Your Pet's Rescue Story
“Hi! My name is Stella.”

With these five words, we were introduced to Stella. Stella was a two-year old domestic short-hair cat living at the Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando. Stella was skinny, shy and missing chunks of hair around her face and neck. Some might say she was not a pretty cat. Stella was labelled as “slightly aggressive”, which may explain the $5 price tag to take her home that fine Saturday in September of 2014. As we walked into the kitten play room, Stella immediately ran up to us, gave us her loudest meow and promptly bit me on the ankle. Slightly aggressive indeed; but Stella had spark and personality. I knew in that moment that she was coming home with us.

It’s been two years, and the skinny, ankle-biting kitten with missing hair has turned into a healthy, loved and spoiled cat with a beautiful coat of silky, soft white fur. Stella is famous for her midnight cat parties followed by 3 am snuggles in bed until we all wake up in the morning together. Stella is devoted to the television; her favorite programs are PGA golf tournaments and CNBC’s Mad Money. Stella loves to be with people and follows us throughout the house. Stella has even learned to express her feelings with hugs and kisses instead of bites and scratches.

We weren’t sure how Stella would turn out. Would she continue to be scared, shy and “slightly aggressive”? Would she prove to be too difficult? Would she ever warm up to us? Never would we have imagined that beneath that slightly aggressive label was a loving cat just waiting for a forever home. I am so glad Stella is in our life demanding to be the center of attention for our family; and center of attention she will continue to be…