From the Home Front
Tales of the Safe Haven Kitties
Week 277: Third Time’s A Charm?
How you doin’?
Today is a real important day! Why, you might ask? Well, I’ll tell you. There’s actually several reasons, so in no special order:
It’s two days after National Black Cat Day, also known as Black Cat Appreciation Day. And since we have several black cats at the shelter, I feel comfortable in declaring this a VID (that’s Very Important Day, in case y’all were wondering).
It’s also National Cat Day today. This is important ’cause we are having a grrreat all-day fundraiser/celebration today at Black Bear Diner in Sequim. All our fav cats (which is pretty much any of us with Adoptable status) will be there … in photos, not IRL (in real life). The event is from 8am to 8pm. If y’all let ’em know you’re here for the kitties, they’ll donate a generous percentage to PFOA. Grrreat food and grrreat event—that’s a win-win!
It’s a fun day to celebrate our kitty friends who just went home this past week, and here they are:
Simba and Timon - adopted together!
Meet Picasso
And last, but certainly not least, y’all get to meet a good buddy of mine! His name is Picasso (no relation to the famous one—he’s not the least bit artistic). He’s just a youngster—’bout 3 1/2 years old—and he’d been living with a busy family who had a young, high-energy child and lotsa stuff goin’ on. And with all that, who wouldn’t be busy?
Anyway, it was a tad too much energy for my buddy Picasso, and his family wanted the best solution for everyone. Even though they really liked their young feline (or mebbe ’cause they liked him), they decided to help him find a home that was better for him. And so they brought him to Safe Haven so’s he could do just that.
Soon after he returned, Picasso met another visitor who immediately bonded with him, and really liked him—a lot! Picasso left the building with her for what he hoped would be his new furrever home. But sadly that was not to be. There was an older cat in the household who was not at all pleased to have to share space with this youngster. And so Picasso came back, hoping that the third time would be a charm for him.
Picasso is a real unusual lookin’ kit. He’s got a real soft, silky black and white coat, but he’s not a tuxedo, and he’s not really a cow cat (doncha just love that term?) So I’m gonna show you a couple of photos and y’all can decide what to call him. And if you can’t decide, he’s good with just being called “Picasso.” He’s got lotsa energy, (you can tell that from the video to be posted on our website tomorrow), loves to play, and is real affectionate with people (’specially ones he likes!)
From chats I’ve had with him (I snuck downstairs when nobody was lookin’), I’m thinkin’ he’d really like bein’ in an adult home, or mebbe one with older kids who can get it when a cat needs a little purrsonal space. So if y’all think he might like living with you, give us a call, make an appointment, and come on down! And as I like to say, don’t forget to say “howdy” to moi. A treat would be nice too!
Thanks for listening!
Wills 
p.s. I’ve got a real big deal to share with y’all, and decided to use my entire “p.s.” area to do it! We have .. drum roll … a BRAND NEW WEBSITE! It will be launched (I think that’s a technical term) very soon … like a day or two. Real soon! So how did we do this? Well, I’ll tell you! A couple months ago, mebbe more, a new volunteer joined us. His name is Michael, and he really likes cats (that’s kinda necessary ‘round here). He also has amazing tech skills, and he volunteered to build a new website for PFOA (the old one was over 13 years old, and I’m told that’s even older than a 13-year-old cat!) So we told him what we wanted, and he built it. From the ground up, as they say! And even though he’s never brought me a treat, he’s really an OK guy, and we’re pals. So I hope y’all enjoy our new look, technically speaking. It will be at the same place as the old one: safehavenpfoa.org, and even us cats think it’s pretty cool.
10/29/2026
