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My name is Panther!

Posted over 2 years ago | Updated over 2 months ago

Adoption process
1

Submit Application

2

Approve Application

3

Interview

4

Visit the Facility and Find a Pet

5

Sign Adoption Contract

6

Pay Fee

7

Take the Pet Home

Adoption fee: $80

This helps The SPCA Serving Allegany County with pet care costs.

My basic info

Breed
Domestic Shorthair
Color
Black (All)
Age
7 years 1 month old, Senior
Sex
Male
Pet ID
54572479
Hair Length
short

My story

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

I’m Panther, and I’ve been waiting for a home for so long, I often wonder if the world forgot I’m here.

For nearly two years, I’ve watched the seasons change from the same quiet corner of the shelter. I perch in my favorite spot by the window, where the sun warms my fur and I can quietly observe. People walk past me every day. Some don’t even glance in my direction. Others pause, smile, but then keep walking towards other kitties. I’ve never had it in me to compete for attention. I wouldn’t know how.

They call me a ‘wallflower,’ which just means that I’m gentle and reserved. I never leap into laps or vocalize my presence. But if you sit with me long enough—and your energy feels kind—you’ll notice a soft, soulful, and steady gaze settling on you. It’s my way of saying that I long for a real connection with someone who will sit beside me without asking me to be anything more than I am.

So though I seem still, inside me lives a river of love just waiting to pour out for the right person. With time and trust, I know that I could build something beautiful and priceless with my forever human—a lasting friendship rooted in understanding compassion.

Could you be the one I’ve been dreaming of all this while? Please come visit me. Let me show you the kind of bond that grows slowly, but deeply.
Shelter

Contact info

Pet ID
54572479
Contact
Address
5440 State Route 19, P.O. Box 181, Belmont, NY 14813

Their adoption process

1.

Submit Application

2.

Approve Application

3.

Interview

4.

Visit the Facility and Find a Pet

5.

Sign Adoption Contract

6.

Pay Fee

7.

Take the Pet Home

Additional adoption info

Our adoption process includes reference checks, landlord approval, and an adoption contract.

All dogs and cats are spayed or neutered before they leave the shelter.

The adoption fee for a dog is $175.00 and puppies are $225.00, which includes the spay or neuter and all required canine immunizations, microchipping, wormer and flea treatment.

The adoption fee for an Adult Cat is $75.00 which includes the spay or neuter, all required feline immunizations and testing for FeLV and FIV, microchipping, plus wormer and flea treatment. The adoption fee for Kittens is $100.00.

Go meet their pets

Our shelter is open to the public
7 Days a Week
Noon-4pm

More about this shelter

The SPCA Serving Allegany County is a 501 (c) 3 Non-Profit Organization. Our Staff, Board Members and Volunteers devote countless hours to help the animals at our shelter and in foster care.

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