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Alliance for Stray Animals & People
P.O. Box 65438
Washington, D.C. 20035-5438
(202) 331-1330
Email: Joanna Harkin

Adorable Adoptables Success Stories

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Each and every one of these cats
won a special place in our hearts before
going off to good homes and families.

Some of the cats at ASAP have their own
stories to share, click on their names or
photo to read their tail...er...tale.

Status: Adopted
Breed: Domestic-Shorthair
Color(s): White with gray-tabby
Size/Weight: Large
Origin: West Virginia rescue

Status: Adopted
Breed: Domestic-shorthair
Color(s): Gray (light tabby markings)
Size/Weight: Petite

Momma

Status: Adopted
Breed: Domestic-shorthair
Color(s): Brown-gray tabby
Size/Weight: Medium
Origin: Rescued from the streets.
Note: Had a litter of kittens.

Midnight

Status: Adopted
Age: Maybe 6 years
Breed:
Domestic-shorthair
Color(s): Black
Size/Weight: Large and long
Origin: Rescued from MD streets

Peachy

Status: Adopted
Gender: Male
Breed: Domestic-shorthair
Color(s): Blond/Ginger-tabby
Size/Weight: Medium
Note: Other kitties make him jittery; Peachy needs to be the only cat in your heart and home.

Tuxy (plus playmates)

Status: Adopted
Breed: Domestic-shorthair
Color(s): Tuxedo (Black/White)
Size/Weight: Medium
Note: There are 3 tuxedo kitties currently available at ASAP in Alexandria.

Status: Adopted
Breed: Domestic-longhair
Color(s): Charcoal
Size/Weight: Medium-Small

Snowball

Status: Adopted
Age: 2 years
Gender: Male
Breed: Domestic-shorthair
Color(s): White
Size/Weight: Large-lean
Note: Declawed. Shy at first...needs Waltham Protein-Select.

Status: Adopted
Breed: Domestic-shorthair
Color(s): Orange-tabby
Size/Weight: Small
Origin: West Virginia rescue

Status: Adopted
Breed: Domestic-shorthair
Color(s): White and orange-tabby
Size/Weight: Small
Origin: West Virginia rescue

Status: Adopted
Breed: Domestic-shorthair
Color(s): Black
Size/Weight: Small
Origin: West Virginia rescue

TomTom

Status: Adopted
Gender: Male
Breed: Domestic, shorthair
Color(s): Marmalade (Ginger) Tabby
Size/Weight: Medium
Notes: Rescued from the streets of Maryland.

Beazie

Status: Adopted
Age: 5 years
Gender: Female
Breed: Russian Blue
Color(s): Gray
Size/Weight: Medium
Origin: Origin
Note: She is a quiet, sweet, cuddly girl.


8Ball

Status: Adopted
Breed: Domestic longhair
Color(s): Tuxedo/Black & White
Size/Weight: Large
Origin: Given up by owner
Note: My people, one a member of the U.S. Airforce, were sent to Afghanistan, where I could not go. Broken-hearted they had to give me up to find a good home. I love shrimp and playing with my toy mice.

Status: Adopted
Age: 8-10 weeks
Breed: Domestic shorthair
Colors: 2 blond tabbies; 1 calico; 1 tux
Size/Weight: Small

Status: Adopted
Age: 8-10 weeks
Breed: Domestic shorthair
Color(s): Black
Size/Weight: Small

"Love me!" --

Status: Adopted
Age: 8-10 weeks
Breed: Domestic shorthair
Color(s): Gray-blond tabby
Size/Weight: Small

Status: Adopted
Breed: Domestic shorthair
Color(s): Dark gray tabby
Size/Weight: Large
Origin: West Virginia

Status: Adopted
Breed: Domestic shorthair
Color(s): Brown tabby
Size/Weight: Large
Origin: West Virginia

Momma Macy

Status: Adopted
Breed: Domestic shorthair
Color(s): Gray and white
Size/Weight: Medium

