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My name is
Onyx!

Posted 1 year ago | Updated 2 days ago

Adoption process
1

Submit Application

2

Approve Application

3

Meet the Pet

My basic info

Breed
Domestic Shorthair
Color
Black (All)
Age
Adult
Sex
Female
Pet ID
17916169-F-20220401-01
Hair Length
short

My details

Checkmark in teal circle Good with cats
Checkmark in teal circle Shots current
Checkmark in teal circle Spayed / Neutered

My story

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

***The first step in the adoption process is to complete the application at www.emmetcountyanimalshelter.org***

Like the beautiful stone, Onyx has a beauty that black cat lovers can appreciate.  Her fur is shiny black. So black that she is a blue/black that is not as common in the cat world.  But that's not the thing that makes this girl so special.  Onyx was part of a colony of cats that we have done TNR in for years.  She always evaded the traps and subsequently had many many litters of kittens.  Season after season we wanted to help Onyx and help stop the cycle of her having kittens outside but to no avail.  Then one day the colony care taker called and said that Onyx was just laying out on the front lawn very pregnant and seemingly not afraid of being petted and handled so she popped her in a kennel and we picked her up.  After realizing that she was indeed very very pregnant we decided to put her in foster and hope for the best!  Surprisingly, she seemed very content although still nervous.  She had her kittens and all was good.  Her foster mom said that Onyx was really becoming a sweet cat and she had high hopes that one day she would be able to accept pets and affection from everyone.  Well Onyx now resides in the Pink room at the shelter and she not only has become affectionate but she has filled out to be a chubby little shiny black ball of cat.  Onyx is one of the directors favorites.  Perhaps because of the victory in getting her out of the reproductive cycle or perhaps because now Onyx doesn't have to live on the streets or maybe its because Onyx seems to show how appreciative she is with her gentle head butts and the look in her sweet soft eyes.  Either way we couldn't be happier for Onyx oh wait....yes we could actually!  We would love for her to have a home with a cat savvy person who appreciates the true beauty of a coal black kitty!  Could that be you?  Could you be the person and home that Onyx has longed for all these years?  If so go take a look at the adoption application.  We just know this girl has even more capacity for love and appreciation for the kindness of humans. Onyx is spayed (finally!), up to date on vaccinations, FeLV/FIV negative and micro-chipped. Like always the adoption fee for cats/kittens is free will to approved applicants. 

April 16, 2024, 5:51 pm
Shelter
Emmet County Animal Shelter

Contact info

Pet ID
17916169-F-20220401-01
Contact
Kristy Henning
Address
1703 7th Avenue South, Estherville, IA 51334
Donation
https://www.paypal.me/EmmetCoAnimalShelter

Their adoption process

1.

Submit Application

2.

Approve Application

3.

Meet the Pet

Additional adoption info

All interested parties must fill out an adoption application and be approved prior to adoption. If a family has currently, or in the recent past had pets then a veterinary reference is required. If not then two personal references are required. Our adoption fees for dogs range from $150-$300. Our adoption fee for cats is free will donation. After an adoption has been approved an adoption contract must be signed.

Adoption application

Go meet their pets

Check out all of our pets online at www.emmetcountyanimalshelter.org or send in an application to meet a specific pet! Once our shelter is open for operation stop in during our open hours to visit with a fuzzy friend in person.

More about this shelter

The ECAS is an all volunteer, no kill shelter. Our mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome pets in need due to neglect, abandonment, abuse or from simply not being wanted! We started in 2010 due to a need in our community. We are currently a foster based organization and we are currently building our new shelter facility. We work hand in hand with other rescue and shelters in the area to help out when and where we are needed.