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Johnston County Animal Protection League of North Carolina

Rescuing and Loving Animals in Need since 2001

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Baby Grace

December 10, 2016

Our Happy Tail story is a match made in heaven!  While volunteering with JCAPL as a cat cleaner at the Smithfield PetsMart, I got to meet many, many cats and kittens, all needing a loving home.  September 2014, my family decided we would become fosters, which we had never done before.  Grace came to JCAPL as a feral cat who lived in a cat colony in Goldsboro behind KMart.  She was found in the winter months living in a ditch trying to raise 5 kittens, all who looked just like her.  She was trapped and spayed, hence her clipped left ear. All of her kittens were rescued and later adopted out.  Caregivers of the colony noticed she had a pretty bad injury to her eye.  They suspected she may have been hit or abused by someone.  It was feared she was blind in that eye.   

My heart melted for her because she had been through so much.  My husband and I decided she would be our first foster!  Our 13 year old daughter is named Grace, so we made the decision to call our new foster “baby Grace”.  We fostered baby Grace for a few weeks and when it was time for her to go back to PetsMart, we just couldn’t let her go.  We officially became foster failures October 2014!  Baby Grace has become quite the diva and is spoiled at every chance we get.  I can’t imagine the life she must have had prior to coming into our home, but now she lives in the lap of luxury with all the love she could ever possibly imagine.  As I type this she is in my lap making biscuits getting ready to snuggle down for a nap.  Her favorite past times include (obviously) napping in my lap, playing with her ribbon toy and fluffy pink bell toy, sunning on the sun porch while watching birds, and eating anything salmon!

WE LOVE HER SO MUCH AND ARE SO THANKFUL SHE CAME INTO OUR LIVES!

Elizabeth & John Stephenson

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Calendar of Events

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  • PetSmart White Oak Adoption Hours

    PetSmart White Oak Adoption Hours

    September 2, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

    Come see some of JCAPL’s adoptable cats and kittens at the Luv-A-Pet Center at the PetSmart at White Oak Shopping Center in Garner . Volunteers are at the Adoption Center Saturdays from 11am-2pm. 

    Currently dogs are only available by appointment only. 

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  • Megan & Shannon @ Timber Dr

    Megan & Shannon @ Timber Dr

    September 4, 2023 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

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    Megan & Shannon @ Timber Dr

    September 8, 2023

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    PetSmart White Oak Adoption Hours

    September 9, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

    Come see some of JCAPL’s adoptable cats and kittens at the Luv-A-Pet Center at the PetSmart at White Oak Shopping Center in Garner . Volunteers are at the Adoption Center Saturdays from 11am-2pm. 

    Currently dogs are only available by appointment only. 

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  • White Swan BBQ - last day to order!

    White Swan BBQ - last day to order!

    September 10, 2023

    Today is the last day to order White Swan Pork BBQ in one pound, freshly vacuum sealed bag.Order/pay ahead and pickup on Sat, Sept 16 during adoption hours (11 a.m. – 2 p.m.) outside of PetSmart White Oak (265 Shenstone Blvd, Garner.) We cannot ship the BBQ, local pick-up only.


    Order here: https://jcapl.org/blog/product/bbq/

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    PetSmart White Oak Adoption Hours

    September 16, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

    Come see some of JCAPL’s adoptable cats and kittens at the Luv-A-Pet Center at the PetSmart at White Oak Shopping Center in Garner . Volunteers are at the Adoption Center Saturdays from 11am-2pm. 

    Currently dogs are only available by appointment only. 

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  • PetSmart White Oak Adoption Hours

    PetSmart White Oak Adoption Hours

    September 23, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

    Come see some of JCAPL’s adoptable cats and kittens at the Luv-A-Pet Center at the PetSmart at White Oak Shopping Center in Garner . Volunteers are at the Adoption Center Saturdays from 11am-2pm. 

    Currently dogs are only available by appointment only. 

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  • PetSmart White Oak Adoption Hours

    PetSmart White Oak Adoption Hours

    September 30, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

    Come see some of JCAPL’s adoptable cats and kittens at the Luv-A-Pet Center at the PetSmart at White Oak Shopping Center in Garner . Volunteers are at the Adoption Center Saturdays from 11am-2pm. 

    Currently dogs are only available by appointment only. 

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