James (Macy's kitty)

Status: Adopted
Breed: Domestic shorthair
Color(s): White and gray
Size/Weight: Small

Amanda (Macy's kitty)

Status: Adopted
Breed: Domestic shorthair
Color(s): Gray and white
Size/Weight: Small

Sammie

Status: Adopted
Breed: Domestic shorthair
Color(s): Black and white
Size/Weight: Large

Status: Adopted
Age: 8 weeks
Breed: Domestic shorthair
Color(s): Brown tabby
Size/Weight: Small

Status: Adopted
Age: 8 weeks
Breed: Domestic shorthair
Color(s): White and Brown tabby
Size/Weight: Small

Status: Adopted
Breed: Domestic shorthair
Color(s): Brown tabby
Size/Weight: Medium

Status: Adopted
Breed: Domestic shorthair
Color(s): Black and white
Size/Weight: Large

Status: Adopted
Breed: Domestic-Max
Color(s): Black
Size/Weight: Medium

Inky & Misty

Status: Adopted
Age: 5 years old
Breed: Domestic Shorthair
Color(s): Inky - Black
Misty - Marmalade Tabby
Size/Weight: Large
Origin: These 5 year-old female beauties came to ASAP when their "owner" passed away, and they were left homeless. They are adoptable as a pair only.

Bubby

Status: Adopted
Age: 10 months
Gender: Female
Breed: Domestic shorthair
Color(s): Gray
Size/Weight: Medium

Popi

Status: Adopted
Age: 1-1/2 years
Gender: Male
Breed: Domestic longhair
Color(s): White with orange tail
Size/Weight: Medium-large

Lady Marmalade

Status: Adopted
Age: 7 years
Breed: Domestic longhair
Color(s): White and orange tabby
Size/Weight: Medium-large

Sharlene

Status: Adopted
Age: 1-1/2 years old
Gender: Female
Breed: Domestic longhair
Color(s): Light gray calico
Size/Weight: Medium
Origin: Streets of DC
Note: Sharlene was rescued from the streets with her hair matted so badly she had to get a trim.

Family of Four Kittens

Status: Adopted
Age: 6 to 8 weeks
Breed: Domestic shorthair
Color(s): One black, one torti-calico, one marmalade tabby, one blonde tabby
Size/Weight: Tiny

Torti-Momma

Status: Adopted
Gender: Female
Age: 1-yr-old
Breed: Domestic Shorthair
Color(s): Torti-Calico
Size/Weight: Petite
Origin: West Virginia rescue. Torti is a recent mom who has been spayed. She's a little sad...missing her litter.

The Collective

Status: Adopted
Age: Young
Breed: Domestic shorthair
Color(s): Gray tiger-tabbies
Size/Weight: Small
Origin: Eastern Shore Shelter
Note: We'd like to keep them together and are offering adoption rate of $250 for all three (normally $125/each).

Springsteen

Status: Adopted
Age: Young
Breed: Domestic Shorthair
Color(s): Ginger-Blond tabby
Size/Weight: Medium
Origin: Springsteen's people moved to Germany and had to leave him behind. A sweet, beautiful cat whose eyes light up when you show him some affection, being behind bars is bumming him out.

Note: Banfield is Springsteen's regular vet so medical records are available. His people hated having to leaving him. Springsteen has a slew of toys and even his own carrier to go with him.

Beautiful Bangel

Status: Adopted
Age: Young
Breed: Domestic Shorthair
Color(s): Brown-gray tabby
Size/Weight: Lean and petite
Origin: An overwhelmed Eastern
Shore cat rescue
Notes: Look at those fabulous markings! This graceful and talkative lady is thrilled to purr for hours if you'll pet her soft, luxurious fur.

