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Just about a year ago, our little black cat, Jabie, disappeared from our house. You might remember this story, because I used every tool available to get the word out. An incredible 25 days later, a neighbor about four blocks away, found her, and we got her back. She was skinny, missing a front tooth, and had puncture wounds on her back and a broken rib.

A year later, she's totally back to normal…

…Every year, the Wisconsin Humane Society (WHS) places thousands of cats in homes. In 2014, WHS finalized 4,735 cat adoptions, which is very close to the number of dog adoptions at 4,791.

"We have 122 volunteer cat socializers who donate their time to play, cuddle and socialize with cats to keep them healthy and happy during their stay with us," says Angela Speed, the vice president of communications for the Wisconsin Humane Society…

…Right now I am severely sleep deprived and am without many of my greater faculties. I also seem to have lost my typewriter in the move and only recently found paper and a writing instrument that would accommodate my lack of opposable thumbs. So, I hope you will excuse the poor penmanship and stilted thoughts…

…When Southridge Mall did not renew the Rescue Center's lease in 2012, Rowell and her coworkers launched a fundraising effort to find a new location for the no-kill shelter. Fox6 came to the center to cover the story, and during a commercial break, Rowell shared a photo of Daniel with the reporter. They decided on the spot to add a fun twist to raise money for the shelter and asked viewers to pledge $26 – $1 for each of Daniel's toes.

Within a minute of announcing the $26 pledge request, the phones started ringing off the hook. The story went viral and was picked up by the Huffington Post and the Associated Press. Within eight weeks, Daniel's toes raised $120,000 and the Rescue Center was able to move to a new home…

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