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Nine Lives at a Time: The Inside Story of an Appalachian Cat Rescue
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781476699394
Publisher: Toplight Books
Published: Apr 23 2026
Pages: 161
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.35 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
When bookstore owner Wendy Welch was swept into the world of cat rescue, she found friends and felines in unusual places. The rescue operation coalesced within a rural Appalachian county that faced challenges in financial support and substance misuse. A plucky band of volunteers founded a nonprofit by thinking outside the box--while scooping inside the boxes.
Appalachian Feline Friends associates soon found themselves learning to spell and treat coccidia; encountering members of the public who had great expectations; bottle-feeding orphaned infants; and figuring out how 300 cats per year could be spayed/neutered, vaccinated, and adopted. The antics and adventures of well-meaning, untrained do-gooders are by turns hilarious, heartbreaking, and heartwarming. Cat lover or people watcher, these stories showcase human nature's finest moments.
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