Saving Gracie

We lost our kitty Button, a tortie who adopted us as a stray on July 16th. To cover all the bases we visited animal control one afternoon. I have to say, this was one of the WORST experiences I have had. All of these beautiful animals with no home and abandoned. Why do people think of animals with such a throw away mentality? While we waited at the shelter there was this young tabby female who was outside the front door. She was begging everyone who approached the door for attention. She was so sweet, you couldn't help but to be touched by her personality. When we inquired about her the shelter personnel said she had been dropped off the prior week, and did we want her? We were there to look for our lost Button, so we demurred on our answer, but we couldn't help but watch this little girl try to get someone to interact with her. Of course Button wasn't at the shelter, and we were both emotionally spent after seeing all of those animals. As we left, we had to go by the front door. My husband turned to me and said, do we take her home? Yes, Gracie.