Written by adopter and BHS staff member, Mandy M.

I adopted Ben and Jerry on Oct 7, 2017. These sweet soot-black brothers entered the Butte Humane cat shelter on August 16th of 2017. Upon arrival, both boys had several medical issues and spent a few weeks in the sick room until they were well enough to join the other cats. I was an adoption counselor at Butte Humane Society at the time and was watching them closely. Many people loved to interact with them and pet them, but showed no interest in adopting these lovely boys. I’m not sure if it was the stigma that many associate with black cats or something else, but soon they began entering their teenage stage and no longer had that cute kitten look many adopters want.

Adopting Ben and Jerry was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. These boys are very close with one another, and although they almost look completely identical, they have completely different personalities. Ben is a sensitive boy who follows me around the house and loves to cuddle with me at night. He also closely monitors my labrador Odin and grooms him from time to time. Jerry, on the other hand, thinks he is the king of the house! He will greet everyone that walks in, but will quickly become uninterested and move on to his own independent activities. Jerry’s purr sounds like thunder, and they are both sweet as can be.

I couldn’t imagine life without my furry family, and I feel so honored to have adopted from Butte Humane Society. 

Written by loving adopter, Olivia M.

It’s been about a month since I got Chloe and I’m so happy I did, definitely one the best decisions I’ve made! She is the sweetest little dog and loves to cuddle. Her favorite thing is going on our daily walks. Chloe is so smart and she’s learning new things everyday. She loves everyone she meets and has gotten a lot better about jumping. I couldn’t imagine my life without her, thank you Butte Humane Society!

Written by loving adopter, Willow R.

Morris is now Pumpkin and Kiera is now Raven and they are the two little loves of my life! Pumpkin and Raven are the first cats I’ve ever owned and adopting them makes me wonder why I hadn’t gotten cats sooner because they are two little characters with so much personality and they are so loving and affectionate. Pumpkin is my little rambunctious, outgoing boy, while Raven is my little shy, sweet girl, and the two of them just compliment each other so well. Raven was very shy and afraid at first when I brought her home and hid much of the first week until she got adjusted. Pumpkin has completely brought her out of her shell and she is now just as curious and playful and rambunctious as he is, but is still a little on the shy side until she warms up to you. They are growing bigger everyday and are blossoming into two healthy, happy, playful, affectionate, smart, and well behaved kitties. We live with a 4 month old Blue Heeler puppy who is very sweet and has a ton of energy but she is doing good with the kitties as we’ve been slowly introducing them to each other. Pumpkin loves the puppy and waits outside my roommate’s door to see the puppy and rub up against her and play with her. Raven is shy and still hasn’t warmed up the puppy quite yet but she is getting better and I know with time they will all become a little family and live comfortably and happily together once adjusted.

Written by loving adopters, the Thomas Family

Matthew is wonderful. He is now called Davos, we are big Game of Thrones fans in our house. He has adjusted to life in our home wonderfully. We have two older cats, Tyrion (3) and Duncan (2), who absolutely love him. He wasn’t too sure when he first came home but within a couple of days they were eating, sleeping and playing together. He fetches and is so playful and loving.  What a great fit for our family. We are so thankful to have found him.