Easty

Status: Adopted
Age: Young
Breed: Domestic Shorthair
(possibly Russian Blue)
Color(s): Gray
Size/Weight: Petite-Medium

MysteryLee

Status: Adopted
Breed: Domestic longhair
Color(s): Silver-brown tabby
Size/Weight: Long and lean
Note: Has been fostered at Joanna's home for a while. Someone said they were coming for her and never showed, the poor dear! Affectionate as the day is long...won't you show up to claim her for your own!

Squirrley

Status: Adopted
Age: Young
Breed: Domestic shorthair
Color(s): White with gray-black stripes
Size/Weight: Medium and trim
Origin: An overwhelmed Eastern
Shore cat rescue
Note: She has a stress spot on her tummy that is currently being treated.
She is regal and affectionate but shy.
Approach her slowly and scratch her chin and wait for the purring to begin...

Lucky

Status: Adopted
Age: 8 weeks
Breed: Domestic shorthair
Color(s): Gray-Brown tabby
Size/Weight: Teeny
Notes: She is already spayed.

Fred

Status: Adopted
Breed: Domestic Shorthair
Color(s): Black/White Tuxedo
Size/Weight: Large
Note: This is a beautiful cat in need of some love and pampering...

Pierre

Status: Adopted
Age: Approximately 1 yr old
Breed: Domestic Shorthair
Color(s): Black/White Tuxedo
Size/Weight: Long and lean


Patches

Status: Adopted / Banfield
Gender:
Female
Breed: Domestic longhair
Color(s): Calico with white
Origin: Arriving at ASAP at 21 lbs, Patches has been on a special program and is down to a healthier 18 lbs. It's going to be hard getting the VetSmart staff to give up this living doll!

Bonkers

Status: Adopted
Gender: Female
Breed: Domestic Shorthair
Color(s): Black/White Tuxedo
Size/Weight: Voluptuous
Origin: Given up when her human mom had to start caring for her own elderly mother.
Note: Bonkers is a big cat. While she can clean herself, she sometimes needs a regular bath (but she doesn't mind). She gets on well with cats, but is afraid of dogs.

Willie

Status: Adopted
Age: Age
Breed: Domestic Shorthair
Color(s): Marmalade tabby w/white
Size/Weight: Size
Origin: Eastern Shore Shelter

Tyree

Status: Adopted
Age: Kitten
Breed: Domestic shorthair
Color(s): Black
Size/Weight: Tiny

Sippers

Status: Adopted
Gender: Male
Age: Kitten
Breed: Domestic shorthair
Color(s): Gray tabby w/white
Size/Weight: Teeny

Callie

Status: Adopted
This regal loner was rescued from the streets by a kind man who brought her to ASAP to find a permenant home.

"Squirt" (a nickname)

Status: Adopted
Renting an ASAP space, this little delight is from Last Chance for Animals who rescued her from a "kill" shelter.

Sunshine

Status: Adopted
Origin: Rescued from the streets.

"Frick" & "Frack"
(nicknames)

Status: Adopted
These playful 8- to 10-week-olds who loved to climb the cage door and bat at passers-by now have a home to call their own.

Sheba

Status: Adopted
We can imagine how or why, but this frisky two-year-old was given-up by her "owner." Sheba is a sweet and gentle soul who was looking for the same. Thankfully, she found it.

Chaos

Status: Adopted

Twosome

Status: Adopted
Having spent 4 weeks at the vet being socialized to overcome their shyness, these sweet bird watchers were adopted together.

Black Beauty*

Status: Adopted

Smokey

Status: Adopted
This two-year-old male Russian Blue, given up by his "owner," has found a new place to call home.

Smokey-Max


Status: Adopted
This 8-year-old male gorgeous longhair was given up by his "owner." His found himself someone to love.

Frank

Status: Adopted

Sampson

Status: Adopted
Origin: Rescued on the beach. Sampson seems to have a fear of dogs -- he needs a home free of canines.

Calico

Status: Adopted

Sally (mom)
and
Precious
(daughter)

Status: Adopted as a pair
Origin: Given up by owner along with Rocky, who has already been adopted by a loving family.

