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Flirty Gimpy in his Sunday Tie caught the eye of Cyndi, Maya, Tim and Sarabi the Kitty. Now he is the center of their family and will have the first good Christmas of his life. Wonderful Happy Ending for Trace (Gimpy).
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Gimpy was alone and brokenhearted after losing his family. The three legged black cat was booted outside when his petparents got a divorce.
Luckily, a nice lady fed him and kept an eye on him, then called Kings Harvest Pet Rescue.
When Gimpy was ready, Kings Harvest dressed him in a jaunty necktie and photographed him for Petfinder and Facebook.
Four days later, Gimpy had a new family to love and care for him, when Cyndi, her daughter Maya, and husband Tim adopted him and brought him home to join their other cat, Sarabi.
Gimpy got a new name, too, and he became Trace. He is very happy in his new home.
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Lynne Shadle is a King’s Harvest volunteer who admins the rescue’s Facebook page, photographs the animals and creates videos.
Lynne made the video that tells Gimpy’s heartwarming story. The video ends with a segment looking forward to Gimpy/Trace’s first Christmas in his new home, because she is entering it in Petco’s Holiday Wish Grant Giveaway, which has a grand prize grant of $100,000 to the winning shelter. The contest wants to see happy ending rescue stories that show where the pets are spending Christmas this year.
Lynne says, “If we should be so lucky to win the $100,000 grant we will use that money to open a real shelter with open hours so people looking for just the right kitty can come in and fall in love. Then we can take care of so many more and grow from there.”
Trace’s family got in the spirit of the contest and the season by bringing out their Christmas decorations early this year.
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Here is Gimpy/Trace’s story:
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You can Like and follow King’s Harvest Pet Rescue at Facebook, and help them to get the increased exposure that helps to rehome pets.
King’s Harvest Pet Rescue web page at Petfinder has links to adoptable cats, and much more.
For more information on the King’s Harvest Ministries mission and programs, see the Pet Assistance Program page at the King’s Harvest Ministries website.
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Kings Harvest Pet Rescue is part of Kings Harvest Ministries in Davenport, IA. The Ministries aids low income and homeless people in the area with food, shelter, clothes and a soup kitchen. They realized a few years ago that people were living in their cars with pets or dumping them on the street when they became homeless. Kings Harvest Pet Rescue was formed and started taking in pets on a temporary basis until the owner could get back on their feet, so they did not have to give up their pet. The people were helped with their other needs through the ministries. Sometimes people are able to take their pets back and sometimes they can’t.
A cat shelter was opened in a private home. The rescue is a 501c nonprofit and has grown to house 30 cats in that shelter. They have taken cats from hoarders’ homes or other bad circumstances, in addition to those animals they take for people losing their homes. The shelter does not have open hours because of its location in a home, and relies entirely on their Petfinder site, Facebook page, and adoptathons at Petco and Petsmart.
The rescue is an all volunteer effort.
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Thank you Life With Cats for again picking up one of my Stories. Bless You for being there.
Thank you to this wonderful family for adopting this special and precious boy. You have made my night just by watching this video. And I’m sure in time his sister will love him as much as you all do.
Mary thanks for your kind words about Gimpy’s video. He was such a fun boy I could not imagine how anyone could just boot him outside and abandon him. But thanks to his picture with his Sunday tie his perfect family came around and found him. Thanks for your posting.