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Good Mews Matches Senior Cats with Senior Citizens

The Marietta animal shelter's Golden Companions program has received support from the Doris Day Animal Foundation.

Good Mews Animal Foundation, a non-profit, no-kill cat shelter, received a $5,000 grant from the Doris Day Animal Foundation, founded by actress and animal welfare advocate Doris Day, to support adoptions of senior cats by senior citizens.  

John “Bud” Lovell, 85, of Atlanta, benefited from the Doris Day grant when he adopted 7-year-old Priscilla from the Golden Companions program. Lovell spent several hours meeting the many feline residents of Good Mews, and eventually was drawn to Priscilla’s demure personality and striking green eyes.    

“Priscilla has brought me such joy,” said Lovell in a press release. “Even when she’s just sitting in the window watching the birds, she brings me companionship. We’re a great match, and I thank Good Mews for helping me find just the right cat for me and my lifestyle.”   

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Senior citizens can adopt a “Golden Companions” cat, and Good Mews will waive the regular adoption fee of $125. A cat is considered senior at seven-years-old. 

“When we learned about Good Mews, we knew we had to help,” Miss Day said in a pres release. “We fund other charitable 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations that help animals and the people who love them, and Good Mews and their terrific volunteers are doing good work for their community and the cats they love. We’re proud to be able to help.”     

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For more information about the Doris Day Animal Foundation grant and the Golden Companions program, visit Good Mews online at www.goodmews.org.

Located in Marietta, Good Mews was modeled after Tree House, a no-kill, cage-free shelter in Chicago. Its founder, Gloria Skeen, started Good Mews in her Atlanta townhouse in 1988 to provide an alternative to shelters that euthanized unwanted cats. Since 1988, Good Mews has placed more than 5,000 cats in permanent homes.


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