Badger

Status: Adopted
Origin: Rescued from an overwhelmed shelter that could not provide adequate care.

Black Bear

Status: Adopted
Origin: About one-year old...Bear's a talker and loves to play and cuddle.

Lily

Status: Adopted
Origin: After doing 6 to 8 for cuteness, this shy doll was sprung when Lorton Prison closed.

Rocky

Status: Adopted
Origin: This male, gray-brown tabby was rescued from an owner tried to poison him to get rid of him; he has since found a good home.


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Paulie

Status: Adopted
Notes: Is that a face or what?! :)

Lil' Tom

Status: Adopted

Romeo

Status: Adopted
Origin: This little 4-month old was given up by an owner who didn't not want and could not adequately care for him.

Carolyn

Status: Adopted
Origin: Rescued from an overwhelmed shelter that could not provide adequate care.


Rocky

Status: Adopted
Weighing in at 24 lbs, Rocky just may be the biggest ASAP cat (given up by his owners) on record. He's been adopted and is adopting a healthier eating plan!

Miss Calico CanDee

Status: Adopted
Origin: West Virginian

Rebecca

Status: Adopted
Origin: Lorton Prison Cat

Rocky and Rolland

Status: Adoption
Note: Adopted as a pair.

Dakota Maxi

Status: Adopted

Jake & Mack

Status: Adopted
Notes: Jake, front; Mack, back.

Katrina

Status: Adopted
Notes: Poor Katrina...her mistress passed away, and Katrina was alone in the house for some time before they found her.

Cloey

Status: Adopted
Notes: Talkative and playful, she loves to play "fetch" with Q-Tips and bottlecaps.

Lilly

Status: Adopted
Notes: She was abandoned on a farm and brought to ASAP for a second chance.

Honey Pie and
Angel Eyes

Status: Adopted
Origin: This pair proved to be master escape artists, so the cage door couldn't be open long for photo ops. But the sweet dynamic duo did find a kindred spirit...

Family of Four

Status: Adopted
Origin: A mother, her daughter and two sons were rescued from the streets of Washington DC. They were adopted out in pairs. A wild little family, photographing them proved challenging...here are 3 of 4 (mom was never quite in frame).

The son ["ready for his close-up, Mr. DeMill"] had a face everyone including a mother would love...

Felicia

Status: Adopted
Origin: Felicia's mistress passed away. She was "inherited" by her mistress's son, who, also not in good health passed away leaving Felicia with no family.

Tuxie

Status: Adopted

RedCat

Status: Adopted

Rena

Status: Adopted
Origin: Found outside/stormdrain
Notes: Please take a moment to read Rena's story and see more pictures of this total doll.

Clea

Status: Adopted
Very shy -- she loves her cat tent. As you can see, this little one has special paws...

Jeremiah

Status: Adopted
Notes: An awfully sweet disposition this kitty gives hugs and kisses.

Elizabeth

Status: Adopted
Notes: Declawed and spayed, this girl is shy.

Goldilocks

Status: Adopted
Notes: "This cage is too hard." Cranky from being awakened from her nap for a picture, this one hardly does her appearance and true demeanor justice. Her mom had to give her up following the uncertainties of finishing school. Goldilocks is searching for a place that's "just right."

Farrell

Status: Adopted
Notes: This feral handful found Joanna in the District and rescued himself. He has a clean bill of health, and is a great candidate for rehab (becoming an indoor kitty), but it'll take some patience and care.

Billy

Status: Adopted
Origin: Came from a family with a new baby and a toddler...Billy needed a place to call his own where he can be the one pampered! Large and loving fella.

Woody

Status: Adopted
Woody was rescued from the streets of The District; he had a flea and worm problem, but has been successfully treated. We just knew he'd charm someone pretty quickly.

Peanut

Status: Adopted
This shy girl found herself a home.

Oil Slick

Status: Adopted
Highly affectionate. O'Slick likes other cats and even curled up to sleep with other kitties in the hospital. He loves to drink from the sink and get his tummy rubbed and is very curious about his environment--he should have fun discovering his new home!

