Adoption Spotlights


16th of September 2024

Let’s Celebrate “Adopt a Less Adoptable Pet” Week

By Lauren Puckett On average, cats spend 55 days in shelters before they’re adopted. That’s according to a 2020 study published in the Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science. The […]


11th of September 2024

Celebrating Success: Clear the Shelters 2024

Every year, the Clear the Shelters campaign lights up the nation, creating a powerful wave of compassion and action for our furry friends. Running from August 10 to September 10, […]


5th of April 2024

Toby’s Story: From Chunky Feral to Sweet Homebody

By Lauren Puckett Volunteers who feed and monitor the well-being of feral cat colonies are called Community Cat Caretakers. One of our caretakers shared this feel-good story about a community […]


10th of January 2024

Ladybelle: A Christmas Surprise

For most folks who celebrate Christmas, the tree has been taken down and the decorations stored away for another year. But, we had one more story bursting with holiday joy […]


10th of October 2023

Beating the Odds: A Bonded Trio Finds Their Fur-ever Home

By Lauren Puckett In August 2021, Tracy Mathews was driving along one early morning in Purcellville when she thought she saw cats in the woods on the side of the […]


23rd of December 2022

Meet Mindy – A Lot to Love

By Kathleen Silver Recently, a kitty adopted from HSLC four years ago was returned to us. Unfortunately, Mindy’s family developed allergies and couldn’t keep her. Mindy, a gorgeous Tabby, also […]


22nd of November 2022

Destiny Can Win Again

By Kathleen Silver Destiny, as defined by dictionary.com, is “something that is to happen or has happened to a particular person or thing; lot or fortune. The predetermined, usually inevitable […]


4th of May 2020

Two Special Black Cats Find a New Home

By Madeleine Devost Hops and Malt are two special needs cats with a rough past. Before they were rescued by the Humane Society of Loudoun County (HSLC), they experienced a […]