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My name is Horchata!

Posted over 11 months ago | Updated over 9 months ago

Adoption process
1

Meet the Pet

2

Submit Application

3

Interview

4

Approve Application

5

Take the Pet Home

My basic info

Breed
Domestic Shorthair
Color
Black & White or Tuxedo
Age
Adult
Sex
Male
Pet ID
Hair Length
short

My details

Checkmark in teal circle Good with kids
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:

NAME: Horchata

Sex: male

Color/Pattern: black and white tuxedo

Breed(s): dsh

Weight: 12 lbs

Size: med

Coat length: short

DOB approx: 2018

Age at intake: 4 yrs




Description

Horchata is a dignified, handsome gentleman who knows he is attractive. He allows you to have the privilege of being in his grand presence and to pay him your affection.



Personality

Horchata is sweet and quiet. He is an athletic, fit, fine specimen of a cat who is well built, tall and good looking. He makes the lady cats swoon. He loves attention, but often likes to stay up high and choose when he comes down to your level to share some of his love. He will come socialize with the other cats at dinner time, but generally likes to have his own space to watch and observe from his perch. If you reach out for him he will gladly come to you and pet himself against your hand. He is independent but doesn’t make himself scarce, he is always close by looking out over his kingdom.



Background

Horchata and his extended family were born to a stray cat named Katrina. A good Samaritan took pregnant Katrina in, and then ended up with 18 adult cats after they did not spay her and she ended up having a second litter. Their owner kept them ALL, loved them a lot, gave them names and knew their histories, but could not care for that many adequately. The cats are all adults between the ages of 3 and 5 years old, and all very sweet and friendly, black tuxedos, calicos and orange tabbies. Their owner was evicted in November 2022. She took 5 of the cats to the hotel with her, and 13 of the adult cats ended up at a GNAR group foster home.



Compatibility

Dogs - yes

Other Cats - yes

Kids - yes



If you are interested in meeting me, please contact my rescue family at GNARHouston@gmail.com to arrange a visit with my foster home!
Rescue
Good Neighbors Animal Rescue - Houston

Contact info

Pet ID
Contact
Phone
Address
Houston, TX 77092

Their adoption process

1.

Meet the Pet

send an email to GNARHouston@gmail.com to request a video chat with the foster home to meet the pet

2.

Submit Application

email GNARHouston@gmail.com to request that we send you a pdf of the application to fill out and email back to GNAR

3.

Interview

a volunteer will contact you

4.

Approve Application

Receive an email with your approval and instructions

5.

Take the Pet Home

Meet at a Pet Store for to pick up your new pet from the foster home

Additional adoption info

It is our policy to respect the privacy of everyone we work with, thus we do not, for any reason, share personal information of potential adopters or sponsors. Also, because we believe there can be a variety of great home situations for these animals, we inquire only as to the compatibility of the home and the animal, and do not ask for character references of any kind. We ask these questions only to assure the best possible outcome for both animal and adopter.

More about this rescue

Good Neighbors Animal Rescue's mission is to facilitate the resolution of animal issues in Fort Worth and Houston, Texas. We want to prevent our community pets from ending up as a statistic at the shelter. We don't pull animals from shelters. We help people who find strays, who are good enough to take them in, but then need to know what to do next. We are there for owners who need to re-home their pets but don't want the impersonal and unknown outcomes of a kill shelter. We trap feral kitties that live in the alleys and re-home those that tame up, and take tame porch cats to get vaccinated. We assist people who have accidental litters and need help spaying and neutering, vaccinating, and finding safe, responsible homes for them, and help make sure that the offspring don't have offspring of their own!



GNAR IS ALL VOLUNTEER RUN AND DONATION BASED. That means that very nearly 100% of all donations go directly to the animals for vet care, spays and neuters, medicine, food and litter. Once in a while we may buy a ream of paper to print flyers or something for our adoption event table, but even that is usually donated by volunteers, foster homes and other donors.



GNAR's methods are to promote and facilitate fostering, spaying, neutering, adopting, and vaccinating, and to spread out the financial burden of the big-hearted among all of us who want to help.



Overpopulation and lack of enforcement of spay and neuter laws in the South mean that thousands upon thousands of pets are euthanized in shelters that come from your own community. If each person in America took in just one animal, we could solve the problem instantly. The answer is fostering, adopting, spaying and neutering rather than buying from breeders or from people who let their own pets have litters. Pets also suffer and die on the streets from lack of food, shelter, and medicine. Taking them in is the first step in stopping the cycle and preventing the next generation from suffering the same fate. So many diseases are 100% preventable with just one $10 vaccine. It is a needless tragedy each time one dies from feline leukemia, canine parvo, or kennel cough. Low cost vet clinics such as TCAP, Spay Neuter Network and other walk in service organizations are available throughout the Dallas Fort Worth area and people need to pass it on!