Perry

Status: Adopted
Notes: Former littermate to sweet Joey (below). A purring bundle of love like his brother Joey.

Calico Candy

Status: Adopted
Origin: This beautiful 3-yr-old was given up by her owner (yeah, we couldn't believe it either!).

Pross

Status: Adopted
Pross was a teenage mother who came to the District to make a new start (after being spayed).

Mitzi and
Tipper

Status: Adopted
These 4 year olds are littermates who had to be given up when their caregiver moved to Washington State.

Miss Kitty

Status: Adopted
Her owner gave her up with great sadness. Miss Kitty loves climbing bookshelves and has a thing for coffee, her former owner had to use cups with lids after learning about that little caffeine addict.

Mabel

Status: Adopted
Made her way down to the DC area from West Virginia just to find her soulmate caregiver...

Jordan

Status: Adopted
Jordan was rescued off the mean streets. When found, Jordan had a tight pink collar on with a paw trapped that required vet attention.

Pebbles and
Slippers

Status: Adopted
These two are inseparatable and need to be adopted as a pair. Both are affectionate, but Pebbles is more outgoing while slippers (with the white paws) is on the shy-side.

Toby Toast

Status: Adopted
After 13 YEARS she was given up when her "owners" had a new baby. She was taken to the vet to be euthanized, but the vet convinced them to bring Toby to ASAP for a last chance at life.

Paul and
Paula

Status: Adopted
Age:
approx. 4 - 6 months
These two, who are apparently brother and sister, were found abandoned near Fort Meade area.
They are completely attached to one another.

Blackness

Status: Adopted
Rescued after a dog attack.

Serena

Status: Adopted
She was abandoned in a shopping cart in a stripmall on a very hot day!

Braddock Place Three

Status: Adopted
These (8 - 10 week old) tiny tots, all boys, were found and turned in by some kind soul in the Braddock Place area. They put the scared in scaredy-cats.

Gabby-Gabigail

Status: Adopted
A littl high-strung, we learned that she needs to be the only cat in a house.

Clyde

Status: Adopted
This affectionate fellow was given up by owner (I know, we couldn't believe it either!)

Venus

Status: Adopted
Venus, too, was abandoned in a shopping cart ata stripmall on a hot day!

Red Spots

Status: Adopted

Cisco

Status: Adopted
Left behind when "owner" moved out of town. Everyone who met him called him the wonderful epitome of a housecat.

Caladonia

Status: Adopted
Caladonia was given up by her owner
as well.

Raven

Status: Adopted
Raven is a reformed young mom.

 

Rusty

Status: Adopted
Rusty was rescued from behind a Burger King
--that's not what they meant by "have it your way."

Joey

Status: Adopted
Evicted housepet (his brother, Perry
is currently out of foster care and looking for a permanent home).

Bazoie

Status: Adopted

Brownie

Status: Adopted
This 8 - 10 week-old was found outside and was a bit nervous, but that didn't stop him from winner someone's heart.

Grandpa Big Head

Status: Adopted
Lorton Prison parolee.

The Twins

Status: Adopted

Socks

Status: Adopted
There actually aren't words to describe Socks...loving, gentle and sweet don't see to do her justice.

Susie

Status: Adopted
Another Lorton Prison parolee.

King

Status: Adopted
King was found hanging around outside a Burger King, too...

(A different location than Rusty...it would appear that BK beat McDonald's in cat taste-tests 2 to zip, so far!)

The Triplets

Status: Adopted
Raven's young'ens

Tuxedo

Status: Adopted
Another of Raven's young'ens.

Climber

Status: Adopted
Yep, another of Raven's young'ens (all found loving homes, as did the reformed Raven).

Viola

Status: Adopted

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Alliance for Stray Animals and People
P.O. Box 65438
Washington, D.C. 20035-5438
(202) 331-1330
Email: joannaharkin@yahoo.com

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