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Pet of the week - Joaquin

Owner's death leaves sweet cat homeless, voting open for litter donation

From pound puppies to purebred cats, Patch spotlights pets who enjoy what Shoreline/Lake Forest Park has to offer. For some cats, like this week’s pet Joaquin, all they need is a loving and safe home.

This 3 year-old boy came to Homeward Pet after his owner passed away.

Despite this tragic event, Joaquin is a very friendly, sweet, lovely boy - a true good-natured youngster. At the shelter he comes to the front of his kennel to greet visitors and get a pet and a little sweet-talk.

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When scratched under his chin he puts his full weight, and trust, in your hands.

With a beautiful, long, silky, black coat Joaquin is a real attention-getter. And he loves all the attention he can get, particularly brushing.

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Visit Joaquin and see if he is a match for you. He is missing that special someone in his life.

Homeward is located at 18800 Woodinville-Snohomish Road. Adoption hours are Wednesday through Friday from 2-7 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 12-6 p.m. Call for more information 425-488-4444 or on the web at www.homewardpet.org/adoptme.

Cat lovers attention…..you index finger is amazing. It can help deliver thousands of pounds of cat litter to Homeward Pet for free from world’s Best Cat Litter. Vote online, once a day, by visiting GiveLitter on Facebook or at http://givelitter.com/fb and on the program’s website at http://www.givelitter.com. How much litter each of the three rescue groups receives depends on the number of votes they receive.

Last year more than 41,000 pounds of free litter was donated to shelters in Washington D.C., Los Angeles and Texas. This year Homeward Pet is in the running.

The amount they will receive will be announced after Sept. 16 when the voting ends.

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