted Lil Bit when he was approximately 4 weeks old and your volunteer was afraid that he would not make it through the first night. As you can see, he's become quite the handsome fellow. Biggun found me at the Abu Dhabi Coop next to the Beach Rotana. I was going through the parking garage and she came up and rubbed against my leg. I knew then that I wanted that sweet kitty and the next morning I received a call that you had trapped her.

These two wonderful kitties lived with me at the Vision Towers in Abu Dhabi until I found out that I was being sent back to the United States. I knew that I wasn't leaving without my "kids" since they were part of my family. They were little troopers during their long journey to their new home and have been sweet enough to let me live with them here in the mountains of Colorado. We returned home to Colorado in January of this year and what a delight to see their reaction the first time they saw snow. I bundled them up in a blanket and took them outside where I held them snuggled next to me so they could feel the snowflakes. They have spent their days setting in the windows watching the racoon, deer and bear. Unfortunately, we also have fox and coyotes so they can't go outside yet.

I'd like you to share their story with other expats who have been kind enough to adopt these wonderful cats. It breaks my heart to read the stories on your website of folks who have taken these kitties into their homes only to leave them behind when they leave the UAE. It's devastating to these animals to have the love and comfort of a real home only to be put back out on the streets of Abu Dhabi. It broke my heart everyday to see the street cats everywhere I turned and I only wish I could have saved more than my two.

Biggun and Lil Bit share their home here in Colorado with 2 more stray cats--Star and Black Kitty. I'd rescued Star 8 years ago. Black Kitty was a wild kitten who turned up on my front step one cold January night. I fed her for 6 months and then was able to capture her. She's now been spayed and microchipped and is now Lil Bit's new best friend. More recently I rescued a 10 year old Collie who was about to be put down because he was too old to be adopted. Although he has to take medication for various ailments, he's a sweet gentleman and all the cats adore him now.

Keep up the wonderful work that you do and, having lived in Abu Dhabi for a year, I know that work seems endless. Please remind anyone who has taken in a street kitty that making them a permanent part of their family is well worth the cost of flying them to their home country. I wouldn't have had it any other way. Leaving those precious creatures behind is certain death for them if they end up back on the street!

God bless you all!

Judi Haynes

info@felinefriendsuae.com